Liberia: Ambassador-At-Large Kouyateh Axed

Liberia: Ambassador-At-Large Kouyateh Axed

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has relieved Ambassador-at-Large Sheikh Al-Moustapha Kouyateh of his duties with immediate effect following escalating tensions with the House of Representatives, culminating in a formal vote of no confidence and weeks of political friction over remarks deemed disrespectful to the Legislature.

Boakai Dismisses Presidential Envoy Kouyateh - Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia, premier resource for latest news

By Kruah Thompson MONROVIA, June 10, 2026 – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has relieved Ambassador Sheik Al-Moustapha Kouyateh of his duties as Ambassador at Large for Special Duties and Special Presidential Envoy with immediate effect. The decision came after Liberia’s House of Representatives passed a vote of no confidence against Ambassador Kouyateh on June 4, 2026, over controversial remarks he allegedly made about the Legislature. Lawm…

Is President Boakai Setting a Dangerous Precedent by Dismissing Ambassador-at-Large Sheikh Al-Moustapha Kouyateh?

Ambassador-at-Large Sheikh Al-Moustapha Kouyateh was removed from his position after publicly accusing members of the Liberian Legislature of corruption, specifically alleging that lawmakers routinely accepted bribes from foreign companies in exchange for ratifying concession agreements.