Liberia: Workers Stage Violent Protest in Yekepa

Liberia: Workers Stage Violent Protest in Yekepa

A labor protest erupted on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at the AFCON Camp in Yekepa, Nimba County, over wages and employment benefits. The incident left one police officer wounded and at least 27 workers arrested. Authorities say the full extent of property damage has not yet been determined.

CENTAL SEEKS TRANSPARENT INVESTIGATION INTO WORKERS POLICE CLASH WITHIN ARCELORMITTAL CONCESSION

MONROVIA – The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) expresses grave concern over the recently reported confrontation between aggrieved workers and officers of the Liberia National Police within the Arcelor Mittal concession area in Yekepa, Nimba County. Reports indicated that a protest by workers of AFCONS, a subcontractor of ArcelorMittal Liberia, escalated into violence, leaving a police officer disarmed, others injur…