Cybercrime Act of 2025 (Liberia)

Liberia's Cybercrime Act of 2025 is the country's first comprehensive cybercrime statute, developed to replace a fragmented framework under which Liberia had no dedicated cybercrime law. The Bill passed the House of Representatives and secured Senate concurrence in January 2026, after which it was forwarded to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai for assent. As at the date of this entry, presidential signature and commencement have not been confirmed, so the instrument is recorded as pending; reviewers should verify whether it has since been signed into law and, if so, capture the enactment and effective dates. The Act criminalises a wide range of digital offences, including unauthorised access to computer systems, online and digital fraud, identity theft, illegal interception and misuse of data, and electronic harassment. It contains measures to protect critical information infrastructure and to improve coordination among the authorities responsible for preventing and prosecuting cyber offences, and it introduces whistleblower protections that shield individuals who report cybercrime in good faith from retaliation or legal liability. Institutionally, the Act provides for the establishment of a Liberia National Cyber Security Council (LNCC) to oversee implementation, coordinate national cybersecurity policy, and advise the government on emerging digital threats. The legislation also strengthens Liberia's ability to cooperate with international partners on cyber investigations and prosecutions. Until the Act takes effect, computer-related conduct in Liberia is addressed through general criminal law. The cybercrime statute will sit alongside Liberia's pending data protection legislation (recorded separately as a draft). The text used for this entry is the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications draft; reviewers should substitute the final enrolled Act once available. Source language: English.

1. 1Liberia's first comprehensive cybercrime statute; passed the House and gained Senate concurrence in January 2026, awaiting presidential assent (status to verify)
2. 2Criminalises unauthorised access, online and digital fraud, identity theft, illegal interception and misuse of data, and electronic harassment
3. 3Protects critical information infrastructure and improves inter-agency coordination on cyber offences
4. 4Introduces whistleblower protections for good-faith reporting of cybercrime
5. 5Establishes a Liberia National Cyber Security Council (LNCC) to oversee implementation and national cybersecurity policy
6. 6Strengthens international cooperation on cyber investigations and prosecutions
7. 7Recorded as pending; text used is the MOPT draft, reviewer to confirm assent, commencement and final enrolled text