The independent newspaper Heritage has accused the Liberian government of carrying out political censorship after it was unable to publish its February edition because of state interference. The publication’s management revealed that the commercial printers Dremags refused to publish the newspaper on 7 February after receiving a warning from the National Security Agency against including a story related to the audit of a senior Grand Bassa County official. The Press Union of Liberia has previously strongly condemned the government’s policy of harassing printing houses whenever there an unfavorable story is circulated. Liberia’s president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf – the only female elected head of state in Africa – had vowed in 2006 to uphold the principles of freedom of expression during her premiership.