Author: Alpha Daffae Senkpeni

Monrovia – Carol Doe, a young Liberian technology expert who is evolving into a media entrepreneur, is in Abuja, Nigeria attending the 2019 edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program.

Monrovia – Retaining the Millennium Challenge Compact for a second five years has always remained a daunting task for the George Weah-led government and with the clock ticking for the agreement to elapse, sealing another Compact seems pretty iffy.

Grand Bassa County’s District #5 Representative Thomas Goshua The future of a war crimes court lies in the hands of lawmakers. In this two-part series, Alpha Daffae Senkpeni looks at the key supporters and their reasons for backing of a war crimes court. Monrovia – Thomas Goshua vividly remembers the day of April 7, 1996. It was the second day of clashes between forces loyal to Charles Taylor and Roosevelt Johnson and Monrovia would face one of its worst civil-war battles. A bloody month would pass before a truce would be brokered. Goshua, now a representative for District 5 in…

Monrovia – When the United States of America takes a position on Liberia’s political sphere, every Liberian has to heed – evident by the chronology of historical events that have shaped and reshaped the country.

Monrovia – Liberia’s revenue is “seriously being drained” due to rampant illicit mining by individuals suspected to be foreigners, some Liberians residing in artisanal mining communities have told FrontPageAfrica amid increasing concerns about the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s inability to adequately supervise and regulate the sector.

PRESIDENT GEORGE MANNEH WEAH has too much on his plate: he must deal with the impending June 7 protest and at the same time justifies his decision to cancel school fees for all public tertiary schools in the country. The latter is just one of the many policy issues the President MUST fix and we know that time waits for no man – not even a President. IT WAS A UNSWERVING POPULIST decision which garnered the former world football star applauds although inklings were hovering, casting pessimism about this policy. Nevertheless, President Weah was firmed about maximizing populism, which politicians…

Monrovia – President George Weah’s rapport with Liberia’s major international friends has come under scrutiny yet again, evident by a communication signed by diplomatic missions, expressing concerns over how senior government officials are managing donor funds.

Monrovia – The Liberian Council of Churches have written organizers of the impending June 7 protest seeking to ease what appears to be a brewing tension. The LCC has suggested that the meeting be held on Friday, May 10, 2019, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is unclear who all will attend what the LCC expects to be a “frank and focus dialogue”. “The intervention, we believe, is a righteous and timely action on the part of the religious community to foster a fank and focus dialogue on our shared desires as Liberians, to see our country peaceful and…

Monrovia – Liberia’s Minister of State for Presidential Affairs Nathaniel McGill has filed an Action of Damages for Slander against Henry Costa and his entire Roots FM, seeking to recover US$500,000 dollars and shut down the radio station.

Monrovia – Liberia’s international development partners helping to remedy the country’s road network challenges have called on the government to take “critical action” in order to achieve compliance with the National Road Fund Act, NRF. The partners are the World Bank Group, the German Cooperation, European Union, African Development Bank, Embassy of Sweden and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. In a document obtained by FrontPageAfrica, the donors have underscored major issues including the transfer of already collected road funds to the escrow account, ensuring fuel importers pay their Road Fund arrears, conforming to the data-driven five-year maintenance plan and the hiring…