Author: Lennart Dodoo

The phenomena of the People’s Republic of China in the global arena are quite significant and present opportunities and challenges for post-war countries in Africa including Liberia. But what is the ultimate push behind Beijing new diplomatic ties with African states and governments? And what is the impact of Beijing aid in Africa’s poorest states? It has been observed that the new level of Beijing influence has ignited political competition between China and the United States on the African continent; China views development and foreign aid as practical policy instruments to promote political friendship and economic cooperation, while the U.S.…

The Editor, President Weah evoked the Code of Conduct two weeks ago when he asked prospective candidates to the 2020 elections to resign from their positions. The President however ignores an important component of the same Code of Conduct: the obligation for all members of the executive to declare their assets upon taking office. This glaring selective implementation of the law is a slap in the face of people who have worked hard to get the Code of Conduct to be passed into law. I still recall the day Dr. Amos Sawyer submitted the bill to the Interim Legislative Assembly…

HENRY TOWN, GBARPOLU COUNTY – John Joshua had suspected Hannah Barry (not their real names for fear of stigma) of having a relationship with a Ghanaian miner he identifies only as Ernest. A lot about her had changed. She had a new phone, 21-inch portable DVD player and frequently bought clothes and imitation jewelry on credit—all too expensive for Joshua to afford on his schoolteacher’s salary of L$10,000.

Monrovia – The Liberia National Handball Association (LNHA) is expected to present to the Ministry of Youth and Sports a trophy won by Planet 44 female team in the just-ended Annual Mayor Marathon and Athletic Event held in Kenema, Sierra Leone.

Paynesville – A peace and reconciliation tournament aimed at uniting residents of Montserrado County’s electoral District #6, has kicked off with 20 participating communities. 

MONROVIA – The Late Mary-Ann Fossung, Liberia’s Ambassador to Senegal has died, but FrontPageAfrica gathered she was left stranded in a deplorable health condition and several requests made to the Government of Liberia to settle her salary arrears to enable her to seek medical attention were not considered until her dying days.

Buchanan – Grand Bassa County Health team in collaboration with the County authority has launched a cleaning up awareness under the theme “Community hygiene to discourage rodents from entering homes”. The awareness seeks to prevent the spread of Lassa fever in communities.

MONROVIA – Justice Minister Frank Musah Dean has told FrontPageAfrica that he has no knowledge of government dropping criminal charges against the former Managing Director of the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA), ironically, it was the dismissal of the case that gave Ms. Ellen Corkrum the guts to return to Liberia having been on the run since 2013.

Ganta, Nimba County – More than 40 public elementary schools in Nimba County’s 17 Administrative Districts lack teachers while some are being controlled by just single instructors. In addition to this ‘mess’, is also the lack of instructional materials coupled with the collection of tuition fees by the Ministry of Education.

MONROVIA – FrontPageAfrica has obtained records that show that Ecofuel, a foreign company that partnered with Srimex, to construct storage facilities for petroleum products at the Liberia Petroleum Refinery Company (LPRC) deprived both the Government of Liberia and SRIMEX millions in taxes and revenue, respectively.