Author: Rodney Sieh

MONROVIA — Liberia’s economic development relies heavily on the performance of State-owned-Enterprises. These SOE’s include commercial, trading entities and non-commercial entities that provide basic social services and regulatory bodies that provide, among other things, electricity, water, port services, airports etc. Some regulate services by allocating licenses, for example, the Bureau of Maritime Authority, and telecommunications.

Monrovia – The First 100 days and the first year in office are often good gauging points to assess the direction of any government. Successes or failures in the days, weeks, and months after ascending to power could make or break and unveil the seriousness of a government in power and what constituents can expected in the coming months. For the ruling Unity Party, which came to power in January 2024, the expectations were heightened by a ruthless run to the presidency and control of Liberia’s governance structure from former President George Weah, whom the UP wrestled power away from…

Monrovia – Around 3:15pm on the afternoon of January 21st 2022, barely six months after Col Mamady Doumbouya and his junta unseated President Alpha Condé from power in Guinea, signs of trouble ricochet near Guinea’s border with Liberia, when Liberian authorities received reports from the fragile border near the town of Sefudu in the Quardu Gboni district, that the Guinean Border Patrol team while patrolling along the border, went to the town of Sefudu Port of Entry, took down the Liberian flag, broke the flag pole and took it away.

Monrovia- Next-door neighbors Liberia and Guinea on Monday began the process of fortifying the borderline linking the two countries amid concerns from Guinea that dissidents are in Liberia recruiting former rebels of the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Development(LURD).  On Monday morning, AFL Troops were seen arriving in Voinjama, Lofa County as both countries  mount their presence to cement the market area. This comes just days after the Liberian government turned over Ibrahima Khalis Cherif, Guinea says has been the point man recruiting former Lurd rebels in Liberia.

MONROVIA, Liberia – Within the circle of the Liberian presidency, many are still baffled: How did a small private jet gain landing rights to the Roberts International Airport shortly after midnight on Sunday, November 3, 2024, in pursuit of a Guinean national accused of trying to recruit former Lurd rebels in a bid to topple the government of junta leader, Mamady Doumbouya and his National Committee of Reconciliation and Development (CNRD)?

Monrovia – In the aftermath of Liberia’s brutal civil war, Nigerian businessman Prince Arthur Eze made millions. According to the London-based watchdog group, Global Witness, Eze bribed his way through the legislative branch of government, paying only US$10,000 registration fee for each block and a mere US$200,000 (two hundred thousand dollars) in other fees for oil blocks in offshore 11, 12, and 14, taking advantage of governance lapses and vulnerabilities in a nation transitioning from war to peace.

Monrovia – Former President George Weah, the leader of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change says the removal of the Speaker of the House of Representatives does not in any way benefit the former ruling party.

Monrovia – In July this year, Senator Emmanuel Nuquay, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, who most recently was placed on sanctions by the United States of America, stood before his colleagues and made an unusual and passionate plea, asserting that autonomy for all seaports in Liberia – the Port of Buchanan, Greenville and Harper – is best practice and will ensure the growth and development of the ports and their host counties.

Monrovia – A major investigation by FrontPageAfrica has uncovered that Liberia is in danger of losing further assistance from the International Monetary Fund owing to a recent controversial decision by the Central Bank of Liberia to guarantee loans to two struggling banks under the guise of bolstering financial sector stability. FPA has learned that the sticky issue for the IMF and some international stakeholders is that the move was done without proper procedures.

Monrovia – When Boimah Kamara submitted his resignation, citing health reasons, to President Joseph Boakai last week, the decision not only threw a monkey wrench into the ruling Unity Party’s economic agenda, but also pivoted the government toward a crisis point, in the wake of ethical questions surrounding the Yellow Machines controversy, which the President now argues, in a letter to the national