Author: Rodney Sieh

Monrovia – Liberia is at a crossroads. As West Africa becomes an increasingly critical hub in the global drug trade, the country’s fragile justice system and porous borders are allowing international traffickers to operate with near impunity.

FREETOWN – A Nation on the Brink The skies over Sierra Leone are darkening, not with storms, but with the shadows of an unfolding narco-crisis that threatens to destabilize not just the country, but the entire Mano River Union. The presence of Dutch drug kingpin Jos Leijdekkers—one of Europe’s most wanted criminals—has placed Sierra Leone at the heart of an international drug trafficking scandal. The country’s government, scrambling to contain the fallout, has found itself accused of complicity, cover-ups, and an inability—or unwillingness—to root out the rot. But this crisis is no longer Sierra Leone’s alone.

Monrovia – A telephone call from Elon Musk to Liberian President Joseph Boakai last July set the pace for the billionaire’s flirtation with the Liberian government as his company, Starlink sought an entry into the small telecommunications market dominated by the French company Orange and the South African giant, Lonestarcell/MTN.

Dear Readers, Travel down the ugly memory lane of history and you’ll see for yourself that everything that is playing out in Liberia today, played out yesterday, giving credence to the old adage: “The more things change, the more they remain the same.”

Monrovia – Trumpeted as a major game-changer for the Joseph Boakai administration, the fate of 285 yellow machines, first announced by Minister of State Without Portfolio, Mamaka Bility at a cabinet retreat last May, has since been in limbo.

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)?