Commentary

We are only 4 more years left to meet the 2025 global nutrition targets: 40% reduction in the number of stunted under-5 children, 50% reduction of amenia in women of reproductive age, 30% reduction in low birth weight, zero increase in…
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Professor Dr. Togba Nah Tipoteh is a renowned public intellectual and economist who has specialized in addressing the challenges of poverty, particularly in Africa. His over 50 years of work in this area demonstrates his abiding…
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Public health officials should manage this global COVID pandemic like medical professionals who care about the health of their citizens. This is no time to play politics with people’s lives. Yes, people are reluctant about…
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Nearly 19 months ago when we sought to equate Senator Abraham Darius Dillon to some of the finest advocates in the pursuit of social justice the world over, our commentary was greeted with outright mixed feelings. We went neck-to-neck…
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National debt in relation to (GDP) from 2016 to 2026: See World Bank and Statista breakdown/projections below on our debt ratio and other outlooks to give us a better insight Economic growth is a measure in the increase of production,…
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International development is big business. In 2020, Official Development Assistance alone was valued at over $160 billion – and that figure doesn’t include donations given my individuals, foundations, or corporations.
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Liberian-born, Jenkins Vangehn, whose towering and selfless patriotism earned him the United States Diplomacy 2021 Hero Award – on June 29, 2021, via virtual streaming, made history for his native Liberia and to his credit for his…
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Very often we hear the worst about black democracies which is fueled by self-serving western media houses. My interactions on a trip to Ghana is one of utter disbelief by many I met, that a black democracy exists where education is…
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Editor’s Note The views expressed here are entirely the author’s. It in no way represents the institution. Until December, 2022, the possibility of a third term for Mr. Weah still looms, provided the entire process—from an act to a…
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As a very young person, I have never been more disappointed in Liberia more than what I have been feeling in the last few weeks since I arrived home from school Why? Our leaders!!! Imagine taking 18k a month in a country were over 52%…
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