On July 16, 1847, citizens of the Commonwealth of Liberia declared Liberia as Africa’s first republic. Yes, a republic – a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
OP-ED: Protect Endangered Girls by Leveraging Foreign Aid to Bring Democracy
America’s First Lady Michelle Obama is coming to Liberia to promote education for girls. But Liberian girls face far greater life and death challenges, more daunting than education.
OP-ED: Systemic Discrimination and Dysfunction Exacerbates Refugee Crisis
As our world faces the worst refugee crisis in history, the best responses have been largely self-serving and as a consequence, have exacerbated and not solved the problem.
OP-ED: President Obama Must Declassify 28 Pages of 9/11 Report
This Memorial Day weekend, we in America honor those who tragically lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks as well as the thousands of American citizens killed serving in the conflicts that followed.
OP-ED: Five Commonsense Strategies for Trumping Donald J. Trump
American presidential politics is followed worldwide. In Liberia, a country with strong historical ties to the United States, many people are wondering why anti-Trump forces have been unable to take him down through their attacks and efforts to stop him.
OP-ED: “J.J. Roberts Didn’t Build Liberia, I Will Eat My Own Tooâ€
As Liberia celebrates former President Joseph Jenkins Roberts’ birthday, I wonder what has been the government’s purpose for this holiday, especially since the political elites were never interested in the examples of Roberts. I wonder what it will take to make Liberia number one in Africa within this generation. Is it even possible to make Liberia the leading democratic and most developed African country in our lifetime?
OP-ED: Safety & Security after UNMIL Undermined by President’s Constitution Referendum
At the 11th hour and in her 11th annual message to the Honorable Liberian Legislature, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf answered the million dollar question on the minds of most Liberians, Liberia’s partners as well as current and future investors.
OP-ED: US Embassy’s Actions Should Speak Louder Than Its Words
Speaking at her farewell press conference in Monrovia, outgoing US Ambassador Deborah Malac had a grim outlook on the security situation in Liberia. America needs to put its money where its mouth is by investing in a sustainable democratic system in Liberia where there are justice, accountability and equal opportunities to counter the growing threat of mob violence.