New Thinking—with Joe Bartuah The screaming newspaper headline was incredibly outrageous: “3 Counties to Petition McGill for Senate—Say They Will Repay Him for His Good Deeds.” Substantively, the newspaper reported that President George Manneh Weah’s […]
After 175 years as Africa’s oldest independent Republic, Liberians have poignantly realized the stark reality of the nation’s abject underdevelopment, in comparison to other relatively younger African countries, in terms of their independence. As a […]
In a very short period of time since declaring his desire to contest for the Executive Chair in the highly anticipated 2023 presidential election in Liberia, the already well-known stature of eminent human rights jurist, […]
Since declaring his intention to vie for the Liberian presidency during a crowd-pulling ceremony on December 4, 2021 in Ganta, Nimba County, it is now undeniable that Counselor Tiawan Saye Gongloe’s presence on the Liberian […]
By Joe Bartuah NOTE: Considered by historians as Liberia’s founding date, last Friday, January 7, 2022 marked the 200th anniversary of the historic arrival of the first batch of ex-slaves from the United States to […]
In his famous book, “Liberia in World Politics”, written in 1934 (I last read it in 1986 and so, I’m only paraphrasing, not quoting), the late Nigerian sage and statesman, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe–who later became […]
The list of candidates sent by a political party to the Commission for an election must include a candidate for at least half of all the constituencies in the election. Chapter 4.5(1a), AN ACT TO […]
Forty years and eight months ago, President William Richard Tolbert, Jr., a brilliant, forward-looking leader was assassinated by a group of 17 enlisted men and non-commissioned officers of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL). The […]
A Liberian rights advocate for social justice through advocacy complained of intimidation and harassment by armed groups in Liberia, mainly both the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) and the Independent National Patriotic Front of […]