Year: 2023

Law & Governance, Politics & Society, ,

The Farmington Whitewash: Five+ Years of Political Violence Under President George Weah Cannot be Wiped Away So Easily             

By: Wonderr K. Freeman, Attorney, CFCS     Originally Published in April 2023 President George Weah of Liberia fancies himself as a “man of peace”. And that he was ultimately elected President, I would suppose many Liberians also thought so. I suppose ex-President Ellen Johnson equally thought so when she made him “peace” ambassador. Or maybe she was “buying” the peace, since the only group carrying out repeated

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Political Economy, Politics & Society, ,

The Costs and Consequences of Dancing with the Devil; The Case of Liberia’s 2023 Election

Wonderr K. Freeman, Attorney, CFCS      Originally Published in June 2023 As Liberia marches toward October 2023, there is both hope and anxiety in the air. On the one hand, it’s clear that they will finally be able to dump their celebrity President who, after 6 years, is still clueless about the job. After voting for “Hope for Change” or “Change for Hope”, Liberians are facing hopelessness

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Politics & Society

Debunking Distortions and Lies about Liberia’s [2023] Presidential Election Options: A Call for Liberians to Discuss the Issues.

By Wonderr K.  Freeman, Attorney, CFCS         Originally Published in April 2023 In 1980, in his famous “Redemption Song”, the Jamaican reggae legend, Bob Marley sang the lyrics: “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery; none but ourselves can free our minds”. This song, was seemingly based on the speech of another renown Jamaican and pan-Africanist, Marcus Garvey (1937), who said in [Nova Scotia, Canada]: “We are going to

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Politics & Society

Allowing an Individual in “Legal Limbo” to Lead Our Elections is a Monumental Risk: The Case of Liberia’s NEC Chairperson

By: Wonderr K. Freeman, CFCS, Attorney     Originally Published in February 2023 Liberia votes come 2023. There are, ostensibly, many great speeches about the necessity of free and fair elections – from the opposition, as well as the ruling party. But in truth, free and fair election is a process – not an event. Those who are waiting for October 2023 to ensure free and fair elections

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Law & Governance, Regional & Global, ,

The law and politics of targeted sanctions – when a drastic sore gets a dose of drastic medicine: the case of the sanctioned Liberian officials

By: Wonderr K. Freeman       Originally Published in September 2022 Liberia has been abuzz with talks of sanctions, since the US Government Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC/Treasure Department) slammed sanctions on three senior Liberian public officials. These sanctions are being widely celebrated locally, as the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) regime gets entrapped in myriad financial scandals. However, as expected, those accused have understandably protested their

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The Unmasking of Joseph Nyumah Boakai: Ten Ways “Oldman”Boakai Showed He’s not a Leader – and Never Was 

By Wonderr K. Freeman, Attorney, CFCS      Originally Published in March 2023 Liberia is awash with talks about Joseph Nyumah Boakai’s pick of running mate. As the logic goes, once Mr. Boakai chooses his deputy, then the election is over. That’s the popular refrain, though pushed around without any “polling data” to back up this claim. I’m not one of those who think so. By the way,

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