Category: Law & Governance

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Liberia’s USD18 Million Intelligence Windfall: How a Sprawling Intelligence Budget Is Institutionalizing Graft

The NSA Act of 2011, combined with the Liberian Constitution of 1986, the Public Financial Management Act of 2009, the General Auditing Commission Act of 2014, and the Code of Conduct Act of 2014, creates a legal architecture that fully prohibits unaccountable public spending. The ruling political class has chosen to ignore every instrument in it.

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Is the [Liberian] Senate Above the Law?

Recent events, in which the Minister of Justice was cited by the Senate after applying to the court for subpoenas to compel the production of documents required by the General Auditing Commission (GAC) for a full audit of the Senate, raise serious constitutional concerns.

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Contempt, Constitutionalism, and the Limits of Judicial Power: A Critique of “Prophet Key” Contempt Sentencing in Liberia.  

The order of the Honorable Supreme Court best fits a judicial overreach and undermines Chapter III, Article 15 (b) of the Constitution, which guarantees that the “right of freedom of expression encompasses the right to hold opinions without interference.”

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Contempt of Court, Freedom of Speech, and the Building of a Vibrant Democracy in Liberia

The Supreme Court held that criticism of judicial decisions is permissible. But statements charging the judiciary with corruption and improper motives without proof tend to destroy public confidence in the administration of justice and therefore constitute contempt.

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Bogus Concessions 2.0: The Ghost of Oil Block 13 Returns to Haunt Liberia

By: Wonderr Koryenen Freeman, Attorney, CFCS This December (2025) the Liberian government passed three major concession agreements—simultaneously. These included the Ivanhoe Atlantic (formerly HPX), alongside separate offshore exploration contracts with TotalEnergies and Oranto Petroleum. It was interesting to note that the simultaneous passage of three investment deals raised the specter of due diligence adequacy and public scrutiny. This is especially necessary within the context of Liberia’s

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The thing that US$13 billion couldn’t do; a commentary on Liberian leaders’ unfortunate dependence on foreign aid

The distilled wisdom of Dambisa Moyo, Moeletsi Mbeki, and Thandika Mkandawire, among others, rings hollow in Monrovia. The GOL policy remained unabashedly: abuse government resources (at home), steal as much as you can and go abroad and beg for aid. In more than twenty years, Liberian political elites have not changed this mindset.

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