The national budgets in Liberia have consistently failed to benefit the people, instead primarily benefiting a small group of political elites. For example, both former Presidents Sirleaf (Unity Party) and Weah (Coalition for Democratic Change) touted their budgets as significant achievements for the nation, highlighting initiatives like the Poverty Reduction Strategy and the Pro-Poor agendas.
Find related articles hereThere are many reasons why Liberia is poor. Let’s start with the salary of GOL officials. The average VIP salary, as seen from Table B above, is about US $200k per annum. A lawmaker in China’s Congress will need to work for at least ten years to make one year’s salary of the average top GOL official. But it is the GOL officials that go to beg the Chinese for alms, for grants, and loans.
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By: Wonderr K. Freeman, CFCS The current Liberian government is on the move – seeking investors. So far, the President, Mr. Joseph Boakai, has been to the USA, Guinea Bissau, and South Korea. First off was the US-Africa Business Summit held in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, from May 6-9, 2024. I heard Mr. President tagged along a very high-powered delegation to the conference and gave a very
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Author: Wonderr K. Freeman Like many countries, Liberians love rice. They can have it all day, several days, without complaints. But lately, the price and supply of rice have been shaky. The local price for rice has been stable for the past several years at $17 per 25kg sac. Lately, however, with 75% of the rice supply in Liberia coming from abroad, it’s like Liberia will
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Authors: Wonderr K. Freeman & Marc N. Kollie News of additional sanctions by the United States government (USgov) on Liberian public officials have been greeted with the usual glee (i.e., opposition supporters), and scorn (i.e., by ruling party stalwarts). Liberians have a love-hate affair with corrupt politicians. They love to vote for corrupt politicians in a transactional voting system, and then when they do not get
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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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