Africa is a continent of contrasts. It boasts the youngest population in the world, with over 60% of its people under the age of 25, yet it is governed by some of the oldest leaders globally, many of whom have clung to power for decades.
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The emergence of the “one-term presidency” in Africa is reshaping the political landscape, signaling a new era of accountability, voter empowerment, and democratic maturity.
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By Ansony Sieh Since the end of Liberia’s civil war and the return to democratic governance in 2006, the country has been caught in a political loop—one dominated almost exclusively by two major parties: the Unity Party (UP) and the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC). These two entities have alternated power for nearly two decades, each entering office with promises of transformation, and each leaving behind
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By: Wonderr Koryenen Freeman, Attorney, CFCS During Liberia’s festive week – and while celebrating our 178th independence – President Boakai just willy-nilly declared June 30th 2025 as a National Day of Prayer. He simply summoned his Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials to write up a presidential proclamation. He didn’t’ see the need to seek legislative approval. The proclamation itself, issued on the 28th of July 2025,
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For those who are fed up with the poverty, the joblessness, hopelessness, and the overall all lack of socio-economic development…For those who recognize that the first step to making progress in Liberia is to break the vicious cycle of state plunder, lawlessness and impunity. This Project is dedicated to you. I. Backdrop Liberians like to speak of normal days. But if history is anything to go
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Wonderr K. Freeman, Attorney, CFCS Liberia prides itself on being the first independent African nation. Its citizens are never shy of brandishing their 177-year-old sovereign country. Yet, every time a major crime occurs in Liberia, surprisingly, this sovereign nation almost always calls for an “independent” foreign investigation. When one considers the repeated calls for independent foreign inquiry, one is hard-pressed to think, ‘What’s the problem with
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