Author: kajarbi54

Ghana has repeatedly demonstrated an ability to live with difference without allowing difference to become destiny. But peace is cultivated, not inherited automatically — and the warning signs across the region deserve Ghana’s close attention.

A constitutional republic may benefit from a long-serving leader’s experience. But when stability becomes inseparable from one individual, that stability becomes the republic’s greatest vulnerability. A case for building the infrastructure of succession.

Imagine waking up on a Tuesday morning, walking into your kitchen, and pouring a cup of tea, only for a stranger in a heavy tweed suit to burst through your back door. Without making eye contact, the stranger plants a brightly colored flag right into your linoleum floor, turns to a camera crew, and loudly proclaims, “I have discovered this kitchen! I shall name it Kettle-upon-Stove, in honor of my aunt back in Yorkshire.” You would think he was a madman. Yet, for centuries, global history textbooks have treated this exact brand of delusion as a series of brave, civilizing…

MONROVIA – South Africa’s democratic victory in 1994 was never solely a South African achievement. It was the culmination of decades of sacrifice by Africans who believed that the freedom of one nation was the freedom of the entire continent. From Nigeria’s financial support for the African National Congress to Zambia and Tanzania sheltering liberation fighters, to Ghana offering asylum to ANC political leaders, issuing diplomatic passports, providing military training, and Liberia and many other African states mobilising diplomatic solidarity against apartheid, Africa stood together. Today, that legacy is being tested. The recent wave of anti-immigrant demonstrations and attacks targeting…

The Government of Liberia and a delegation from California have launched a joint initiative aimed at ending Liberia’s estimated $200 million annual rice import bill and transforming the country’s agricultural sector. The announcement followed a high-level strategy meeting held on April 24 in Sacramento, where officials and stakeholders from agriculture, academia, and investment circles agreed on a rapid-action plan to move Liberia from importing 61 percent of its rice needs to full self-sufficiency. According to a joint communiqué, the partnership seeks to combine Liberia’s natural resources and workforce with California’s innovation, research capacity, and investment potential to strengthen food security,…

Bo Waterside, Grand Cape Mount County – Liberia President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. and Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio have jointly broken ground for the US$363.9 million Western Corridor Highway—an ambitious 255-kilometer road network set to redefine connectivity between Liberia and Sierra Leone. The landmark project, spanning Montserrado, Bomi, Grand Cape Mount, and Lofa counties, is more than a national infrastructure drive—it is a bold step toward strengthening West African integration. Designed to be completed within five years, the highway will transition into a sustainable Public Private Partnership (PPP) model, ensuring long-term maintenance and efficiency. President Boakai described the…

Monrovia, Liberia – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has submitted a US$45 million Draft Supplementary Budget to the National Legislature, signaling a bold step toward strengthening human capital and accelerating national development. The submission, in line with the Public Financial Management Law of 2009, reinforces the government’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID)—a policy framework focused on improving the lives of ordinary Liberians through inclusive and sustainable growth. The budget was formally presented to House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon by Acting Finance Minister Anthony G. Myers on behalf of Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, who is currently attending the World…

The queue of tanker trucks stretched for seven kilometers along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, a serpentine caravan of steel and rubber that snaked through the humid dawn. In the past, such a line would have spelled panic, a signal that fuel was about to vanish for weeks, that prices would double, and that the black-market barons would once again hold Nigeria hostage. But on this morning in late 2025, the drivers sipped tea and swapped stories. There was no fear. Because ahead of them, rising from the reclaimed swamp like a cathedral of modern industry, stood the Dangote Refinery. For decades,…

Mali has implemented an upward revision of petroleum product prices across the country, with the new rates taking effect from March 28, 2026, according to the Malian Office of Petroleum Products (OMAP). The announcement was made by OMAP President and Chief Executive Officer Diakiridia Dembélé, an Inspector of Finance, during a televised address on the national broadcaster, the Office of Radio and Television of Mali (ORTM). Under the new pricing structure, super unleaded fuel now sells at 875 CFA francs per litre, while diesel (gasoil) and distillate diesel oil (DDO) are priced at 940 CFA francs per litre. The price…

The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) has dismantled two terrorist bases during coordinated weekend offensives in the Sikasso and Ségou regions. In a statement, Chief of the General Staff Oumar Diarra confirmed that several militants were killed and logistics equipment destroyed in the separate strikes. The army said the first assault targeted the Tabakoro area in the Kléla cercle of Sikasso, where troops ambushed a moving armed group following intelligence reports. Several fighters were neutralized and a cache of military equipment recovered. Another strike was carried out in the Dioura area of Ségou after surveillance units spotted militants travelling on motorcycles.…