The Analyst

MONROVIA – The survival of an independent newspaper for twenty-eight years is never a matter of longevity alone. In Liberia, it is a political fact. THE ANALYST…

TODAY, at twenty-eight years of unbroken existence, we bow first in gratitude to God Almighty, and then to the readers, business partners and well-wishers who h…

MONROVIA – The nomination of a retired general to lead Liberia’s drug agency has drawn cautious endorsement rather than uncomplicated celebration. Senator Amara…

MONROVIA – An attempt to move young Liberians from the streets to the negotiating table is testing a new model of civic engagement. The Federation of Liberian Y…

MONROVIA – Senator Amara Konneh has reframed Liberia’s drug crisis as a “two-front war” testing the President’s resolve against traffickers and compromised insi…

MONROVIA – The Supreme Court’s refusal to grant Solway an extraordinary writ of error carries weight far beyond a single procedural skirmish. By declining the w…

Alfred Jah Johnson’s demand shifts Liberia’s widening cocaine inquiry from who trafficked the drugs to whether the investigators can themselves be trusted. The…

MONROVIA – As Liberia intensifies its campaign against transnational drug trafficking, the national debate has increasingly expanded beyond law enforcement to i…

MONROVIA – The Nigerian Bar Association’s decision to give former President George Manneh Weah its 2026 keynote platform carries meaning beyond ordinary ceremon…

MONROVIA – The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has summoned the entire Liberian media community to an emergency special meeting on today, Monday, August 3, as the…

MONROVIA – The Executive Director of the Office for the Establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia (OWECC-L), Dr. Cllr. Jallah A. Barbu (Pro…

MONROVIA – Former President George Manneh Weah has moved beyond political signaling to formally launch what amounts to the opening phase of his campaign for Lib…

MONROVIA – Political parties endure not only through electoral victories but through the institutional memory and leadership that sustain them during periods of…

MONROVIA – The allegations surrounding President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s son have thrust Liberia’s anti-drug campaign into an uncomfortable intersection of politi…

MONROVIA – When a nation’s official storyteller stands before its leaders, the safe path is celebration. Dr. Herbert C. Brewer chose confrontation instead. Deli…

There are orations a nation forgets by nightfall, and there are those it carries home in its chest — and by every account rippling out of Grand Bassa, Dr. Herbe…

MONROVIA – As Liberia prepares to commemorate 179 years of independence, the national conversation extends well beyond ceremonial celebrations into fundamental…

MONROVIA – The scale of the narcotics enterprise Liberian authorities say they have uncovered at Duazon is without precedent in this country’s experience, and t…

MONROVIA – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Liberia’s digital transformation agenda during the Liberia Te…

MONROVIA – Regional courts derive their strength from the competence, independence and integrity of the jurists entrusted with interpreting community law and de…

MONROVIA – A simmering standoff at Liberia’s flagship university has reached a delicate turning point. University of Liberia President Layli Maparyan has public…

MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s optimism about the Liberia–Guinea border question signals more than diplomatic courtesy. It suggests a deliberate str…

MONROVIA – Nine years ago, in her Hilton office in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser, Pastor Paula White-Cain, prayed over a visiting…

This morning, I have been thinking about one of the saddest habits in Liberian public life. No matter how serious an issue may be, we make noise about it for …