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Category Archives: Liberia
Gaddafi and Liberia (Part 1 – revised version)
Gaddafi’s political end is near – it even may be a fact by the time I finish this post. But predicting political developments is risky, it is much safer to look back. I can’t help it: I look at the … Continue reading
26 July: A historic day to remember
For three reasons 26 July is a historic day and that’s today’s topic of this blog. First, Liberia. In July 1847 a Constitutional Convention convened in Monrovia which at that time had approximately 1,000 inhabitants. The towns of Monrovia, New … Continue reading
Posted in 'July 26', Liberia, Liberian History
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Two powerful women: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Liberia and Nigeria are very different but there is one important exception: in both countries a woman plays a key role in national politics. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected female president, does not need any introduction to the regular readers … Continue reading
More investors coming to Liberia
Liberia is not a poor country. It has abundant natural resources: gold, diamonds, iron ore, oil and timber. Its agricultural potential notably includes rubber and palm oil. In the 20th century this small West African country, the size of Ohio, … Continue reading
Which way, Ivory Coast?
April 12 is a date to remember. Liberians immediately think of April 12 1980: the day Master Sergeant Samuel Doe seized power and the country made a U-turn from which it still has to recover. Ivorians now have their … Continue reading
Posted in Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Samuel Kanyon Doe
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Addition to my March 1 posting on ‘Bullet or ballot propelled changes in Africa’
There are over 50 ‘countries’ in ‘Africa’ – the smallest being the Seychelles, population wise, the biggest of course Nigeria – so the fact that I missed two countries in my last posting may be pardoned. Nevertheless, a serious error. … Continue reading
Posted in Coups in Africa, Elections in Africa, Liberia
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Ballot or bullet propelled changes in Africa in 2011?
In January, Tunisia’s President Ben Ali fell and in February Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak. Will in March the Libyan people oust its leader, Muammar Muhammed al-Gaddafi aka Colonel Gaddafi? Where will Gaddafi go to? To his friend Robert Mugabe in … Continue reading
Posted in Coups in Africa, Elections in Africa, Liberia
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The January 25 revolution in Egypt and the hypocricy of Western political leaders
After the Jasmine revolution in Tunisia, Pharao country Egypt fell last night. President Hosni Mubarak resigned – most likely because the army refused to fire at the demonstrators occupying Tahrir Square for 18 days in a row. After Tunisia’s Ben … Continue reading
Posted in Arab Revolution, Liberia
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Turmoil in Tunisia
Freedom! Democracy! Events in Tunisia show that not only Presidents rule in Africa (see my January 4 post) but also people in the streets have a chance to decide on the future of their countries. I was touched by the … Continue reading
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2011 Election Year
I may provoke you but I am convinced that in all African countries Presidents rule and not Parliaments. This year presidential elections will be held in Liberia and in 17 (!) other African countries, that means in one out of … Continue reading
Posted in Elections in Africa, Liberia
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