The Marriage: Ellen Sirleaf & Amos Sawyer

By: ralph geeplay

This week, Professor Amos Sawyer was in Manila, the Philippines to collect the prestigious Gusi Peace Prize. When you consider that the prize received 1,490 nominations annually, from which 10 to 15 recipients are called, you have a sense of appreciation that it is a laudable honor. This year, the erudite former interim president shared the stage with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. 

Congratulations Madame Ellen Johnson Sirleaf!

By ralph geeplay

This week the Liberian National Elections Commission [NEC] certified that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf won the presidential run off election in which the other party, the Congress for Democratic Change, or CDC boycotted the polls. 

...And Then The Police Show Up

By: ralph geeplay

This week, the Liberian National Police and the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) collided in Monrovia. There was a sign post on the wall all along that it would happen; it was just a matter of time. It was not an isolated occurrence, say observers. Somehow, there is this thinking within the camp of the CDC that it was the government in waiting, or that at all cost they should be the ones leading the country, and anything short of electoral victory wouldn’t be acceptable. It was unfortunate especially so, that lives were lost and serious bodily injuries took place. An investigation into the shooting must commence and action taken against those liable for the deaths, but observers believe, if the Liberian police and security forces cannot confront and take on the population, when violence and the law is being broken, while UNMIL is still in the country, wait and see what happens when they leave. UNMIL, is the United Nations Mission in Liberia.

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