Liberia: Both Sides of the Sande Society
The Sande or Bundu Society for girls is very popular in West Africa. African historians believe the society originated among members of the Gola tribe as an institution to train girls. Later, other Liberian ethnic groupings like the Vai, Mende, Lorma, Kpelle, Mano, Bassa, and Kissi adopted the whole concept of the society.This secret society […]
Why Liberia should stop celebrating Tubman’s birthday
Last year, the birthday of the late president, William Tubman, was celebrated as a national holiday. This year, 2014, I suppose that as November approaches, the government of Liberia, in collaboration with the family of Tubman, will begin making plans to celebrate his birthday. I suppose because Tubman’s birthday was celebrated as a national holiday […]
Sweden talks about Roma abuses
Today, I present the White Paper initiated by the Government on abuses and rights violations of Roma in the 20th century. The White Paper is based on interviews with Roma and Travellers, on archive material and research studies. It provides a description of a dark period in Sweden’s history that is more complete […]
Oil, family ties and corruption
Since 1990 the petroleum industry has invested more than $20 billion in exploration and production activity in Africa. A further $50 billion will be spent between now and the end of the decade, the largest investment in the continent’s history. But most Africans in these countries where oil are being produced are seeing little […]
No merit in $200m lobbying talk
About two years ago, I was in a conversation with some people in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, who accused the Liberian government of spending over US$ 200 million on lobbying in the United States. These individuals provided the website, www.foreignlobby.org as their source of information. I read all the reports on the website, but was […]
Liberia: Lewis Brown got the nerves!
Let Liberians sit down and joke with this thing while generations of “outclass” Liberians continue to be disrespected, disenfranchised and marginalized in their own Country. After initiating the massive division of our people, drugging our kids and turning them into killing machines, now they are being referred to as ignorant and uneducated 17 year-olds holding […]
probity, transparency, accountability and the federal government
The news surrounding the Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s suspension brings to mind, the shibboleth of the Nigerian federal government towards fighting corruption. Since the fourth republic, which began in 2009, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been in the realms of affairs: Olusegun Obasanjo, Late Yar’Adua and the outgoing Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ). This […]
New frontlines for Liberian “war criminals” Part II
Continue from last edition: “G.V fanatics” lash out at womanhood; used profanities as weapon in “debate” Though it is not my intention to in any way to add to the pains and insults already inflicted upon Massa Washington, neither do I take pleasure re-posting (in parts or whole), lewd comments by irresponsible men directed […]
Cyberspace: New frontlines for Liberian “war criminals”
A decade and half old brutal war that left nearly 300,000 dead and ruined whatever infrastructures left of the economic-deprived West African nation of Liberia, no doubt created deep mistrust and hatred between key war-actors and their victims now living abroad, mainly, the United States. Even though the bloodbath ended more than a decade ago, […]
How the media contributed to intolerance in today’s society
Journalism is one of the oldest professions in the world. For years, many people in society look to journalists because journalism is one of the noble professions in the entire world. I am sad to admit that some journalists are losing the respect they once had because journalism today is about business as usual. Some […]
