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OPINION: The Iron Marriage—Why Liberia Can’t Quit ArcelorMittal (And vice versa)
Looking back at the ledger of 2025
Talafah T. Tabolo
Jan 62 min read
Executive Mansion replaces neutral youth advisor with aggressive party operative, sparking independence row
The Hijacking of the Youth Council
Michael T
Jan 22 min read
The Arsonist-in-Chief: Why Boakai’s Call for Peace is a Double Standard
How State-Sanctioned Violence Belies the President’s New Year Pledge
Michael T
Jan 24 min read
The "Ghost Surplus": How a Record Tax Year Left Civil Servants in the Cold
Statistical victory in a real-world defeat
Michael T
Dec 29, 20252 min read
Judicial U-Turn: Supreme Court Reopens Key Ruling, Exposing Cracks in State’s Case Against Ex-Officials
Conceding to misreading the very statute it used to strip former officials of immunity
Michael T
Dec 22, 20253 min read
The $10M Mystery: Official MRU Project or a Quid Pro Quo with Turkish Investors?
Regional Asset or Private Gift?
Michael T
Dec 22, 20252 min read
Busting the ownership façade: How Ivanhoe Atlantic’s China ties stalled its A$300m IPO amid US Congress scrutiny
A significant setback for mining magnate Robert Friedland
Talafah T. Tabolo
Dec 18, 20252 min read
SENATE HEARING: IMCC SAYS GUINEAN AUTHORITIES IGNORING $1.8 BILLION HPX/IVANHOE ORE DEAL
Casting doubt on the agreement’s immediate viability
Talafah T. Tabolo
Dec 18, 20252 min read
RUST ON THE 'ARREST' AGENDA: Boakai's Agriculture Budget Implodes, Threatening Economic Growth
A brutal reality check
Michael T
Dec 13, 20253 min read
HPX/Ivanhoe’s Stool of Lies Just Collapsed — One Leg at a Time
collapsing under the weight of mounting revelations
Talafah T. Tabolo
Dec 10, 20252 min read
Liberia’s Onshore Oil Prospect: Seep Confirmed in Bassa Basin, Awaits Lab Verdict
Testing if the Inland Seepage Signifies a Sealed Commercial Trap
Michael T
Dec 4, 20254 min read
HPX/Ivanhoe Atlantic slams Guinea $20 billion railway: says 'American company cannot use Chinese infrastructure'
Exposing the lies and hypocrisies driving IA’s media and lobbying campaign
Talafah T. Tabolo
Nov 30, 20253 min read
University of Liberia Recruits Navier-Stokes Researcher to Head Mathematics, Signaling Pivot to Advanced STEM
Liberian-born mathematician engaged in one of the world's most challenging unsolved mathematical problems to lead Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Michael T
Nov 30, 20253 min read
Red Money, Blue Rhetoric: J. Peter Pham’s Ivanhoe Atlantic Liberia Hustle
A far messier and more troubling reality
Talafah T. Tabolo
Nov 28, 20253 min read
Exposed: HPX/Ivanhoe Atlantic falsely claims to be Liberia’s link to MCC Compact, misleading officials with lobbying power that doesn’t exist
Uncovering a web of lies hidden within corporate tunnels of deep state conspiracy
Talafah T. Tabolo
Nov 24, 20253 min read
University of Liberia Launches Landmark Solarized Infrastructure Project
A state-of-the-art Initiative
Michael T
Nov 23, 20255 min read
ELWA Hospital’s Payroll Enters National Budget—But Staff Still in Limbo
Earning a wage that barely covers basic food costs in Monrovia
Michael T
Nov 22, 20252 min read
Legislative Tensions Over Hon. Foday Fahnbulleh’s Conduct in HPX/Ivanhoe Concession Hearing-Bong County District #6 lawmaker accused of silencing debate on Liberia–Guinea Implementation Agreement
Members who attempted to raise compliance concerns were silenced, prompting questions about whose interests the chairman was serving
Talafah T. Tabolo
Nov 20, 20253 min read
Nurturing Corrupt Business Practices Across Africa? -US Justice Department Complicitly Silent Over Ivanhoe/HPX Overseas Fraudulent Transactions
Do U.S. interests benefit when American-linked companies undermine democracy and the rule of law abroad?
Talafah T. Tabolo
Nov 18, 20255 min read
Rejoinder to Daily Observer’s ‘Lost Revenue’ Article: A Disgrace to the Legacy of Kenneth Y. Best
Bringing shame to Kenneth Y. Best's legacy as a press freedom hero and founder of Liberia's first independent newspaper
Talafah T. Tabolo
Nov 17, 20253 min read
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