Liberia: Boakai’s Twin Test — Cocaine, a Contested Border, and a Presidency Under Pressure

One is a sprawling narcotics investigation that has reached into his own security services and, uncomfortably, his own family. Together, they are shaping how Liberians — and Liberia’s neighbors — read the strength of a presidency now roughly halfway into its term. By Rodney D. Sieh, [email protected]The Narcotics ReckoningThe drug investigation has moved with unusual speed for Liberian institutions. He invited anyone with evidence to bring it to Liberia’s security institutions rather than social media. FrontPageAfrica will continue monitoring both the narcotics investigation and the Liberia–Guinea border situation.