19 episodes
Liberia: Democracy in Focus New Narratives/Front Page Africa
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Democracy in Focus is a new program from New Narratives and Front Page Africa looking at Liberia's governance and democracy. It's a collaboration with reporters from some of Liberia's best reporters with the New Narratives program. Funding is provided by the Swedish and US embassies and the American Jewish World Service. The funders had no say in the program's content.
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A Major Investigation Finds Climate Change is Driving Nine out of Every Ten Liberian Farmers to Want to Migrate
Coming up in this episode … In the second of our two-part series on climate change, a major New Narratives investigation has found Liberia’s farming emergency is fueling a migration crisis. A survey of Liberian farmers finds years of crop failure has nine in every ten wanting to leave the country.As the number of migrants rises so do the number of traffickers and other scammers preying on them. We ask whether solar energy can solve our ongoing electricity crisis.And, as the momentou...
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In Part One of a Two Part Series: Climate Change is Here. Farmers and Coastal Communities Struggle to Adapt
As our new government takes shape we look at a looming problem that threatens to upend life as we know it. We’re talking, about climate change. From Liberia’s coast to its forests people are feeling the impact of changing weather. In the first of two programs devoted to climate change we explore a new problem plaguing farmers: pests.We find the Weah government’s failure to fund the massive coastal defense project has led to delays. In Nimba, we learn about smart farming practices t...
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SPECIAL: Democracy in Focus Goes to South Africa to Explore Reconciliation and See What Liberia Can Learn
This week… a special program Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission said justice, reconciliation and commemoration of the country’s troubled history was key to moving forward. That has not happened. We visit a country that is dealing with is past … post-apartheid South Africa. Thirty years since the system of racial segregation was ended we look at reconciliation efforts in South Africa and ask what Liberia has to learn.This week.. Democracy in Focus comes to you from Johann...
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Boakai Wins the Presidency as Women's Representation Goes Backwards
After two failed attempts, 78-year-old Joseph Boakai is finally elected president. We look at what lies ahead after a bitterly contested poll. The presidential runoff poll was marred by low voter turnout….we ask citizens why they did or didn’t vote.And women’s representation in the legislature drops even further ….sparking anger and frustration among women’s rights advocates. You’re listing to Democracy in Focus.Funding for this podcast comes from the Swedish and US embassies in Liberia ...
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Election Fallout: Who's in? Who's Out? And What Does it Mean for Liberia?
Coming up in this episode .. Liberia heads to a presidential runoff election in a rematch between incumbent president George Weah and former-vice president, Joseph Boakai. Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner Massa Washington says the election of accused warlords to the legislature, and their allies to the executive mansion, is bad for the country. And… Liberians elect an almost entirely new senate…we ask what new faces in the legislature mean for Liberia You’re listing ...
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Elections are here. We look at candidates' policies on key issues and hear from one of two women candidates for president
Just days before the election we look at candidates plans on a range of issues. First up: agriculture. Also, as drug addiction takes more Liberian lives we look at candidates’ plans to stem the crisis and ask users what they need.One of two women running for president, Sara Beslow Nyanti shares her plans to build Liberia. And we hear from two visually impaired people who have defied their condition to find means to support their survival. You’re listing to Democracy in Focus. ...