Letter From Saclepea

Today is Father’s Day in Liberia. In many homes, communities, and African societies, fathers are not always openly celebrated. Their sacrifices are often quiet. Their burdens are often carried in silence. Their struggles are often…

By Musa Hassan Bility I grew up seeing Africa as a continent in search of freedom. Across the continent and across the world, Black people were fighting for dignity, independence, justice, and equality. African nations were breaking the…

By Musa Hassan Bility Some of you have read Animal Farm. Many of you have heard of Benjamin, the old donkey. He was perhaps the wisest animal on the farm. He saw through every lie. He understood every deception. He knew when the pigs…

By Rep. Musa Hassan Bility One of the greatest tragedies of Liberia is that we have been blessed with abundant natural resources for more than a century, yet we have failed to build the institutions, systems, and human capacity needed…

By Musa Hassan Bility As Liberia slowly turns the corner and we stare another election in the face, we must ask ourselves one painful but necessary question: What do we do with the tribal and religious bigots who continue to poison our…

By Musa Hassan Bility What we are witnessing today in Liberia is dangerous, not because of any single situation, but because of what it represents for the future of dissent, democracy, and free expression in our country. The…

By Musa Hassan Bility This week brings me to a solemn reflection on where our politics has gone and, more importantly, on the dangerous direction this Government is deliberately pushing our national discourse. For the last several…

This week, my attention has been drawn to the ongoing discussions surrounding recruitment into our Air Force. As I reflect on this, I am compelled to speak plainly, because what we are witnessing is not just a policy conversation,…

By Musa Hasssan Bility There are moments in public service when one must pause, reflect, and ask difficult questions, not of others first, but of oneself and one’s own institution. This is one of those moments. In recent days, I…

There are nights in this country that should make every leader ashamed.Nights when a little girl, no older than ten, lies awake in fear because the world that was supposed to protect her has instead wounded her. Nights when a child,…