Liberia: A Pregnant Peace - Liberia in the Absence of the TRC

opinion

Introduction

It has been nearly 20 years since the absence of hostilities and end to active combat in the Liberian theatre of operations. Two successive democratic governments have been inaugurated amidst three successful general and presidential elections. Yet, Liberia's peace is still considered fragile by many. This paper argues that the current realities exist in Liberia and it remains fragile because of the lack of a comprehensive end to the Liberian crisis. In other words nearly 20 years after the guns fell silent and democratic institutions initiated, Liberians still feel a collective pause, "waiting to exhale" to get on with the business of economic development and peace. This is primarily because those who bear the greatest responsibilities of the 14 years of bloody civil war have not yet been held accountable, save and except, Charles Ghankay Taylor, whose accountability came about as a result of western barter to end the Sierra Leone civil war.

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