Liberia: Senate Pushes Back As Boakai Seeks to Unravel Controversial TIA Deal

A deepening standoff between Liberia’s Executive and Legislature has thrust the controversial Telecom International Alliance (TIA) agreement back into the national spotlight, reopening long-standing debates about corruption, due process, and the balance between reform and investor confidence.

At the center of the dispute is President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s request that the Legislature de-ratify the TIA-Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) agreement for telecom traffic monitoring services–an…