Liberia: Boakai Shifts Focus to National Identity

As Liberians celebrated 179 years of the nation’s independence on Monday, July 27, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. chose not to dwell primarily on roads, economic statistics or political achievements. Instead, he delivered what many observers may regard as one of his most reflective national addresses since assuming office–an appeal not simply to the minds of Liberians, but to their collective conscience.

Standing before dignitaries in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, Boakai challenged Liberians…