Liberia: Congo Town Overpasses Spark Political Storm

The ongoing construction of two overpass bridges along Tubman Boulevard in Congo Town has sparked a political dispute between supporters of former President George Manneh Weah’s Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) and President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s ruling Unity Party (UP), with both sides claiming credit for the Chinese-funded infrastructure project.

While CDC supporters insist that the project was initiated and negotiated under the Weah administration, supporters of the ruling Unity Party point…