ANALYSIS: Liberia’s US$19 Million Cocaine Case Becomes a Test of Boakai’s Legacy

A cocaine seizure worth more than US$19 million has become a referendum on the credibility of Liberia’s government — and a mirror of the case that helped end the last one.

Nearly six weeks on, unanswered questions about who is being protected, and why, are doing more damage to President Boakai than the drugs themselves. […] ...