MONROVIA, Sept. 16 -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's declaration that Liberia's domestic revenue milestone must translate into tangible improvements for ordinary citizens has drawn sharp criticism from Matthew Young, a member of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) Diaspora Cyber Team in the United States.

By Christopher C. Walker christopher.walker@frontpageafricaonline.com

Reacting to the Liberia Revenue Authority's (LRA) announcement that domestic collections had breached the US$1 billion mark, Young questioned whether the figure offers meaningful relief to Liberians grappling with economic hardship.

His comments followed President Boakai's national address celebrating what the executive branch termed a historic even...