Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 9 -- Liberia used a continental stage this week to argue that it is steadily moving from reliance on foreign aid toward funding its own development. At the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) 2026 Annual Meetings and General Assembly in Cairo, Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General James Dorbor Jallah presented the country's recent fiscal record and its plans for modernizing tax collection.

By Selma Lomax, selma.lomax@frontpageafricaonline.com

He spoke during a session titled "Domestic Resource Mobilisation: Differentiated Pathways for a Diverse Continent," where he shared how Liberia's revenue authority has changed direction in the past few years.

From US$612 Million to Over a Billion

Jallah said ...