Liberia: Senate passes Port Autonomy Act

The Liberian Senate has enacted a law approving operational autonomy for various ports in the country. 
By Lincoln G. Peters
Monrovia, Liberia, November 20, 2024—The Liberian Senate has controversially passed into law a bill seeking to create the Liberia Sea Port Regulatory Authority and Liberia Sea Port Decentralization, thereby granting ports across the country autonomy.

Presiding over the session here on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, Vice President Jeremah Kpan Koung, also President of…