In its Agenda for Transformation strategy document, Liberia has laid out its plans to achieve middle-income status by 2030. Photo by: AfDB
Since the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement ended a 14-year civil war in 2003, Liberia has made some considerable progress in areas of peacekeeping and economic growth. Two democratic elections have been held following the enactment of the peace accord, and gross domestic product has grown steadily since 2010.
But significant constraints still remain. The 2011 elections were marked by political violence, underscoring the fragile peace and order situation. Further, government institutions remain highly inefficient and corruption is widespread. And since President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s party does not hold the majority in the legislative branch, much-needed institutional reforms are curtailed and delivery of basic services to the Liberian population remains inadequate.