02/24/2026
ALCOPUSA STANDS WITH SENATOR AMARA M. KONNEH
ALCOPUSA, the All Liberia Coalition Party USA Branch, stands firmly without hesitations, with Senator Amara Konneh in his statement and concerns regarding the constant harassment and intimidation of Mandingos at the hands of the immigration agency in Liberia. The issue of Mandingo citizens being subjected to constant scrutiny at checkpoints across the country, mainly in border areas, is profoundly concerning.
ALCOPUSA therefore joins the courageous Senator of Gbapolu County in his clarion call on the Government of Liberia to address this matter without delay. Let it be known that this ugly and unprofessional behavior of harassment by the Liberian Immigration agency against Mandingos at these checkpoints did not only begin under the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, George Weah, or Joseph Boakai administrations. This unadorned discriminatory, prejudicial, and xenophobic practice started way back, even before the presidency of Samuel Doe.
Past governments miserably failed to confront or resolve this longstanding injustice. No administration, past or present, has provided a meaningful and lasting solution to this very bad behavior. From time immemorial, and by all available indications, the Liberian government and certain public officials have treated the Mandingo ethnic group as a mere political tool. It is a shame on their part (the government and its co-conspirators, the Immigratiom agency) that the Mandingos are only valued during election seasons, yet denied consistent state protection and equal treatment under the law. What nonsense!
This reality not only throws light on government awareness of the issue but its deliberate refusal to act as the protector of the state and its citizens regardless of their ethnic, cultural, political, and religious affiliations. This kind of careless behavior reflects a very troubling pattern of institutional neglect that is rooted in prejudice and envy toward the Mandingo ethnic group, a community whose contributions to the Liberian nation are both vital and indispensable.
However, it bears bringing to the attention of all involved that the days when citizens feared holding their government accountable for discriminatory practices are over. No more will Mandingos sit supinely and allow their rights to be infringed upon by powers that be and not say something. What is happening to Mandingos in Liberia is unjust, unacceptable, and outright incompatible with the principles of equality, justice, and national unity.
For these reasons, the concern raised by one of Liberia’s distinguished Senators, Hon. Amara M. Konneh of Gbarpolu County, is not only legitimate but a substantive and urgent observation of national importance.
By: Abubakar Seleke Soko Sackor
Chairman/ALCOP USA
