Recent developments in Zimbabwe where President Robert has held sway since independence from Britain in 1980, have left tongues wagging around here about the close parallels between what is obtaining in Zimbabwe and ongoing developments in Liberia. In the case of Zimbabwe, and unlike the case of Liberia, there was/is no love lost between Mugabe and his ZANU PF party, while in Liberia, President Sirleaf is estranged from her Unity party. But unlike Zimbabwe, Liberia has a weak, poorly disciplined and under-strength military with no ideological bent, a fact which analysts say makes it prone to disintegration in the face of any serious challenge. Moreover, unlike Zimbabwe whose literacy rate is the highest in Africa, Liberia’s literacy rate ranks among the lowest in Africa and the world. And already it is being suggested in certain quarters that the Liberian military, as in the case of Zimbabwe, should intervene should the current impasse linger much longer.

Source: Daily Observer November 17, 2017 02:15 UTC