Several closed associates, familiar of details of President Boakai’s annual Message, expected to be delivered today Monday, January 26, 2026, have hinted the authoritative Independent Probe Newspaper, that the Liberia leader third annual Massage to the joint Legislature is expected to address three key areas of governance.
The sources named, the state of Liberia’s Diplomatic and Global Leadership, Sate of governance and National Justice, and Social and state of Governance and National Justice, State of the Social and Environmental Progress o Liberia.
Diplomatic and Global Leadership Achievements
President Boakai is expected to the inform the Legislature on Liberia progress to UN Security Council Seat. The President is expected to highlight the significance of Liberia’s election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (2026–2027), marking the first time in over 60 years Liberia has held this position.
The President shall also expatiate of Regional Peace Leadership as Liberia reaffirms its role as a “bridge to peace,” leveraging its own transition from conflict to stability to assist in regional mediation within ECOWAS and the Mano River Union.
The president is also expected to highlight Liberia’s commitment to Multilateralism for which Liberia has endorsed the Pact for the Future and the Global Digital Compact, calling for the Global body of the UN to modernize to address 2025 challenges rather than relying on “1945 solutions”.
Governance and National Justice
The president will further address Liberia’s progress towards establishing the War and Economic Crimes Court, which remains pivotal to promoting accountability and “genuine national healing” for victims of the civil war.
As part of UP governance strategy, the Liberian leader is inclined to emphasize the government’s Anti-Corruption Measures, including the mandate for public officials to declare their assets to combat corruption and build public trust.
The ARREST Agenda remains a key component of President Boakai’s annual message. The President is expected to provide detail advances of his administration’s development framework, focusing on:
- Agriculture and Food Security
- Roads and Infrastructure
- Rule of Law and Good Governance
- Education and Skills Development
- Sanitation and Health
- Technology and Innovation.
Social and Environmental Progress
President Boakai is expected to dig deep into a very sensitive matter of Women and Youth Empowerment.
He shall expand on the government’s Women Empowerment Project, which has impacted over 260,000 lives, and further on his pledged a permanent ban on harmful cultural practices through national law.
On Climate Leadership, President Boakai is expected to highlight Liberia’s positioned Liberia as a leader in climate action, for the global climate $1.3 trillion in finance for developing nations.
On the issue of Energy Access:
President Boakai is expected to report significant progress in energy, especially the increment of electricity access from 3% in 2012 to 33% in 2025, with ongoing expansion.
It may be recalled, President Boakia in his second Annual Message delivered on January 27, 2025, President Joseph Boakai reported that the “state of the nation is better than when he began”.
He centered his presentation on the transition from “Rescue to Development” through the formal launch of the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID), an $8.4 billion five-year national plan.
Economic and Fiscal Achievements
- Domestic Revenue Growth: Achieved a historic high in domestic revenue collection of approximately $825 million for 2025, a 12% increase over the previous year.
- Inflation Control: Successfully reduced inflation from 10.1% in 2023 to 7.7% by the end of 2024, with a further target of 6.0% for 2025.
- Budget Management: For the first time in the post-war period, the national budget (estimated at $880.7 million to $1.2 billion depending on the reporting cycle) was passed before the start of the fiscal year.
- International Confidence: Secured significant financing packages, including a $490 million commitment from the World Bank and eligibility for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact.
Infrastructure and Energy
- Road Connectivity: Reported the paving of approximately 121.87 km of roads and the maintenance of 783 km of major corridors since January 2024.
- Energy Access: Expanded national electricity access from 33% to 35%, adding over 63,000 new customers to the grid.
- Public Works: Announced the upcoming rollout of the Tubman Boulevard overpass bridge project and the paving of the Medina to Robertsport road.
Governance and Rule of Law
- Anti-Corruption Measures: Suspended over 450 government officials for failing to comply with asset declaration rules.
- Public Service Reform: Implemented the Employee Status Regularization Project, which improved payroll integrity and saved the government over $8 million.
- War Crimes Court: Reaffirmed commitment to justice by establishing the Office of War and Economic Crimes Courts.
- Passport Services: Successfully decentralized passport services to Bong and Grand Gedeh counties.
Social and Human Capital
- Agriculture: Increased the agriculture budget by 200% to drive food security and self-sufficiency.
- Education: Placed 2,148 qualified volunteer teachers on the government payroll and removed over 1,000 “ghost names” from the system.
- Sanitation: Restored piped water to low-income homes in central Monrovia and operationalized the Bopolu water system.
Foreign Relations
- Diplomatic Gains: Highlighted Liberia’s election to a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2026-2027 term.
- Feminist Foreign Policy: Launched Africa’s first Female Feminist Foreign Policy to promote symbolic leadership and gender inclusion.
