Jefferson Massah is the Senior Advisor with Internews in Liberia. Previously he was a fellow in New Narratives’s Oil Reporting program with Thomson Reuters Foundation. He was the head of Programs and Training at Radio Gbarnga in Liberia’s second biggest city. Jefferson spent more than 10 years in radio management and training, particularly in the…
Jefferson Massah
Falling Global Oil Prices has Big Impact on Liberians
The price of oil has fallen sharply around the world in the last year. That’s forced major companies like Chevron and Exxon Mobil, that were pouring millions into Liberia, to hold back and watch the global trend in the oil market. Despite their initial investment in the country, Chevron has pulled out for now and…
Politics and Oil
Liberia’s third post conflict democratic elections are expected to be held in 2017 to usher in another government when the mandate of the current government’s second and final term expires. This will mark the country’s first democratic transition in more than forty years. Already, the United Nations Mission in Liberia or UNMIL has turned over the…
No Oil but Chevron Leaves Its Mark on Liberia
As almost all of the oil companies are shutting down operations in Liberia, we look back at what one of the biggest companies Chevron, is leaving behind as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility program in Liberia. This is a special radio production on Radio Gbarnga bringing to the spotlight the impact of Chevron’s Corporate…