By Abubakar Hashim/ Monrovia
The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), today, February 11, 2026, celebrated its 69th Armed Forces Day.
President Boaka, in his address, commended the force for its unwavering commitment to civil rule and military professionalism.
He revealed that there would be more recruitments into the AFL between 2026 and 2029, with robust support for the force, renovation of barracks, capacity building, and gender equality. He was with his defence minister, a female, buttressing his position on gender parity in the armed forces.
Delivering his key note address, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Waidi Shuaibu, remarked that it is a homecoming, as he was the Military Assistant (MA) to the former Chief of Army Staff in Liberia, late Gen Alao Abdulrahman, between 2007 and 2012.
With the “ Securing Liberia Together; Strengthening Inter-Agency Cooperation Against Drug Trafficking and Emerging Security Threat”, the Liberian Armed Forces Day was well attended, with the crème de la crème, with distinguished service awards to Tene Quatara, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Cotedivoire, Major General Paul Rogers of Michigan National Guard, Brig Gen Mohammed Sani Usman of the Nigerian Army. Others: Brig Gen Owoicho Ejiga of Nigerian Army, Col Eric Akafia of Ghana Armed ForcesLt Col Usufu Sankoh of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces, Lt Vol Mohamed Abubakakri (Rt) of the Ghana Armed Forces and David Vinton, a distinguished Liberian banker.
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