Monrovia, Jan. 28 -- Following high-level diplomatic talks in neighboring Guinea, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has issued an urgent appeal to the Liberian Senate to ratify the Third Amendment to the Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) with ArcelorMittal.

Diplomatic Strategy in Conakry

The domestic push follows a strategic meeting on the margins of Guinean President Mamady Doumbouya's inauguration on January 17, 2026. President Boakai and the Liberian delegation met with Nicholas Checker, the U.S. State Department's Senior Bureau Official for African Affairs, and U.S. Charge d'Affaires Mary Daschbach.

During the discussion, President Boakai confirmed a December 2025 phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump, in which the American lea...