Liberia: CDC Koijee Says He Is 'Returning to Base' After Nearly Two Years Abroad

What the report says

Jefferson T. Koijee, the secretary general of Liberia’s opposition Congress for Democratic Change, says he is preparing to return to the country after spending nearly two years abroad. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the former Monrovia mayor said his “mission” had been accomplished and wrote that he was “returning to base” with renewed energy. He did not say when he would arrive back in Liberia or identify where he had been living during his time away.

According to the article published by The Liberian Investigator and distributed by AllAfrica, Koijee posted from Israel and said he had completed a course called “Government, Politics and Policy in Israel.” He also said he had met Israeli President Isaac Herzog, although Herzog’s office had not publicly confirmed the meeting by the time of publication. Koijee said the program gave him a better understanding of Israel’s parliament and coalition politics, but he did not name the institution behind the course.

The post also carried political overtones. Koijee repeated support for the CDC and echoed language used by former President George Manneh Weah in a separate party event. He has previously described himself as a target of political persecution under President Joseph Boakai’s administration and has remained active in opposition politics while outside Liberia. The report adds that he has recently discussed property disputes and other issues linked to his political activities, though those claims were not independently assessed in the article.