Indigenous Land Rights: Implications for Resource Governance and Economic Development in Post-War Liberia

Event Description

Most peace agreements fail within five years, but Liberia will soon celebrate 25 years of peace. Despite this peaceful transition, Liberia continues to face a host of obstacles including having one of the world’s lowest human development scores. Atty King-Sackie examines how local Liberians are trying to use one of their biggest assets, their land, to foster their own development. She will discuss how communities face challenges holding their own government and the extractive industries accountable, and how this influences responsible investment. In particular, she will examine how evolving legal frameworks have helped locals secure customary land rights, while at the same time undermined their rights by giving the State ownership over non-renewable resources (e.g., mining).  

Speaker

Decontee T. King-Sackie

Atty. Decontee T. King-Sackie is a Lawyer and Chartered Accountant with two decades of experience in trade, tax, and customs policy and administration, with a focus on natural resources. She served as Assistant Minister of Finance, Commissioner of Customs & Excise, and Deputy Commission of the Liberia Revenue Authority under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. She is a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School and the University of Liberia, a Rotarian, and a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated, Delta Iota Zeta Chapter. She serves as a Director on many boards including Society for the Conservation of Nature in Liberia, ECOBANK Liberia Limited, and the Episcopal Church of Liberia Relief and Development Board. She is now Managing Partner of ZE'AD Advisors and Consultants, an indigenous Liberian management consulting firm in collaboration with the Andersen Global Network. 

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