Why do Liberia refuse African Americans Automatic Citizenship?

Question

Liberia a country on the West coast of Africa was founded in 1821, when officials of the American Colonization Society were granted possession of Cape Montserado by local Indigenous Chiefs for the settlement of freed African-American slaves. Both of the CONSTITUTIONS state clearly that citizenship belongs to African Americans. It goes on to state, " In order to preserve, foster and maintain the positive Liberian culture, values and character, only persons who are African American or of African American descent will qualify by birth or by naturalization to be citizens of Liberia." The Government needs to AUTOMATICALLY GRANT, African Americans full citizenship to get the country back to some sort of normality.

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Answer 1

They have recently elected Ellen Sirleaf Johnson as President...she is an amazing woman who is doing the right things to get the country back in order. She is rooting out corruption, is investing in education, and is empowering women...she will transform the country

Answer 2

Liberia as a sovereign state has the right to choose to grant citizenship to foreigners. Thus, foreigners must follow what the country requires.