Liberia (Vol 13, 2016)
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Preparations for the presidential and legislative elections scheduled for October 2017 – including the emergence of a multiplicity of political parties, the controversial formation of one coalition that included the party of former president and convicted war criminal Charles Taylor, and preparations for voter registration – dominated public discussions. Corruption scandals rocked the government. Several government ministers, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chair of the governing Unity Party (up) were indicted. The government took over full security responsibilities from the un Mission in Liberia (unmil), including border and maritime patrols, ordinance disposal and vip protection. President Sirleaf became the first woman to be elected chair of ecowas. The unsc authorised the reduction of the unmil mission. The economy stagnated. The country’s total revenue for the national budget amounted to only $ 550 m for 2016/2017, a reduction of 11% compared with 2015/16. This was due in large part to the global decline in commodity prices. The imf estimated a negative growth rate of 1.2% for 2016. Inflation stood at 12.5% by year’s end, compared with 7.7% in 2015.
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Liberia (Vol 13, 2016)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Lansana Gberie in
Current site
Google Scholar
(3,470 words)