Liberia (Vol 16, 2019)
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The government of President George Weah faced serious tests of stability and legitimacy in 2019. Rapid decline in economic activities, coupled with the government’s failure to pay civil servants’ salary on time, sparked numerous protests at government agencies and ministries. The opposition similarly rallied and staged the largest protest in the country since the return to civilian rule in 2006. The government’s response to the financial challenges was to enrol in an imf programme for a $ 213 m loan with several conditions, including harmonising public sector wages and retrenchment of personnel. President Weah’s party also faced humiliating defeat in a major by-election for Montserrado County, a traditional heartland of his Congress for Democratic Change party, the largest party in the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (cdc). Proposals for a constitutional referendum – including provisions to reduce the length of tenure of the president and that of members of the legislature – were finally enacted during the year. President Weah made efforts to deepen the country’s international relations and cooperation by deepening ties mainly with countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
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Liberia (Vol 16, 2019)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Ibrahim Al-Bakri Nyei in
Current site
Google Scholar
(4,546 words)