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Liberia: On 2nd Thoughts: Liberian officials desire for excessive luxury amidst poverty

Liberia: On 2nd Thoughts: Liberian officials desire for excessive luxury amidst poverty

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with New Dawn
Published on 2024-09-30 01:53:00

By Othello B. Garblah

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) ranks Liberia as the eighth poorest country in the world, with a GDP of $1,882 per capita. Liberia also ranks ninth in Africa and sixth in West Africa out of 15 countries in terms of poverty. However, its leaders’ desires for excessive luxuries are unimaginable.

Last week, the Liberian media was inundated with reports of the country’s Commerce Minister allegedly purchasing a USD150,000 vehicle to ply a city road, not befitting…

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