What is the Real State of Liberia's Economy?

President George Weah has been quoted as saying: ""This is plain for all to see, for we are all affected by it; our economy is broken, our government is broke, our currency is in freefall, inflation is rising, unemployment is at an unprecedented high and our foreign reserves at an all-time low." The message is contrary to former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's assurance that millions of dollars were left in the coffers - now members of the House of Representatives to vote to summon three public financial institutions to appear before it to clarify the confusion.

Traders in Monrovia's largest market district of Waterside

Downtown Monrovia

Fishermen at Banjor beach outside Monrovia

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