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Vol 66 No 5

Published 7th March 2025


Liberia

Rice and racketeering

President Joseph Boakai continues to splash the cash on lobbyists in Washington, DC. But this time he has agreed to pay more than US$500,000 to a former United States lawmaker convicted of corruption. Boakai’s government already has BGR Group, an established pro-Republican firm which has secured a series of new contracts with foreign governments since President Donald Trump’s election last November, on retainer for $210,000 a year.

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