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K Y M C MONDAY JULY 15 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 2 Continental News Sudan protester 'shot dead' as talks stall ins."RSF members deployed through Khartoum calling for t o c o m m e m o r a t e t h e president of the military Sudanese protester and initially started shooting in justice for those killed on 3 "martyrs", on the 40th day council, seen by many as the has been shot dead the air but later they opened June, when the RSF attacked a since their deaths, an real power in the country.On by members of a A fire at residents, killing a man protest camp, reportedly important milestone in many Saturday, he gave a speech feared paramilitary group, and wounding several other killing at least 128 people - a cultures.Two men who said calling for all Sudanese to pro-opposition doctors say. people," a witness, who figure disputed by the military they were serving RSF officers support the power-sharing The man was shot in the declined to be named for authorities. have told the BBC that the deal and warned that without head by members of the security reasons, told the AFP Some of the marchers lit attack was ordered by the RSF it, there was a risk of Sudan Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in news agency.On Saturday, candles, while others used the leadership. Their allegations sliding into civil conflict. the south-eastern Sinnar thousands of people marched torches on their mobile phones could not be independently Under the deal, the military state, during a protest verified by the BBC.The RSF would head a transitional against allegations of RSF l e a d e r s h i p h a s d e n i e d authority for 21 months, with a brutality, they say. responsibility, and claimed civilian figure in charge for the Neither the RSF nor that rogue elements were next 18 months, after which Sudan's ruling military council behind the attack. elections would be held. has commented. The RSF grew out of the The agreement, brokered The shooting comes as the Janjaweed militia which was by African Union negotiators, signing of a power-sharing accused of carrying out a also included a pledge to deal agreed earlier this genocide in the Darfur region i n ve s ti g a te th e re c e n t month has once more been of western Sudan. violence.However, it has still delayed. What's going on with the not been signed 10 days after it The military seized power talks?The RSF commander, was agreed, with negotiators in April following months of General Mohamed Hamdan reported to still be haggling s t r e e t d e m o n s t r a t i o n s "Hemeti" Dagolo, is the vice- over the details.BBC against long-time leader Omar al-Bashir but the protest leaders feared that real power remained in tThe Uganda clears all march in the Sinnar town of al-Suki was called to demand that RSF fighters leave the suspects of Ebola town, which lies 340 km (201 miles) south-east of the uthorities in Uganda capital, Khartoum.he same A march was held on Saturday to mark 40 days say the country’s hands and continued their sit- since the killings of pro-democracy campaigners. Ahealthcare system has succeeded in stemming further spread of the deadly UN calls for Libyan migrant Ebola virus that killed at least three people in Kasese, a border district with the detention centres to be shut Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been he UN has called for Europe on boats after fleeing The UN refugee agency said battling it over the past 11 the dismantling of poverty and conflict. the centres should be months. a l l d e t e n t i o n The UN refugee agency has dismantled immediately, and T The announcement came centres for refugees in Libya, called the facilities in the their detainees freed into their surrounding communities. The as the US government saying the facilities are not fit centres "awful". week bridged the gap that is agency said it is ready to help announced close to $100 to house migrants. Thousands of migrants are expected to help curb the support them there. million in aid to the DRC The appeal comes nearly being held in dire conditions in epidemic that has ravaged DRC The UN has been critical of government to bolster efforts two weeks after more than 50 government-run detention since August 2018. European policies that favour to contain the outbreak. The people were killed in an air centres across Libya.The The Ebola Virus Disease returning to Libya migrants contribution raises hope that strike on a holding facility in recent air strike on one of Zaire subtype has claimed close who are rescued at sea, stating the epidemic will be the Libyan capital Tripoli. them during fighting in Tripoli to 1,600 lives while 2,244 cases that the country isn't safe for controlled. The victims were mostly has revealed how dangerous c o n f i r m e d a m o n g t h e them.Some 120 migrants were But concerns remain Africans attempting to reach these facilities can be. Congolese as of July 5.This is inside a hangar at the Tajoura among other neighbours, the second largest recorded Detention Centre when it was especially South Sudan, outbreak of Ebola after the hit on 3 July, with women and Kenya and Rwanda that the 2014 West Africa epidemic that children among the 50 risk the disease may still killed more than 11,000 fatalities.The UN-backed s p r e a d . W H O D i r e c t o r - people. government, led by Prime General Tedros Adhanom USAid administrator Mark Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, Ghebreyesus announced that Green in June visited Ebola- accused the self-styled Libyan DRC’s Ebola funding needs affected areas in the DRC to National Army (LNA) of amounted to $98 million, out observe programming and carrying out an air strike on the of which $44 million had been response, where he met local centre. received. He said funding was community leaders, visited The LNA said it had attacked a major issue in the DRC Ebola health care systems and a pro-government camp near control efforts. partner staff responding to the t h e c e n t r e a n d p r o - “ W e w i l l c o n t i n u e outbreak.The USAid funds will government forces had fired mobiliSin g globa l a n d support infection prevention shells in response, hitting the regional support to control and control activities, training migrant centre by accident.A this outbreak as soon as for health care workers, UN official later said the attack possible. It is not clean until c o m m u n i t y e n g a g e m e n t could constitute a war crime. the outbreak in DRC is interventions, promotion of Libya has been torn by finished,” said Dr Tedros in safe and dignified burials, and violence and division since Uganda on his way from DRC food assistance for people and long-time ruler Muammar in June. communities affected by Gaddafi was deposed and Second-largest outbreak Ebola.AFP killed in 2011.BBC In response, USAid last MONDAY JULY 15 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 3

Editorial Commentary arBy Samiy Mahroum CBL’s 'Economic Forum' misses the point How an AI Utopia Would Work

EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR NATHANIEL R. Patray, III of the After centuries of industrialism, we are now on the cusp of a Central Bank of Liberia didn't mince his words when he took technological revolution that has the potential to abolish all necessary over the helm of authority at the Central Bank last year, telling work, giving rise to societies built around leisure and a classical ideal of Liberians that he would set aside standards or bent the rules of freedom. The biggest hurdle to realizing such societies is cultural, not the Bank to satisfy President George Manneh Weah. He did just that at the expense of the country's monetary policy, sending technological. the exchange rate sky-rocketing with corresponding rise in NTWERP – It is more than 500 years since Sir lows in unemployment. Arguably, the current prices. Thomas More found inspiration for the discontent reflects a desire for a better quality of A“Kingdom of Utopia” while strolling the life, not more work. The French “yellow vest” NOW EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR Patray launches an Economic streets of Antwerp. So, when I traveled there from protesters were initially responding to policies that Forum at the Central Bank of Liberia with a public dialogue on Dubai in May to speak about artificial intelligence would have raised the costs of their commutes; the the theme, “Taking Stock of the Central Bank of Liberia's (AI), I couldn’t help but draw parallels to Raphael Britons who voted to leave the European Union were Monetary Policy Regime and Operations over the Last Eighteen Hythloday, the character in Utopia who regales hoping that contributions to the bloc would be Years (2000 – 2018).” sixteenth-century Englanders with tales of a better redirected to public services at home. Most anti- world. globalization and anti-immigration rhetoric is born of an anxiety about crime, cultural change, and other WHY DOES THE Executive Governor want to take us back 18 As home to the world’s first Minister of AI, as well as quality-of-life issues, not jobs. years when the current dismal state of the economy, museums, academies, and foundations dedicated particularly the monetary system under his watch was never to studying the future, Dubai is on its own The problem is that, under the Western social experienced in those periods even during the Liberian Civil Hythloday-esque voyage. Whereas Europe, in contract, a desire for more leisure can translate into War. general, has grown increasingly anxious about mutually incompatible demands. Voters want technological threats to employment, the United reduced working hours but higher incomes, and they NO, NO, THE rate did not shoot up to over 200 Liberian dollars Arab Emirates has enthusiastically embraced the expect governments to continue generating enough to One United States Dollars during the entire civil war and labor-saving potential of AI and automation. tax revenue to provide health care, pensions, and even after restoration of democratic governance not until education. It is little wonder that Western politics has when President Weah came to the Presidency. Instead, if There are practical reasons for this. The ratio of come to an impasse. indigenous-to-foreign labor in the Gulf states is Patray and the rest of the CBL authorities meant well, the highly imbalanced, ranging from a high of 67% in Fortunately, AI and data-driven innovation could public dialogue should focus on how the economy can be fixed. Saudi Arabia to a low of 11% in the UAE. And because offer a way forward. In what could be perceived as a the region’s desert environment cannot support kind of AI utopia, the paradox of a bigger state with a LIBERIANS ARE YEARNING for solutions to salvage the bad further population growth, the prospect of smaller budget could be reconciled, because the state of the economy, not to take us to the past. We want to go replacing people with machines has become government would have the tools to expand public forward with a healthy economy. The onus is on Governor increasingly attractive. goods and services at a very small cost. Patray to tell Liberians how the US$25 million was reportedly infused in the economy without any impact on our monetary But there is also a deeper cultural difference The biggest hurdle would be cultural: As early as system. between the two regions. Unlike Western Europe, 1948, the German philosopher Joseph Pieper warned the birthplace of both the Industrial Revolution and against the “proletarianization” of people and called AT ONE POINT, the CBL under Governor Patray could not the “Protestant work ethic,” Arab societies for leisure to be the basis for culture. Westerners generally do not “live to work,” but rather “work to would have to abandon their obsession with the work disburse money to commercial banks to serve the public, live,” placing a greater value on leisure time. Such ethic, as well as their deep-seated resentment restricting customers to fixed withdrawals though they had attitudes are not particularly compatible with toward “free riders.” They would have to start more money in their accounts. economic systems that require squeezing ever more differentiating between work that is necessary for a productivity out of labor, but they are well suited dignified existence, and work that is geared toward THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR also Co-chaired the Technical for an age of AI and automation. amassing wealth and achieving status. The former Economic Management Team (TEMT) with Finance Minister could potentially be all but eliminated. Samuel Tweah in the controversial US$25 million mop-up of In the industrialized West, technological forces excess liquidity in the economy which outcome is still threaten social contracts that have long rested on With the right mindset, all societies could start to questionable in terms of transparency and accountability the three pillars of capital, labor, and the state. For forge a new AI-driven social contract, wherein the despite an audit by the General Auditing Commission. centuries, capital provided investment in state would capture a larger share of the return on machines, workers operated the machines to assets, and distribute the surplus generated by AI and produce goods and services, and governments automation to residents. Publicly-owned machines PRESIDENT WEAH HAS resolved to honorably retire Patray collected taxes, furnished public goods, and would produce a wide range of goods and services, with full benefits for contributing to messing up the economy redistributed resources as needed. But this division from generic drugs, food, clothes, and housing, to by selfishly satisfying his (President Weah's) personal interest of labor created a social system that is far more basic research, security, and transportation. rather than the country at large. He will be rewarded with all complicated than those of the Arab world and other benefits as a retiring Executive Governor for helping to non-industrialized economies. Some will view these outlays as unjustified market crippling the economy. intervention; others will worry that the government For their part, Arab states have nationalized natural might fail to meet public demand for various goods THEREFORE, WE VIEW the launch of the so-called Economic resources, managed major industries, traded and services. But, again, such arguments are Forum by Governor Patray as a clever attempt to divert public internationally, and distributed surplus resources to shortsighted. Given the pace of advances in AI and attention from the current degenerating state of the economy, society. Until recently, population growth and automation, state-owned production systems – because he lacks any workable strategy to advance. declining revenues from natural resources thus operating nonstop – will have an almost unlimited threatened the social contract. But with supply capacity. The only limitation will be natural technologies that can produce and distribute most resources, a constraint that would continue to drive BEING SO INEPT, as he has demonstrated at the CBL, Patray of the goods and services required by what is technological innovation in search of more should just keep quiet and wait for his elaborate retirement essentially a leisure society, the existing social sustainable management. package from President Weah, who he satisfied during his contract could actually be enhanced, rather than entire period as Executive Governor of the Central Bank rather disrupted. In an AI utopia, government intervention would be the than taking us to the past that was far better than now. norm, and private production the exception. The Back in the West, the technological revolution private sector would correct for government or appears to have widened the gap between capital collective failures, rather than the government owners and everyone else. While productivity has correcting for market failures. been increasing, labor’s share of total income has shrunk. Apart from the capital owners, a leisure Imagine traveling forward in time to 2071, the UAE’s class of yuppies and heirs has also captured a sizable centenary. A future Raphael Hythloday visiting share of the surplus created by productivity- Antwerp from Dubai would bear the following news: enhancing technologies. The biggest losers are Where I live, the government owns and operates the those with low incomes and less education. machines that produce most necessary goods and services, allowing the people to spend their time on Yet, even here, focusing on AI’s potential impact on leisure, creative, and spiritual pursuits. All worries the relationship between capital and employment about employment and tax rates have been consigned is shortsighted. After all, populism has surged in to the past. That could be your world, too. many Western countries at a time of near-historic

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O-ped By Martin Rees Opinion By Keyu Jin Is Immortality Worth It? The Art of Wait and See AMBRIDGE – Humans have long sought the elixir of youth, so it is not EIJING – Those now hoping for an eventual trade deal between China and the United surprising that even non-scientists closely follow the latest research into States should not hold their breath. Contrary to what US President Donald Trump aging. But is what most people consider simply a fact of life actually a Bseems to think, the Chinese have not reached their wits’ end, and will not suddenly C accede to his demands. “disease” that can be cured? Or is there some insurmountable limit to the lifespan of human bodies? A successful negotiation usually requires that each side understand the other’s perspective. One can question the wisdom of China’s approach to the dispute thus far, Of course, almost everyone would welcome an extension of their healthy but without a deeper apprehension of the country’s short- and long-term thinking, little lifespan, and some scientists are looking at increasingly extreme ways to achieve progress will be made. that. Yet if we could stay alive only with the help of extreme measures, many of us would opt instead for non-resuscitation and solely palliative treatment. We Trump’s supporters insist that he should be taken seriously, not literally. Chinese leaders might also find comfort in having the option of “assisted dying” as soon as our seem to agree. They have shrugged off the Trump administration’s excessive and quality of life and our prognosis dipped below a certain threshold. Moreover, a unreasonable demands, but harbor little doubts about its intent: to keep China down. huge increase in life expectancy could have undesirable and far-reaching That objective has little to do with specific business concerns, and may even derive from “civilizational” – if not racist – hostility. The Chinese thus have had to adjust their consequences for society as a whole. strategic calculus, both in the short and long run.

Much serious research into aging now focuses on stretches of DNA called Beyond the latest “truce” between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, China’s telomeres that shorten as people age. By adjusting the telomeres of nematode overall approach to the trade dispute is to play it cool. The Chinese have realized with worms, for example, scientists have managed to increase the lifespan of these hindsight that appearing too eager for a deal made them look weak and vulnerable during creatures tenfold, although the same approach has less effect on more complex the earlier stages of the conflict. They now know that if you give Trump an inch, he will animals. The only effective way to extend the life of rats is to give them a near- try to take a mile. After China offered major concessions in the last round of talks in May, starvation diet. But the naked mole rat may have some special biological lessons the US threatened to impose still more tariffs on Chinese exports; and even with the new for us; some of them live more than 30 years – several times longer than the truce, existing tariffs remain in place. lifespan of other small mammals. The Chinese government would hate nothing more than to resemble the court of the Qing Dynasty in its decline. Hence, its current wait-and-see strategy is premised on two Any major breakthrough in extending human life would drastically alter judgments. First, the Chinese have concluded that Trump’s flailing truculence will population projections. The social effects, while obviously huge, would depend continue to wreak havoc on the US economy, potentially forcing him to back off in the on whether the years of senility were prolonged, too; whether women’s age at run-up to the 2020 US presidential election. menopause would increase; and how families would be structured if many generations were alive at the same time. Expensive treatments to extend human Second, the Chinese know that Trump’s recent declaration of victory over Mexico was an lives could also have implications for inequality; as in many other areas of act of theater in response to growing market jitters; the latest US-Mexico deal was based technology, the wealthy would be most able to afford such services. almost entirely on previously concluded agreements and fictitious Mexican concessions that exist only in Trump’s Twitter account. At any rate, China is not going to rush to make concessions when market unease could force a change in the US position at any moment. The powerful desire for a longer lifespan creates a ready market for exotic therapies of untested efficacy. For example, Ambrosia, a US start-up founded in More to the point, given Chinese leaders’ doubt that the Trump administration’s real 2016, has been offering Silicon Valley executives a transfusion of “young blood,” interest is in making a deal, rather than in undercutting China’s economy, they will have although the company halted the treatment earlier this year following a warning prepared for another breakdown in the negotiations. To manage the economic costs of from US regulators. Another recent life-extending craze was metformin, a drug the trade war, China has already activated a number of compensatory levers, many of intended to treat diabetes, but which some claim can stave off dementia and which are not available to the US. These include fiscal and monetary stimulus, measures cancer in otherwise healthy people. to encourage more lending, and a strengthening of the Chinese financial system. And this, in turn, has allowed for a weakening of the renminbi to offset the competitive More credibly, human-genome analysis by US company 23andMe has yielded disadvantage stemming from tariffs. interesting insights into our vulnerability to some diseases, as well as regarding In the emerging Chinese view, any leverage or advantage the US has over China in trade is our ancestry. And Craig Venter, a pioneer in mapping the human genome, aims to far exceeded by the Chinese people’s willingness to withstand the pressure. They will analyze the genomes of the thousands of species of bacteria in our gut – an make the sacrifices necessary to maintain national pride and avoid the appearance of internal ecosystem that may very well be crucial to our health. subservience to the West. This patriotic impetus has been fueled further by studying the US-Japanese trade conflict of the 1980s. The longing for eternal youth in Silicon Valley stems not only from the immense wealth of its leading lights, but also from a culture that regards those above the “Know your enemy and know yourself,” wrote Sun Tzu in The Art of War, “and you won’t age of 30 as over the hill. The futurist Ray Kurzweil hopes for a metaphorical lose a single battle out of a hundred.” Over the years, Chinese leaders have heeded this “escape velocity,” when medicine advances so fast that life expectancy advice, going to great lengths to understand the internal political dynamics of the US. increases by more than a year each year, offering the prospect of immortality. Or They know that Trump is tapping into deep-seated domestic fears of China, and that this must be met with strategic realignment, rather than mere tactical management. perhaps computers will become so advanced that we will be able to download our brains into an electronic simulacrum, and perpetuate our consciousness and Accordingly, the Chinese have accepted that preparing for a protracted trade war will memories that way. require more than just domestic economic policies and an attitude of self-reliance. China also needs to make new friends and appease former foes, which is why it is But hardcore longevity enthusiasts worry that “escape velocity” may not be mending fences with Japan and – thanks to Trump – Russia. Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative reached within their expected natural lifetime, and therefore want their bodies (BRI) of investment and infrastructure projects across Eurasia would not be possible frozen from the moment they die until immortality is possible. Not so long ago, without the Kremlin’s implicit consent. As a sign of China and Russia’s deepening three academics in the United Kingdom (though not, I’m glad to say, from cooperation, a Russian gas pipeline originally heading to Japan has now been rerouted to Cambridge, my university) signed up to have their dead bodies’ blood replaced China. with liquid nitrogen. One went all-in with the Michigan-based Cryonics Institute, At the same time, China is taking advantage of doubts about Western liberalism by while two took the lower-price option of having an Arizona-based company called pushing a new worldview of its own. The West’s vulnerability has been exposed by its slow Alcor freeze just their heads. The three accept that the chance of resurrection is economic recovery since the 2008 financial crisis, declining life expectancy among some small, but point out that it would be zero otherwise. cohorts, stagnant standards of living, and the breakdown of traditional alliances. In exporting an alternative agenda, China is unapologetically advocating increased state I find it hard to take this aspiration seriously, and I would rather end my days in an intervention to improve livelihoods, as well as a value system that ranks collective English churchyard than an American freezer. And I don’t think it would be good if welfare above individual desires. It is also making efforts to bypass or otherwise mitigate cryonics ever did succeed. Let’s suppose Alcor stays in business and dutifully the effects of the exclusionary military alliances that underpin the Western-led order. cares for its cryogenically frozen bodies for the requisite number of centuries. The corpses would then be revived in a world where they would be strangers – Still, China cannot simply write off economic and trade relations with the US. At some point,Please it willnote needthat this to pos contributet is a National to thePost globaland is opened trading to applicsystemants in of equal either semeasurex. Preferenc toe what will it refugees from the past. hasbe gained given t ofrom equally that qualified system. women This candidat may meanes. importing more and getting serious about intellectual-property protection. But in the near term, it is unrealistic to expect China to Perhaps they would be treated indulgently, as most people believe distressed change its laws or abandon its development model, as the Trump administration is asylum seekers or displaced Amazonian tribespeople should be treated today. demanding. The difference, however, is that the thawed-out corpses would be burdening future generations by choice, so it is not clear how much consideration they The US, for its part, should consider the Chinese perspective. China, a 5,000-year-old would deserve. civilization, knows that those desperate for a deal will end up losing in the end, while those who remain patient and aloof will come out on top. That stance will guide China’s strategy, both in the near term and in the years to come.

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MONDAAY r JULYt 15 ic2019l e www .thenewdawnliberia.com Art i c NEW l DA eWN 5 Russia among BRICS in Africa By KesterKennKlomegah*

espite its highly praised global status, experts and researchers have said Russia has still Dlagged far behind economic engagement, compared to key foreign players, in Africa since Soviet’s collapse in 1991.

In separate interviews, they pointed to how the African continent is more confidently integrating into the world economy and called for more development- oriented foreign policies that would help the continent overcome its development problems.

In an exclusive interview, the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community, Stergomena Lawrence Tax, said Russia has a long history of bilateral engagements with the Southern African countries.

“The official visit of the Russian Foreign Minister H.E. Sergey Lavrov to the Republics of Angola, Ethiopia, Namibia and Zimbabwe, (as we understand it) was largely focused on signing of economic cooperation agreements to attract Russian investments in key areas such as mining, aviation and energy sectors, as well as fostering military technical cooperation.”

Like most of the developing countries, Southern African countries have, over the years, largely relied on multilateral and regional development financial institutions to fund their development projects.

In this regard, SADC welcomes investors from all over the world, she said, and added “In reality, Russia has not been that visible in the region as compared to China, India or Brazil. But, it is encouraging that, of for local processing of raw materials as a catalyst for very limited human resources specially trained to recent, Russia has positioned itself to be a major Africa’s development.” implement policies in Africa,” he added. partner with Southern Africa and being part of the BRICS promotes her engagement with the region, Professor Gerrit Olivier at the Department of “Nevertheless, diving into muddy waters could be particularly in investment in minerals, aviation, Political Sciences, University of Pretoria, and former very risky and dangerous for Russia. On the other hand, defense and energy sectors.” South African Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Russian authorities are studying what the Chinese and said Soviet influence in Africa disappeared almost like a other foreign players are doing very closely before even According to many experts, most often talked about mirage with the collapse of the Soviet system in 1991. thinking about going into the first five or ten preferred economic diplomacy. What is abundantly clear is how destinations within the next five years in Africa. Watch to stimulate African governments into exploring And today, Russia’s influence in Africa, despite out my words!” investment opportunities in Russia and Russian efforts towards resuscitation, remains marginal. Many investors into Africa within some framework of mutual- foreign players are involved in building infrastructure, There has been, for a long time, interest from Russia cooperation. have engaged in agriculture and industry, and Russians to revive its old economic ties with Africa. Russia and only noted for their diplomacy characterized by Russian enterprises are in a much stronger position Professor Vladimir Shubin, the Deputy Director of “frequent official visits” to and from Africa. today to capitalize on this opportunity than a few the Institute for African Studies, told me in an decades ago. interview that “African leaders also have to pay high Dr. Ojijo Al Pascal, Ugandan lawyer and business attention to and take significant steps in promoting consultant based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in East At the same time, not ignoring the fact that the their achievements and highlighting their main Africa, wrote an email and suggested that “Russia continued economic sanctions imposed by the West, developmental needs.” needs to have its own mega or corporate projects. And has made Russia to reinforce its strategic partnerships In an acknowledgement, he said Africa has great it should have them in strategic economic areas.” with other regions, and currently on the move towards potential for bilateral relationships with Russia. But, Africa where it has had good historical ties from the the relations in many spheres, especially in economic Ojijo underlined the fact that Russia, in essence, Soviet era. cooperation, are lagging behind. could use its history of electrifying the Soviet rural areas to help Africa. It could promote the VyacheslavVolodin, the Chairman of the State Shubin, however, pointed to the truth that “Africans establishment of manufacturing hubs and mega Duma, told an instant meeting held with the have to acknowledge the fact that the world has projects, promote its technologies in mutually Ambassadors of African ambassadors in the Russian progressively changed, and they must be seen changing beneficial spheres while cooperating with individual Federation that Russia would take adequate steps to with a similar positive pace. It’s about time Africans countries in Africa. deliver on pledges and promises with Africa countries. take development issues seriously and work “We propose to move from intentions to concrete progressively towards establishing good governance Russia could target priority development projects in steps,” he said. and drastically seek improvement in the welfare for its Africa. “There are so many investment areas”, says Dr. large impoverished population.” ShaabaniNzori, a Moscow-based Oil and Gas specialist In an official report posted it’s the ministry’s and Foreign Policy Expert, “What is important is to website, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said: “We have Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Russia, Major General identify investment sectors and here Russia has the been consistently advocating the strengthening of the (rtd) Nicholas Mike Sango, told me in an interview chance to transfer its technology to agriculture and legal and democratic principles of the international discussion that, “For a long time, Russia’s foreign industry in Africa.” life, respect for all people’s identity and their right to policy on Africa has failed to pronounce itself in independently choose ways of their political and practical terms as evidenced by the countable forays Rex Essenowo, Member of the Board of Trustees of socioeconomic development.” into Africa by Russian officials. The Russian Federation Nigerians in Diaspora Europe and Senior Executive of The first Russia–Africa summit scheduled to take has the capacity and ability to assist Africa overcome Asian Africa Trade, a Moscow based business lobbying place in Sochi on October 24 and will be co-chaired by these challenges leveraging on Africa’s vast NGO, said African leaders also have to treat Russia with President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of resources.” some kind of objective understanding. Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who currently chairs the “Apart from sanctions, Russia is struggling with the African Union. *KesterKennKlomegah writes frequently Sango further expressed his views as follows: challenges after the breakdown of Soviet Union and about Russia-Africa and the BRICS. “Africa’s expectation is that Russia, while largely in the economic meltdown of the 90’s in the country. Russia, extractive industry, will steadily transfer technologies as it seeks to restore and strengthen its position, has MONDAY JULY 15 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 6 More headline news More headline news

by-elections something, they describe as deliberate efforts CDC denies ‘trucking’ people by elements within the National By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor But CDC national chairman Dillon as their candidate for Morlu argues the CDC has no Elections Commission and the resident George Mulbah Morlu describes the the senatorial seat and Ms. h i s t o r y o f c h e a t i n g i n government to replay the Sinoe Weah’s governing communication as cheap trick, Te l i a U r e y a s t h e i r elections; rather, he says it is County scenario. C o a l i t i o n f o r signaling defeat of the representative candidate for the former ruling Unity Party. “We note with concern that P the Commission had previously, Democratic Change (CDC) is opposition. Electoral District #15. “The letter is fake in fighting to distance itself of F o u r c o l l a b o r a t i n g A d d r e s s i n g a n e w s structure, style, in formation in preparation for the stalled allegation by the opposition opposition political parties conference in Monrovia of CDC’s document, and totally by-elections, released a bloc here that it is trooping here have endorsed Mr. Darious Thursday, July 11, Chairman charged with grammatical Calendar of Events by which people from the counties into errors. This is their making, c a n d i d a t e s h a v e b e e n Monrovia to register for the that’s what they do and been conducting their campaign stalled by-elections in doing since 2005, 2011 and all activities. This Calendar of Montserrado County. legislative by-elections. We Events provides timelines for Instead, the CDC is are far above this”, Morlu Replacement of Lost or pointing fingers at the defends. Damaged Voter Identification opposition for a purported According to him, the Cards, which period had ended letter on social media that opposition community is long before 8 July 2019, the has gone viral in which the creating side distraction but date set for the stalled by- ruling party mandates its minds of partisans of the CDC elections”, the opposition county coordinators to truck are made up to go out and asserts in a statement. partisans from across the campaign to win the two According to them, this is country for quick voters legislative seats. not the first time such a strange registration in Monrovia He says the opposition is movement has been detected, allegedly to be executed by griped with fear, seeing the as previously, many people from registrants of the National huge turnout of partisans and different parts of Liberia had Elections Commission for the supporters of the CDC in been spotted in the premises of stalled by-elections in communities, which is clear t h e N a t i o n a l E l e c t i o n s Montserrado and Electoral indication of defeat for the Commission (NEC’s) Sinkor District#15, respectively in opposition. headquarters purporting to order to vote for CDC’s He continues that it is have been “sent” to obtain Senatorial Candidate Ms. s h a m e f u l a n d n a t i o n a l their Voter Cards. P a u l i t a W i e a n d embarrassment for people who “When confronted by Representative Candidate reportedly participated in the political parties during two (2) Abu Kamara respectively. spoils of the 12 years regime of recent meetings of the Inter- former President Ellen Johnson Party Consultative Committee Sirleaf to have created fake (IPCC), the Commission d o c u m e n t a n d s p r e a d superficially addressed this Luxurious hotels more falsehood on social media strange development without against realities on the providing any guarantee that c a p a c i t y t o d e a l w i t h grounds. nothing sinister was in the disturbing transmission and T h e o p p o s i t i o n h e r e offing, even if not official.” into power theft even collecting its own bills,” claimed on Monday, 8 July that The National Elections -Pro -Tempore Chie reduces the capacity of the he says. they saw bus loads of Commission has dismissed the Also speaking, Maryland unidentified people within a l l e g a t i o n a s b a s e l e s s , By Ethel A. Tweh Liberia Electricity Corporation to provide more services to County Sen. J. Gbleh-bo Brown premises of the Sinkor clarifying that the replacement he President Pro- others. says the report is incomplete Headquarters of the National of damaged voter’s cards had Tempore of the He notes that the (Power because the committee on Elections Commission, adding since ended, and there is no Liberian Senate Mr. T Theft) Bill is not only targeting Judiciary should be the lead that when confronted, many of such thing like the NEC Albert T. Chie says most of those that do the connections, committee on the report. the bus riders said they had continuing replacement of the power theft in Liberia is but those that are exploiting He suggests that the Bill b e e n e n c o u r a g e d a n d damaged cards or people being not just done by ordinary the economy for their own should have court implication transported to the Commission trucked to its headquarters for people, but luxurious hotels benefits.He expresses fears in it, reminding his colleagues to obtain Voter’s Identification registration. Editing by in town are mainly into power that given the power theft that there is no way one can be Cards to cast their votes in the Jonathan Browne theft. situation in Monrovia, power caught and charged for Also speaking Thursday, 11 theft will be more when LEC stealing current without being July, Grand Kru County Sen. extends its operation in the carried to court. Read the NewDawn everyday Dr. Peter Coleman said up to various parts of the country. Additionally Sen. Brown 70% of the power given is “Two years ago, we passed observes that the report does & stolen. the electricity law where we not provide how one can be He complains that it Advertise with us! stated that LEC lacked the determined as someone who steals power. He argues that “You can’t country. with their power line.To add just see someone on a pole and According to him, to the problem, he says when say the person is stealing government needs to put the LEC workers get to the current.” electricity in all parts of the person who has problem with “What determines that? country, saying Liberians are supply line, money is And that person needs to go to not only the people in allegedly requested before court to be charged,” he Monrovia. connecting the person. continues. S i n o e C o u n t y S e n . On the basis of this Meanwhile, Sinoe County Augustine Chea recommends concern, Sen. Yallah believes Sen. J. Milton Teahjay says the that the legality of the bill be that LEC is helping the people Bill should not cover power given serious consideration, to steal the current. alone, suggesting the need to saying that there are serious He suggests that while include water theft. legal [flaws] in the Bill. people are being jailed for Mr. Teahjay says there is a Sen. Chea indicates that stealing current, LEC too need to criminalize the theft of nowhere in the law has to do needs to pay fine for public services, including with criminality, further facilitating the crime. w a t e r, c u r r e n t , a n d saying there is no penalty in Following deliberations by telecommunications, among terms of guilt. the Senators, the Bill was others. Notwithstanding, Bong sent back to the committee Teahjay expresses concern County Sen. Henry Yallah to consider the inputs made that the Bill is centered around raises concern that it takes b y t h e v a r i o u s Monrovia alone, noting that it LEC too long to respond to s e n a t o r s . — E d i t e d b y should cover the whole people if they have problem Winston W. Parley MONDAY JULY 15 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 7 More headline news More headline news

without taxes, the government will be unable to meet the LRA awards highest taxpayers demands of society. he Liberia Revenue County Senator Henrique Tokpa, “Taxes are crucial because the Authority (LRA) has w h i l e To t a l - L i b e r i a w a s government collects the money awarded several recognized as the highest tax and use it for projects. Also, in T addition to paying the salaries of taxpayers for their strong contributor for commercial s u p p o r t a n d v a l u a b l e property. government workers, tax dollars contributions to tax payment Under the Customs category, also help support the security and revenue collection in DHL- Liberia was most compliant services, build community roads Liberia. taxpayer using the Direct and main highways, but About 50 individuals, Transfer Platform; Fresh Frozen importantly it improves the businesses and organizations Food Inc, first-placed highest quality of life for citizens and it is r e c e i v e d a w a r d s a n d tax contributor in General critical to the success of the Pro c e r t i f i c a t e s o f s p e c i a l M e r c h a n d i s e ; B r i d g e w a y Poor Agenda,” CG Nah asserted. recognition. The awardees Corporation took first place as Liberia’s Minister of Finance were selected based on either most compliant importer as and Development Samuel D. their total tax compliance or Total-Liberia carried the first Tweah, Jr. recognizes the t h e a m o u n t o f t a x place as highest tax contributor significant contributions of contributions during the in the petroleum industry and taxpayers to the country’s 2017/2018 fiscal period year - also most compliant taxpayer revenue envelop. He lauds July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. Finance Minister Samuel Tweah using e-Filing, among others. employees of the LRA for According to a press presents an award to USAID-Liberia LRA former Commissioner upholding their high moral release, Orange-Liberia GSM General Elfrieda Stewart Tamba s t a n d a r d s i n e n s u r i n g operator for the second time in Taxpayer nationwide for than L$200,000. received special recognition government needed taxes are roll won the Gold Award as the Medium Tax, while the John Meanwhile, Firestone Liberia award for setting the pace for collected timely while pledging Highest Tax Contributor Building Materials Center for the second time in a roll won t h e c u r r e n t L R A , w h i l e government’s support to the nationwide, while Arcelor received the Most Compliant the Most Compliant Taxpayer recognition also went to several operations of the Authority. He Mittal-Liberia won the Silver Taxpayer for the Small Tax award in the Natural Resource donor partners for their thanks the honorees for paying Award as the second highest segment. Sector, while Kumba Joseph unflinching support to the work t h e i r t a x e s t o s u p p o r t tax contributor followed by The LRA explains that Large Business Center was awarded as of the LRA. They include government’s development Monrovia Club Breweries, taxpayers are businesses with the Most Compliant Petty Trader USAID/Liberia, World Bank programs.The annual Taxpayer Bronze Award, as third highest y e a r l y t o t a l i n c o m e o f for the second time in a roll. Group, European Union, Open Appreciation Day launched in in the tax payment category. L$30,000,000 and above. In the Real Property Tax Society Initiative for West 2017, appreciates all taxpayers in APM Terminals-Liberia was M e d i u m t a x p a y e r s a r e payment sector, Madam Adeline A f r i c a , U N D P, A f r i c a n the country and specifically awarded as the Most Compliant businesses with yearly total Morris was named as highest tax D e v e l o p m e n t B a n k , recognizes compliant and highest Taxpayer nationwide in the income below L$30,000,000 but contributor for industrial International Monetary Fund, taxpayers for meeting all their Large Tax Division, Kpassakoi not less than L$3,000,000, while property, the residential and GIZ, among others.Speaking tax obligations on time and in Trading Corporation was Small taxpayers are businesses property highest tax contributor during the appreciation program full.This year’s event was held named as the Most Compliant making annual gross income of award was received by Bong held at the Paynesville City Hall, under the theme: “Increase Tax below L$3,000,000 but not less LRA Commissioner General Compliance To Enhance Domestic Thomas Doe Nah commends Re s o u r c e M o b i l i z a t i o n ” , taxpayers who made the efforts supported by the United Nations to contribute to the revenue Development Program and USAID- NEC terms report as dangerous attempt envelope. He describes Tax funded Revenue Generation, payment as a civic duty and is in Governance & Growth (RG3) By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in fact; it is false and a the Commission registers line with law, saying that Project. Press Release he Chairman of the d a n g e r o u s a t t e m p t t o eligible Liberians at a particular National Elections undermine the electoral process point in time and issue them TCommission, Cllr. and expose the Commission to cards to vote in subsequent Jerome George Korkoya terms disrepute.” elections. For the replacement a recent report by a local daily He explains that the exercise, the Commission Read the that the Commission is secretly commission does not operate in replaces voter’s cards for voters issuing voter’s card to secrecy, as all of its operations who have lost or damaged their individuals as dangerous. are open and observed by cards. No new voter is added on NewDawn everyday A d d r e s s i n g a n e w s independent observers. the voter’s roll during a conference in Monrovia Friday, Chairman Korkoya maintains replacement exercise. While & Chairman Korkoya notes that that political actors also have cards are issued during both similar allegation has also been right under the law to observe exercises, the cards issued made by some political actors, various aspects of the electoral during replacement are marked Advertise with us! dismissing it as “total process. “Replaced”, thereby making the falsehood and misleading.” He clarifies the replacement cards they replaced unusable.” He says the NEC, in no of lost or damaged voter’s cards He says under the law, as request to the Ministry of 2017, but had lost or damaged uncertain terms, categorically is different from voter recorded in Section 3.5 (2) of the Finance and Development their voter’s cards were issued denies these allegations, registration. New Elections Law of Liberia, Planning (MFDP) to provide replacement cards. saying, “This story has no basis “Under voter registration, “In the event of loss or funds to cover the cost of “The Final Registration Roll of destruction of the registration replacing the cards. Our request 2017 produced the following card and after proof has been to the Ministry of Finance and statistics: total number of established, the Registrar shall Development Planning stemmed registered voters in Liberia: issue a new card for a minimum from a huge outcry from the 2,183,268; total number of fee of $5.00 to be paid in the public to remove the fees and registered voters in Montserrado: Internal Revenue account.” reduce the distance voters were 778,291; total number of The NEC boss continues that to travel to replace their cards.” registered voters in District#15, for these by-elections, the He further details that at the 39,005; total number of Commission initially decided to close of the replacement precincts in Liberia; 2,080, total go in strict adherence to the exercise, the total number of n u m b e r o f p r e c i n c t s i n provision of the law on replacement Identification Montserrado: 488; and, total replacement and opened two cards issued was 1,649:573 from number of precincts in District replacement centers at the the Brewerville office; 337 from #15, 31,” he explains. m a g i s t e r i a l o f f i c e s i n the Bensonville office and 739 at He urges political parties and Brewerville and Bensonville, t h e N E C H e a d q u a r t e r s other stakeholders to also have in respectively in Montserrado respectively. their possession a copy of the County, beginning Friday, June Korkoya assures Liberians 2017 final voters’ roll of 21 through Tuesday, June 25, that NEC, as has been its 2,183,268 registered voters 2019. practice since 2005, is very nationwide, saying, “Under our “The Commission later strict in its adherence to the law, political parties have the extended the period to requirements of the law in that, right to inspect or scrutinize the Thursday, June 27 and opened only individuals who were voters’ roll.” Editing by another center at the NEC proven to be on the original Jonathan Browne Headquarters following our Final Registration Roll (FRR) of MONDAY JULY 15 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 8 Français Visite de Georges Weah à Conakry : le Football aussi était au rendez-vous ette démonstration étrangères, cette visite de niveau se trouve notre et son hôte étudieront la des transports ou encore de la d’Alpha Condé à la Georges Weah portait coopération bilatérale, pour possibilité de signer des défense. Ce n’est pas garanti CB l u e z o n e d e essentiellement sur le voir de quelle façon on peut accords dans bien des que des accords seront signés, Kaloum devant l’ancien r a f f e r m i s s e m e n t d e s approfondir et diversifier domaines : mais cela pourrait se faire ballon d’or, est l’un des relations entre la Guinée et le davantage ces relations dans « Il y aura un communiqué dans un proche avenir », a moments forts de la visite Libéria : l’intérêt des deux pays », a qui va exprimer la volonté précisé Mamadi Touré. d’Etat et d’amitié du « Il s’agira pour les deux expliqué le Chef de la politique des deux Etats à Au cours de cette visite de président du Libéria à chefs d’Etat et leurs Diplomatie guinéenne. trouver des accords, à deux jours, Georges Weah et Conakry. délégations de revoir à quel Ajoutant qu’Alpha Condé s’entendre sur des domaines. Alpha Condé se sont rendus au « Notre grande surprise, Il y a plusieurs domaines dans port conteneur et à la Blue c’est quand on a été à la lesquels on peut coopérer. zone (à Kaloum). La visite a Bluezone où de petits C’est notamment dans les été couronnée par un diner enfants étaient en train de d o m a i n e s d e s avec les deux chefs d’Etat jouer au foot. Je leur ai investissements, des mines, dans la soirée du jeudi. d e m a n d é s ’ i l s l e connaissent, ils ont dit ‘oui, Ballon d’or’. Et Weah m’a Côte d’Ivoire : croissance stable, des dit ‘président, quand j’avais 11 ans, je disais que je serai le futur Pelé», révèle Alpha risquent planent selon la Banque Mondiale Condé qui dit ne pas connaitre AKB (Abdoul ’ é c o n o m i e mobilisation des recettes Karim Bangoura sur la i v o i r i e n n e s e fiscales, en particulier la TVA. photo), ancien sociétaire du Lm a i n t i e n t . S a Et puis l’économie ivoirienne Syli national, un ami à croissance est stable, selon est encore très dépendante du Georges Weah. le dernier rapport de la secteur agricole (21,5% du Élu à la tête du Libéria, Banque mondiale qui prévoit P I B ) , s e c t e u r d o n t l a en janvier 2018, l’ancien un taux de croissance de 7,2% croissance a fortement ralenti footballeur a effectué une en 2019 contre 7,4% en 2018. l’année dernière. visite d’amitié et de Mais plusieurs risques La fluctuation des marchés, fraternité de 48 h à Conakry. planent toutefois sur cette le changement climatique font Selon Mamadi Touré, économie. donc peser de lourdes menaces ministre des Affaires La croissance à plus de 7% sur cette économie ivoirienne, qui fait la fierté des autorités t o u t c o m m e l e r i s q u e depuis 2012 devrait se terroriste et l’incertitude Coopération militaire : ce que les ministres guinéen et maintenir à condition « que autour des possibles troubles l’économie ivoirienne ne liés au processus électoral à subisse pas de chocs venir. libérien de la Défense se sont dit ce vendredi à Conakry extérieurs majeurs et que « C e t t e p o s s i b l e l’environnement politique n marge de la son homologue libérien coopération militaire entre d é g r a d a t i o n d e visite du président Daniel D. Ziankahn. Conakry et Monrovia, à EGeorges Weah à L’entretien entre les deux travers notamment la mise Conakry, le ministre d’Etat ministres s’est déroulé en en place prochaine de chargé de la Défense présence des proches patrouilles mixtes le long nationale Dr. Mohamed collaborateurs de Dr. des frontières et le partage Diané a reçu dans la Mohamed Diané et a porté d’informations au niveau matinée de ce vendredi 12 essentiellement sur le des différents Etats-majors. juillet, au Camp Samory, r e n f o r c e m e n t d e l a Le ministre Diané a rassuré Daniel Ziankahn de la disponibilité des autorités guinéennes à tout mettre en oeuvre pour que règne la paix et la stabilité, non seulement dans l’espace de la Mano river union, mais aussi et globalement dans la sous-région. reste apaisé à l’approche de l’environnement politique Le ministre libérien de la la présidentielle de 2020 », pourrait aussi conduire les Défense tout en rappelant le estime la Banque mondiale opérateurs privés à ralentir rôle majeur joué par la dans son rapport intitulé « Au leurs investissements », note Guinée pour le retour à une pays du cacao, comment le rapport. Pour l’instant, ce paix définitive dans son pays transformer la Côte d'Ivoire n’est pas le cas puisque les après les années difficiles de ». investissements directs la guerre civile, a indiqué D’autres indicateurs sont étrangers sont en hausse en que son le Liberia ne servira au vert : une inflation faible 2018. « Ces risques politiques jamais de base arrière pour à 0,3% en 2018 et un déficit pourraient être exacerbés par déstabiliser un pays voisin. budgétaire à 4% et en baisse. le partage relativement limité L’objectif des 3% exigés par des fruits de la croissance », Daniel Ziankahn a souhaité l’UEMOA pour intégrer la ajoute la Banque mondiale. établir une ligne directe m o n n a i e u n i q u e l ’ a n Selon les dernières statistiques avec son homologue guinéen prochain est à portée de disponibles sur la question et pour traiter efficacement main. datant de 2015 : 46% des toutes les questions liées à La Banque mondiale ivoiriens vivent sous le seuil de la sécurité des deux pays pointe toutefois plusieurs pauvreté. amis. problèmes. Problème de MONDAY JULY 15 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 9 Français

Éditorial Commentaire Par Sami Mahroum Le forum économique de la Le fonctionnement LCB passe à côté de l'essentiel d'une utopie de l'IA

e Gouverneur exécutif de la Banque centrale du Libéria, NVERS – Il y maintenant plus de 500 ans récemment, la croissance de la population et la Nathaniel R. Patray, n'a pas eu « froid aux yeux » pour dire que Sir Thomas More a trouvé son baisse des revenus tirés des ressources naturelles aux Libériens qu'il mettrait de côté les normes et les règles L inspiration pour le « Royaume de l'Utopie ont menacé le contrat social. Mais avec des de la Banque pour satisfaire le président George MannehWeah. A » en flânant dans les rues d'Anvers. Lorsque j'ai technologies capables de produire et de C’était lorsqu'il a pris les rênes de l'autorité de la Banque voyagé de Dubaï à Anvers au mois de mai pour distribuer la plupart des biens et services requis centrale du Libéria l'année dernière. parler de l'intelligence artificielle (IA), je n'ai par ce qui est essentiellement une société de C’est bien tout ce qu’il a réussi à fait, ce, au détriment de la pas pu m'empêcher de faire des parallèles avec loisirs, le contrat social existant pourrait être politique monétaire du pays, ce qui a naturellement fait grimper Raphael Hythloday, le personnage d'Utopie qui amélioré, plutôt que perturbé. le taux de change et provoqué la hausse des prix des denrées fait les délices des habitants de la Nouvelle- alimentaires et des produits de première nécessité. Angleterre du XVIème siècle avec ses récits En Occident, la révolution technologique semble d'un monde meilleur. avoir creusé le fossé entre les détenteurs du Maintenant le Gouverneur exécutif Patray lance un forum capital et tous les autres. Si la productivité a économique à la Banque centrale du Libéria avec un dialogue La ville de Dubaï, qui abrite le premier augmenté, la part de la main-d'œuvre sur le public sur le thème « Bilan de la politique monétaire et des Ministère de l'IA, ainsi que des musées, des revenu total a diminué. Outre les propriétaires opérations de la Banque centrale du Libéria au cours des dix-huit académies et des fondations consacrées à du capital, une classe de loisirs de yuppies et dernières années (2000 - 2018) ». l'étude de l'avenir, poursuit son propre périple d'héritiers a également pris une part importante à l'image de celui de Hythloday. Alors que du surplus créé par les technologies qui Pourquoi le gouverneur exécutif souhaite-t-il nous ramener 18 l'Europe, en général, se montre de plus en plus améliorent la productivité. Les plus grands ans en arrière alors que l'état actuel de l'économie, en anxieuse quant aux menaces technologiques perdants sont les personnes à faibles revenus et particulier le système monétaire sous sa direction n'a jamais envers l'emploi, les Émirats Arabes Unis ont les moins éduquées. aussi été mauvais, pas moins que pendant la guerre civile accueilli avec enthousiasme le potentiel libérienne. d'économie de main-d'œuvre de l'IA et de Pourtant là encore, l'accent sur l'incidence l'automatisation. potentielle de l'IA sur la relation entre le capital Non, non, le taux n’a jamais atteint plus de 200 dollars libériens et l'emploi est à courte vue. Après tout, le pour un dollar américain, pas même pendant toute la période de Il y a des raisons pratiques à cela. Le ratio populisme a augmenté dans de nombreux pays la guerre civile, encore moins depuis le rétablissement de la autochtone / étranger de main-d'œuvre dans occidentaux, à une époque quasi-historique des gouvernance démocratique, pas avant l’arrivée du président les États du Golfe est fortement déséquilibré, plus bas taux de chômage. On peut dire que le Weah au pouvoir non plus. Si Patray et les autres autorités de la allant d'un maximum de 67 % en Arabie mécontentement actuel reflète un désir d'une CBL étaient de bonne foi, le dialogue public porterait saoudite à un minimum de 11 % dans les Émirats meilleure qualité de vie - et non pas le désir de essentiellement sur comment peut-on améliorer l’économie. arabes unis. Parce que l'environnement davantage de travail. Les manifestants français désertique de la région ne peut pas soutenir des « Gilets jaunes » ont d'abord répondu à des Les Libériens aspirent à des solutions pour sauver le mauvais état davantage la croissance de la population, la mesures qui étaient censées augmenter leurs de l’économie, et non pour nous mener vers le passé. Nous perspective de remplacer les personnes par frais de déplacements ; les Britanniques qui ont voulons aller de l'avant avec une économie saine. Le gouverneur des machines est devenue de plus en plus voté pour quitter l'Union européenne espéraient Patray devrait d’ailleurs d’abord expliquer aux Libériens séduisante. que les contributions à l'Union seraient comment les 25 millions de dollars ont pu être injectés dans réorientées vers les services publics au niveau l’économie sans que cela n’ait eu aucun impact sur notre Mais il existe également une différence national. La plus grande part de la rhétorique système monétaire. culturelle entre les deux régions. anti-mondialisation et anti-immigration est née Contrairement à l'Europe de l'Ouest, berceau d'une inquiétude quant à la criminalité, au À un moment donné, la CBL sous le gouverneur Patray ne pouvait de la révolution industrielle et de « l'éthique changement culturel et à d'autres questions liées pas verser de l’argent aux banques commerciales pour servir le protestante du travail », les sociétés arabes en à la qualité de vie - pas à l'emploi. public, limitant ainsi les clients à des retraits fixes même s’ils général ne « vivent pas pour travailler », mais disposaient de plus d’argent sur leurs comptes. plutôt « travaillent pour vivre », en accordant Le problème est qu'en vertu du contrat social une plus grande valeur au temps de loisir. De occidental, un désir de davantage de loisirs peut Le Gouverneur exécutif a également coprésidé l'équipe de telles attitudes ne sont pas particulièrement se traduire par des exigences incompatibles gestion technique économique (TEMD) avec le ministre des Finances, Samuel Tweah, dans le cadre de l’opération compatibles avec les systèmes économiques entre elles. Les électeurs veulent une réduction controversée de la diminution de l’excès de liquidité de la qui exigent d'extraire toujours plus de de la durée du travail mais des revenus plus monnaie locale sur le marché monétaire local. 25 millions de productivité de la main-d'œuvre, mais elles élevés et s'attendent à ce que les gouvernements dollars US avaient, dit-on, été injectés à cet effet dans sont bien adaptées à l'âge de l'IA et de continuent de générer suffisamment de recettes l'économie. L’opération a été marquée par un manque de l'automatisation. fiscales pour fournir les services de santé, les transparence si bien que le résultat demeure un mystère, en retraites et l'éducation. Il n'est pas étonnant que dépit de l’audit réalisé par la Commission générale des audits. Dans l'Ouest industrialisé, les forces la politique occidentale soit dans l'impasse. technologiques menacent des contrats sociaux Le président Weah a décidé de mettre M. Patray à la retraite de qui ont longtemps reposé sur les trois piliers du Heureusement, l'IA et l'innovation fondée sur des façon honorable avec tous les bénéfices qui lui sont dus pour capital, du travail et de l'État. Durant des données pourraient offrir une voie à suivre. Dans avoir satisfait ses intérêts égoïstes (le président Weah) au siècles, le capital fournissait les ce qui pourrait être perçu comme une sorte détriment de l’intérêt général du pays en contribuant investissements dans les machines, les d'utopie de l'IA, le paradoxe d'un État plus grand grandement à la décadence de l’économie. Le gouverneur sera travailleurs faisaient fonctionner les machines avec un plus petit budget pourrait être récompensé en bénéficiant de tous les avantages en tant que pour produire des biens et services et les réconcilié, parce que le gouvernement aurait les Gouverneur exécutif à la retraite pour avoir contribué à gouvernements percevaient les impôts, moyens de développer les biens et services à très paralyser notre économie. fournissaient les biens publics et faible coût. redistribuaient les ressources en fonction des Par conséquent, nous considérons le lancement du prétendu besoins. Mais cette division du travail a créé un Le principal obstacle serait culturel : dès 1948, le Forum économique par le gouverneur Patray comme une système social qui est beaucoup plus philosophe allemand Joseph Pieper a mis en tentative astucieuse de détourner l’attention du public de la compliqué que celui du monde arabe et garde contre la « prolétarisation » des personnes dégradation de l’état actuel de l’économie, car il n’a pas de d'autres économies non industrialisées. et a exigé que le loisir soit placé à la base de la stratégie viable pour progresser. culture. Les Occidentaux devraient renoncer à Comme cela a été démontré à la CBL, Patray devrait rester De leur côté, les États arabes ont nationalisé leur obsession de l'éthique du travail, ainsi qu'à silencieux et attendre que le président Weah lui prépare un plan les ressources naturelles, ont géré leur profond ressentiment envers les « de retraite élaboré. Il s'est dit satisfait durant toute sa carrière d'importantes industries, ont fait du commerce resquilleurs. » Ils devraient commencer à faire la de gouverneur exécutif de la Banque centrale, au lieu de nous international et ont distribué les excédents de différence entre le travail qui est nécessaire à ramener dans le passé qui était beaucoup mieux que ressources dans la société. Jusqu'à une existence digne - et le travail qui vise à maintenant. Copyright: Project Syndicate, 2018. www.project-syndicate.org MONDAY JULY 15 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 10 More headline news More headline news Several marketers affected in demolition onrovia City Major District#16 Representative clearing garbage. taxes to government and the MCC and Governor Weah. Jefferson Koijee Dixon Sebo, visited the area Madam Massa Massalley, repaying loans to bank. Director Wah notes that Mand Kru Borough and promised to promptly leader for the charcoal field “We don’t want trouble, government does not break Governor Alice Weah are on intervene, but to no avail.The in Duala Market appeals to we want peace and long life, down warehouses and private a demolition of market exercise came about a day President George Manneh let government come to our properties under cover of s t r u c t u r e s , i n c l u d i n g after Miss Liberia-2017, Weah to intervene urgently to aid before it gets too late”, darkness, but criminals only warehouses and concrete W o k i e D o l o r e m o v e d avoid a deeper crisis between she pleads. do, adding those responsible shops in Duala Market, stockpiled of garbage in the aggrieved marketers and the The Director of Technical should pay for properties and Bushrod Island to erect Dual Market and its environs. M C C . M a d a m M a s s a l l e y Services of the Liberia businesses destroyed. garbage centers, affecting Miss Liberia Dolo and a laments the market provides Marketing Association (LMA), When contacted on the several marketers. team of volunteers launched the only source of feeding Gbaylee P. Wah, Sr. says the demolition ground, Governor A r m e d s e c u r i t y the cleanup campaign over their families, paying their LMA knows nothing about Alice Weah declines to accompanied Mayor Koijee the weekend, voluntarily children’s school fees, paying what he terms unlawful and comment, while Major Koijee and Governor Weah to the u n c i v i l i z e d d e m o l i t i o n is said to be busy. Editing by market during night hours to exercises in Duala Market by Jonathan Browne breakdown structures. D u a l a M a r k e t Superintendent Madam Haja Sirleaf and several affected UAE, top Australian miner marketers complain that Mayor Koijee and Governor Weah broke down their here to explore Liberia warehouses and shops under the cover of darkness By Winston W. Parley causing them to lose several sectors are trying to come into op level business Liberia to look at opportunities hundred bags of charcoal delegations from the to explore and to make sure to and other goods. Troyal family of Dubai, bring in money into the country. They explain that armed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) But Mr. Kpui declines to say if police officers of the and an Australian mining this visit will see both sides Monrovia City Corporation investor are here in Liberia to signing any document or marketers executed the act engage authorities in an effort to whether it is just an assessment early this week while e x p l o r e i n v e s t m e n t visit. Governor Weah on Monday opportunities. He however says the Liberian and Tuesday, ordering In furtherance to President government has technical d e m o l i t i o n o f m o r e George Manneh Weah’s visit to teams, sectorial ministries and structures. the UAE, Sheikh Ahmed Dolmook ministers that will be engaging Al MakToum and his delegation [the guests] in one - on - one The marketers say Charcoal warehouses demolished a r r i v e d a t t h e Ro b e r t s interactive and technical M o n t s e r r a d o C o u n t y International Airport (RIA) in conversations. Margibi Sunday, 14 July to Mr. Andrew T. Forrest, CEO of e x p l o r e i n v e s t m e n t Forescue Mining Company, says opportunities here. he is here to see if he can help Refus Neufville attacks Minutes after Sheikh Toum’s Liberian children, expressing his COP’s new plan to protest arrival, Australian mining interest in seeing that this former supporter of and not in the interest of the relevance due to alleged greed t h e C o u n c i l o f Liberian people. Mr. Neufville, by its members.He cites the APa t r i o t s ( C O P ) , who has broken away from the withdrawal of Senator Oscar organizer of the June 7 COP, has formed his own C o o p e r ; t h e E c o n o m i c peaceful protest, Mr. Rufus version of the organization he Freedom Fighters of Liberia Neufville, has claimed that calls Independent Council of from the COP, as well as others the COP’s plan to hold Patriots (ICOP). According to a that he says have formed the another protest on 24 July is press release, Mr. Neufville Independent COP.He believes an alleged attempt to extort told journalists over the that the intent of the COP is to money from the Government weekend that the COP has lost generate money to cater to family needs for the July 26 celebration.Mr. Neufville investor Mr. Andrew T. Forrest, country does not suffer slavery wants Liberians not to take CEO of Forescue Mining Company among other nations. COP serious. which is said to be the fourth “I’m particularly interested largest mining company in the to making sure that your young Mr. Neufville’s comments world, also touched down at RIA. p e o p l e h a v e e c o n o m i c comes after Montserrado The foreign partners were led opportunities and I would be County District #10 Rep. Yekeh to Monrovia on Sunday by very excited to help in Kolubah announced on July 10, Liberian officials on a convoy to developing your economy,” says 2019 that another protest will be engaged in interactive Mr. Forrest. be held in the Country technical meetings with Liberian He assures that he will be in beginning July 24. The COP is teams from sectorial ministries Liberia many times, expressing saying that the Government of and agencies. confidence that he and the President George Manneh Minister of State Without Liberian government can reach W e a h h a s r e f u s e d t o Portfolio Mr. Trokon Kpui told harmony. implement recommendations journalists at RIA that Mr. Al Mr. Forrest describes his made to government after the MakToum runs an office that is company Forescue as probably June 7 protest. Mr. Neufville interested in doing business in the world’s best known effective also calls on Rep. Yekeh Liberia. miner for getting things done Kolubah to use his authority as Mr. Kpui recalls that a couple quickly, saying if the company a lawmaker to Chanel his of months back, a delegation comes to your country, then it disagreement with the came from UAE following will be seen as world’s government rather than President Weah’s visit there. command. e n g a g i n g i n t o s t r e e t D u e t o t h e b i l a t e r a l protest.—Press release relationship, Mr. Kpui explains that both the private and public MONDAY JULY 15 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 11 pending protest expected beginning 24 July. Gov’t taunting Yekeh Kolubah? While his family was at the airport, Rep. Kolubah says he By Winston W. Parley wife about the situation at the was called to come and clarify iberian immigration Airport, the lawmaker got that he was aware that his wife authorities have there enraged. was travelling with his children. Lintercepted and “And then he thought According to him, when he prevented the wife of because of the ne exeat went to the airport and talked Montserrado County District republica that is placed on him w i t h t h e I m m i g r a t i o n #10 Rep. Yekeh Kolubah from by the court not to leave the commander there, the officer traveling out of Liberia with country, he thought that was indicated that he simply seven children, over claims of what was transferring on his wanted to know that he lack of exit clearance for wife and the children,” Budy (Kolubah) was aware of the their journey to Ghana to says. children’s travel. conform to anti- trafficking “But he did not know that He says he was called back measures. they have a mechanism in place and told that he needed to fill a Following Saturday’s that nobody is authorized to form, and the Immigration had incident at the Roberts take their minor out of the stamped his wife and children’s International Airport (RIA), country without going through passports. Liberian Immigration Service that process, because he does But in the next 20 minutes, (LIS) Commissioner General not know about that,” he adds. Kolubah says President George Col. Robert Budy told the The Immigration Chief Manneh Weah landed at the NewDawn via Mobile Sunday, Rep. Yekeh Kolubah explains further that there was airport. 14 July that all of the no document to that effect for In the process of his a f f e c t e d p e r s o n s h a d all the seven children to travel. (Kolubah’s) wife and children diplomatic passports, but before a child is taken out of 13 July, attempting to travel to He confirms that all of them getting out, Kolubah says his “the proper procedure was Liberia. Ghana with seven children, had diplomatic passport, but family was called back and told not followed yesterday” so Col. Budy argues that the when immigration officers the immigration is not that higher ups had instructed “the children did not travel.” decision taken was not about asked her for the exit concerned about the travel that they should not travel. Col. Budy says during politics, but Rep. Yekeh clearance or records to show documents, saying immigration He additionally says the former President Ellen Kolubah’s wife did not have that she was authorized to had to take the necessary Immigration commander Johnson - Sirleaf’s term, the exit clearance to carry the carry the children along. measures to be in line with indicated that their passports UN raised some concerns seven children along with her In return, Col. Budy says the international protocol. could not also be released to about child being trafficked to Ghana. lady asked the immigration Col. Budy suggests that them. from Liberia, following which He says Rep. Kolubah’s wife officers what they meant by even if they had traveled to Kolubah narrates that he the Child Protection Section appeared at the Roberts exit clearance. Ghana, they would have been informed the then Acting Desk was put at the Ministry International Airport (RIA) He adds that when Rep. denied at the Port of entry and Justice Ministry about the of Justice to do due diligence Immigration desk on Saturday, Kolubah was notified by his asked to return to Liberia once situation, but the authority they did not have exit allegedly indicated that it was clearance. President Weah’s instruction According to Col Budy, that Kolubah’s family shouldn’t Opposition leaders abandon Dillon there’s a system in place at the leave the country. Ministry of Justice that require By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor At Saturday’s (July 13) if they elected him to the He claims that the Acting exit clearance. he campaign launch launch, the UP leader senate. Justice Minister said they had G i v i n g a h i s t o r i c a l o f s e n a t o r i a l Ambassador Joseph Nyumah The vacancy in the Liberian been ordered to even seize background, he narrates that candidate Abraham Boakai, and his former running Senate came about as a result Kolubah’s families’ luggage. T Liberia was put in certain Darious Dillon from the mate Emmanuel Nuquay were of the late Senator Geraldine However, in an official category and warned that if it opposition bloc for the both absent, so were Senator Doe-Sherif died in Accra, statement, thegovernment said did not put in control measures Montserrado County by- Nyonblee Karnga Lawrence Ghana, after a protracted it did not prohibit family how children are leaving election took place over the and Cllr. Charles Brumskine of illness. members of Representative Liberia to go to other parts of w e e k e n d w i t h t h e the LP, including the ANC At his campaign rally held in Yekeh Kolubah from leaving the the world, international aid to conspicuous absence of key leader, Alexander Cummings the compound of the Unity country out of any political Liberia would have been cut opposition leaders except for and his running mate, Party, he further vows that if consideration or ongoing legal off. b u s i n e s s m a n t u r n e d A m b a s s a d o r J e r e m i a h elected, he would work with case he has with the courts. According to Col Budy, there politician Benoni Urey of the Sulunteh, among others. other senators to reduce salary Instead, immigration officers was lot of concerns that one All Liberian Party. However, the ALP leader Mr. of lawmakers to US$5,000 as acted purely in keeping with parent would take a child away Mr. Dillion’s Liberty Party Urey was the only opposition take-home pay. a n t i - h u m a n t r a f f i c k i n g without the consent of the i s a m e m b e r of fou r leader present at the rally. At the moment, salary of regulations. other parent. opposition collaborating Po l i t i c a l c o m m e n t a t o r s lawmakers, including senators A c c o r d i n g t o t h e He says this situation parties here, including the believe Urey’s presence was is not public here. Some Government, Madam Georgetta prompted the institution of this former Unity Party of Ex-Vice primarily intended to show projections put the figure at Joyce Kolubah - believed to be s y s t e m t o e n s u r e t h e President Joseph Nyumah support for his daughter, Ms. US$12,000, 15,000 or 17,000. the wife of the Representative – appearance of both parents to Boakai, Cllr. Charles Walker Telia Urey, who is vying for “ L e t m e m a k e a was due to leave the country on confirm that they are in the Brumskine of the Liberty Montserrado County Electoral commitment to you; it is not S a t u r d a y , J u n e 1 3 , know of the child’s travel. Party, Alternative National District #15 seat. only that I am going to fight not a c c o m p a n i e d b y s e v e n “Then the Section will do a Congress of Alexander Mr. Darius Dillon launched to fail you, but I will fight to children, five of whom had c o m m u n i c a t i o n t o t h e Cummings, and the ALP of Mr. his campaign, promising voters change things to give hope to diplomatic passports. The other Commissioner General of Urey. that he won’t disappoint them our people that all is not lost. two had laissez-passers. During Immigration that they have We want to show the ruling routined checks, Madam done their due diligence, and Kolubah could not prove that all a party what is meant by ‘hope g t h e y w i l l i n s t r u c t t h e P11e for change or change for the children were hers, or that Commissioner General to issue hope’,” Dillon promises. they were traveling with the an exit clearance,” he says. H e t h r o w s a n o p e n consent of both parents in According to him, this challenge to President George keeping with anti-human process has to be followed Weah and the ruling Coalition trafficking procedures. when taken biological or for Democratic Change (CDC) “When she didn't produce adopted children out of Liberia to withdraw the candidacy of the necessary legal instrument to authenticate that it meets Mr. Abu Kamara for the ruling which would have validated her Abraham Darious Dillon Cllr. Brumskine both parents’ consent to take party in District#15 to allow Ms claims, Mrs. Kolubah was duly the child out of Liberia. Urey, the only female i n f o r m e d o n h o w s u c h “And by doing that, it will candidate for the district to documentation could be prevent trafficking of children sail thru. obtained, without which she out of the country,” Col. Budy The representative by- cannot leave the country with explains. election in District#15 is the children. This is standard In a video interview at his intended to replace the late practice which other adults house, Rep. Kolubah says his Re p r e s e n t a t i v e A d o l p h accompanied by even a single wife and children were Lawrence, who died in a car child have had to face, the travelling for a one week crash in March. -Editing by government said.” Ex-Vice President Boakai Mr. Cummings vacation to come back for the Jonathan Browne eThew French Version Inside N TRULDYa INDEPENDENTwn VOL. 9 NO. 117 MONDAY, JULY 15, 2019 PRICE LD$40.00 With Emmanuel B. Juduh Senegal beat Tunisia to reach Afcon final

direction and was saved by Alfred Gomis. Four minutes later Senegal were given a penalty of their own when Ismaila Sarr was brought down by Bronn, but Henri Saivet's shot was kept out by Hassen.The Tunisia goalkeeper then inadvertently gifted victory to Senegal, who will be without influential captain Koulibaly for the final as he is suspended.Analysis BBC Sport's Piers Edwards at the 30 June Stadium enegal reached the After Salif Sane's headed This was an incredible Africa Cup of Nations clearance ricocheted off Nations Cup semi-final - Sfinal for the second Idrissa Gueye's elbow, the packed with incident, drama time as Tunisia defender referee initially pointed to the and decisions that will be Dylan Bronn's extra-time own spot before overturning his debated for years. goal gave them victory. decision after reviewing video Ultimately, Senegal got Both sides had penalties footage.Senegal dominated lucky after Hassen's appalling saved in normal time before the first half, producing seven error enabled the Teranga Bronn inadvertently headed shots to Tunisia's two, with Lions to lead through an own the only goal of the game. Mane spurning their best goal Bronn knew nothing about Mouez Hassen tipped Sadio opportunity when he missed an - then again when the penalty Mane's free-kick on to Bronn's open goal. against Gueye late on was head as Senegal - who face Tunisia improved after the overturned by VAR. Any Algeria in Friday's final - interval and were awarded a contact with a hand in the area moved closer to a first Afcon penalty when Ferjani Sassi's often leads to a spot-kick these title.Tunisia had a late e f f o r t s t r u c k K a l i d o u days, but Gueye was clearly penalty award overturned by Koulibaly's arm, but Sassi's trying to move his arm away VAR. spot-kick lacked power and from the ball. Mahrez free-kick sends Algeria to final iyad Mahrez scored a who earlier beat Tunisia thanks lead when Troost-Ekong turned stunning free-kick to an extra-time own goal, in Mahrez's deflected cross into Rwith virtually the the final on Friday. his own net from close range. last kick of the game as Algeria started brightly and Nigeria equalised through Algeria beat Nigeria to reach came close on two occasions Ighalo after Aissa Mandi was the Africa Cup of Nations thanks to the dangerous penalised, following a VAR final.With the match heading Baghdad Bounedjah. review, for handling Peter for extra time, Manchester The striker first poked the Etebo's shot. City forward Mahrez whipped ball past Kenneth Omeruo then That was just the second a fierce set-piece into the top shot straight at Daniel Akpeyi, goal Algeria have conceded in corner. before bursting through on goal the tournament, but they A William Troost-Ekong only for Jamilu Collins to responded well, and Mahrez's own goal had given Algeria narrowly lift the ball over his late strike kept alive their the lead before Odion Ighalo's own crossbar. hopes of a second Afcon penalty levelled the scores. But Algeria took a deserved title.BBC Algeria will face Senegal, The NewDawn Press We Offer The Following Printing Services: - Newspapers, Magazines 2 colors Heidelberg printing machines - Flyers, Posters, Calendars - Brochures, Letterhead - Receipts, Invoices - Souvenirs, Gifts - Designs, etc... K

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