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Zimbabwe rivals promise victory in pitch for votes at final election rallies imbabwe's President Tens of thousands of MDC certain. If we miss our chance yellow and red party regalia as internal security and vice E m m e r s o n supporters in the party's red on Monday we are doomed for the party tries to win in the president but since coming to ZMnangagwa and his c o l o u r s c o n v e r g e d i n life," Chamisa told supporters capital for the first time since power has cast himself as a rival Nelson Chamisa held downtown Harare in a carnival and urged them to stay at 2000.Little separates the two reformer with his Zimbabwe is final election rallies on atmosphere, dancing to music polling stations to prevent men's policies but Mnangagwa "open for business" mantra. Saturday and both vowed to denouncing ZANU-PF. vote fraud.A few miles away, is 75 and represents the war "This coming Monday we rebuild an economy shattered "Today we are celebrating. ZANU-PF supporters met at generation that has ruled will win the election. We are by Robert Mugabe's long rule. Change is inevitable, victory is the national stadium in green, since independence in 1980, voting for the future. We are Monday's vote is the first while Chamisa, a 40-year-old voting for generations to since Mugabe was forced to lawyer, embodies the hopes of come. Together we will unlock step down in November after many young people. the potential for our beloved a de facto coup and, as such, The election could confirm homeland," Mnangagwa told is a major national test. the country's rehabilitation his party supporters. Mnangagwa is favourite after years as a pariah under Mnangagwa has outspent although the latest opinion Mugabe and help unlock Chamisa on the campaign trail, poll said the race was too foreign investment, especially buying all-terrain double cab close to call. i f We s t e r n o b s e r v e r s , vehicles for more than 300 T h e r u n - u p t o t h e monitoring for the first time ZANU-PF parliamentary p r e s i d e n t i a l a n d since 2002, declare it fair. candidates. He has occupied parliamentary election has Mnangagwa held senior most billboards in major towns been peaceful compared to p o s i t i o n s i n M u g a b e ' s and dominated the airwaves previous polls but there are governments as head of with adverts.-Reuters reports of intimidation and c o e r c i o n i n r u r a l constituencies, and state Somalia's president media is biased towards the ruling ZANU–PF party. A run-off will be held in S e p t e m b e r i f n e i t h e r A woman walks past election posters in Harare, pays rare visit to Eritrea candidate wins outright. Zimbabwe, July 19, 2018. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo Egypt court sentences 75 to death Share n Egyptian court has constitution. Morsi was ousted, with sentenced 75 people Their cases will now be hundreds of demonstrators Ato death for their role referred to the Grand Mufti, and dozens of security in the violence that erupted who must be consulted personnel killed after the after President Mohammed whenever the death sentence latter moved in to break up Morsi's removal in 2013. is applied. two sit-in protests. The group, including But while Egyptian law Among those arrested that leaders of the banned Muslim requires the opinion of the day was the award-winning Brotherhood, are part of a Grand Mufti, the country's photojournalist, Mahmoud mass trial of more than 700 highest Islamic legal authority, Abou Zeid, better known as people. it is non-binding - although Shawkan. Rights group Amnesty rarely ignored. He was detained while President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed attends the 30th International has called the The August 2013 clashes taking pictures of the dispersal Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and trial "grossly unfair" and a took place a month after the of a protest. He has been held the Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, v i o l a t i o n o f E g y p t ' s democratically-elected Mr in prison ever since and faces a series charges. A decision in his case was omalia's president Eritrea of supplying weapons postponed by the judges on paid a rare visit to to Islamist insurgents fighting Saturday. SEritrea on Saturday in the fragile government in In the months that followed a sign that Asmara is trying to Mogadishu. Eritrea has said the clashes, there was a use the opportunity created t h e a c c u s a t i o n s w e r e crackdown on the former by a rapprochement with concocted by Ethiopia. president's supporters, and on Ethiopia to improve its Eritrea and Ethiopia the Muslim Brotherhood group regional ties. fought a border war between to which he belongs, which Eritrea's President Isaias 1998 and 2000 during which Egypt later declared a Afwerki's decision to invite tens of thousands died. The "terrorist organisation". President Mohamed Abdullahi war was followed by a In a statement, Amnesty Farmaajo marks a new military stalemate but in International pointed out that, chapter for the countries April they signed a peace while many thousands of after years of sour relations. deal. people have been arrested Discussions will focus on Asmara walked out of the since, "Egyptian authorities "regional issues of interest to East African bloc IGAD in 2007 have never questioned or both countries," Eritrea's in protest as Ethiopian forces prosecuted any of the security information ministry said. entered Somalia to fight force personnel" who were P r e v i o u s S o m a l i militants.-Reuters Image copyright AFP: Defendants involved in the clashes.-BBC look out into the court in Cairo administrations have accused MONDAY JULY 30 2018 w w w .thenewdawnliberia.com N E W D A W N 3

Commentary By Bernard-Henri Lévy A national call for peace and unity Macron and the Piranhas

PRESIDENT GEORGE MANNEH Weah sounded a passionate Ever since Alexandre Benalla, a now-former security aide to call Thursday, 26 July during Liberia's 171st Independence French President Emmanuel Macron, was caught on video beating Day celebration at the Centennial Pavilion on Ashmun Street, Monrovia when he called on all Liberians, including members up demonstrators on May 1, France's populists have been leading of opposition political parties to join him in helping to build a political feeding frenzy. By focusing on Benalla, they hope to Liberia. bring down another of Europe's few remaining liberal leaders.

“NO MATTER WHO you are and where you are, opposition or ARIS – The faults of Alexandre Benalla, a video of Benalla beating a demonstrator played not, in the rural parts of the country or in the Diaspora, in the former top security aide to French in a loop on the news channels, running nearly towns or villages or in the city, so as long as you are a President Emmanuel Macron who was simultaneously with grotesque speculations Liberian, it is your patriotic and nationalistic duty to put your P caught on video beating up a demonstrator on about the private life of the presidential hands on deck to help us build our country,” he pleaded. May 1, are inexcusable. And it is well couple. In Hans Christian Andersen’s fable, the understood that Macron committed several emperor had no clothes; he was not stripped of WE BELIEVE THIS is a call coming from the bottom of the errors of judgment by trusting for too long a them. And this band of political piranhas heart of a truly patriotic leader that Liberians irrespective of young, inexperienced, showy bruiser who decided not to leave the least scrap of flesh on political, tribal, economic and religious diversity should imagined himself to be a cop or a hooligan. Macron. answer to in our common goal to see Liberia progress. Credit is owed to the journalists who compelled the Elysée Palace to end two and a We know this scene all too well. Our world has SUPPORTING OUR NATIONAL leaders in ways that would half months of culpable silence and cut ties been animated by base desires and reactive promote peace, national unity and development should with Benalla.1 immediateness for some time now. Nor is it new never be seen as a weakness. Rather, it is a demonstration of that the public, puffed up by the winds of the not only national pride, but sincere commitment to the But beyond this scandal lies a more chilling web as if by nationalist mantras, seems to have country we all claim to love as Liberians. sequence of events. Paralyzed by Macron’s lost the inclination to be the people of a real, steady drumbeat of important reforms, his functioning democracy.4 SUPPORTING THE PRESIDENT and his government would opponents found in the Benalla scandal, at mean giving our very best whether we are in the public sector long last, a good fight to fight. But no one But rarely, it seems to me, has the abyss been or the private sector. As an individual citizen, it means doing should revel in the fact that it was far-right plumbed so quickly. For the first time, the you very best in whatever your hands find to do, keeping leader Marine Le Pen and far-left leader Jean- hysteria of certain media and commentators Liberia in mind. Luc Mélénchon who led the attacks on Macron reached fever pitch almost immediately. Le for his silence about his thuggish aide. There Parisien, for example,ran the headline, “An NO, NO; IT does not mean tearing one another down thru was something deeply hypocritical in the Overly Special Adviser,” accompanied by a petty jealousy or carrying deep-rooted hate in our hearts for spectacle of these old warhorses, who rely so supporting suggestive photo, while public our fellow citizens, primarily because of current positions often on their own redneck guerrillas, intellectual Michel Onfray’s blog described they may hold in government and achievements made over defending the police against the “militias.”1 Benalla as “the favorite of the king” and the years. “physically the closest” to him. The humming Who are Le Pen and Mélénchon trying to kid in of tweets and Facebook forums became the YES, IT WOULD require that we be very patriotic and bold feigning concern for public civility when they hunger cries of a carnivorous chorus, motivated enough to condemn ills in government without implying in only fan resentment and hostility? In an by one obsession: Devour Macron. any way whatsoever that we hate those of fellow article published last Sunday in the French compatriots who are privileged to day to be in positions of weekly Le Journal du Dimanche, officials in It is difficult not to think of a special sort of service. Mélénchon’s party, La France Insoumise sans-culottes, devoid of a soul, drunk on (France Unbowed), smugly and cynically themselves and cruelty. Confronted with a LEST WE SHOULD forget, successes of the Weah-led discuss plans to “raise the tone,” “hit” rival X world turning wild and the rise of administration are successes of all Liberians as nation. On or Y, “obtain” top-secret information on “democratatorships” and demagogues, there the other hand, if this government does not achieve anything “article 40 of the code of criminal are too few leaders working to hold the line substantive due to the crab mentality, the entire country procedure,” and render the crisis sufficiently against Vladimir Putin’s Russia, fascism in would have failed. God forbid! “important” to “damage the president.”1 Hungary and Poland, and the political earthquakes triggered by US President Donald MR. WEAH ACKNOWLEDGES that the task of building a But, however much the Vichyist Le Pen and Trump. vibrant nation is a momentous challenge that requires the the Maduro-manqué Mélénchon might wish overriding involvement of all of its citizens in a strong bond of otherwise, the Benalla affair is no Watergate. Macron is one of them. We can disagree with peace and unity, stressing, “It is my hope that at the age 172, Liberia under our leadership would have accelerated the It was a blunder that was quickly revealed by him on railway reform or the migrant crisis, on pace of the coming of the happy land that we will wish our the press, triggering several judicial tomorrow’s budget or future spending cuts, on country to be - a glorious land of liberty and prosperity by investigations and police inquiries, as well as his indifference to former political veterans, or God's command.” a parliamentary commission requiring the his obsession with being on the cutting edge. appearance of the interior minister himself. But, in a Europe adrift and a world on the edge IS SOMEONE LISTENING? Are Liberians listening? This is a With the state and government acting with of the abyss, we cannot take away from him the national call to duty that all patriotic Liberians must heed by such alacrity, covering up nothing, this is no virtue of being one of the last who – partly coming together in unity to help lift the land of our nativity grave scandal that should threaten a owing to his famous “arrogance” – is capable of from the dungeon of poverty, misery and disease to justice, government. Macron’s underestimation of resisting the new nationalist international.1 peace economic prosperity, and development. Benalla’s violence was a serious error, but it was not what Mélénchon, in an interview with Still, the populists smell blood in the water. Le Monde, called “an open door to a form of Perhaps politicians of the traditional French barbarism” and it certainly did not justify the right – for example Christian Jacob, Laurent subsequent paralysis of Parliament. And no Wauquiez, and Éric Ciotti – should concern citizen should rejoice in Mélénchon’s themselves more with the state of the world subsequent statement saying that he than with today’s summer scandal. That is their “ d i s a p p r o v e s ” o f “ p a r l i a m e n t a r y decision. I have made mine. Faced with institutions” and approves of those who looming chaos and increasing devastation in “destroy them” and do “the work in our Europe and beyond, I say to myself, and must place.” say aloud: Benalla is a small fish. Focusing on him will only benefit the piranhas. Published by the Searchlight Communications Inc., Crown Hill-Broad Street, More alarming still is the stampede that Adjacent Afriland Bank Monrovia-Liberia. followed. 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From Where I See Opinion By Christopher R. Hill President Weah’s Government Trump’s Immigration Trap By: Jones Octavious Mallay, Esq. [email protected] Cell: 4015720775; @jonesmallay ENVER – Donald Trump’s presidency reminds me of nothing so much as the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s. At the height of the violence, a Serb friend Dsaid to me that, “I don’t like [Slobodan] Miloðeviã. I don’t like his President Weah’s Speech: Was methods, his cruelty, his crudeness, and his sadism. But at least someone is doing It Poisoner Pills for Liberians? something.” residential speeches are intended to effectuate multiple intentions, superior That last clause captured the essence of the entire conflict. My friend was amount them, is the direct abatement of potential fears and huge fogginess of willing to look past all of Miloðeviã’s abuses and brutality if it meant that Serbia Prapid discomfort of the future. Presidential speeches should by and large endeavor wouldn’t be a victim anymore. According to this nationalist narrative, Serbia had to rekindle the hopes and aspirations of its fatigued citizens of a nation, and not necessarily been forced to accept that it was just one republic among six, even though what a president thinks he has delivered. But President Weah's articulation to Liberians Serbs, who were spread out across Yugoslavia, comprised almost half of the created enormous uneasiness for the future of the Liberian's economy which amounts to a momentous cloud of systemic suspicion, distrust, and frustrations among the citizenry of country’s total population. Liberia. It wasn't the beauty or the colorful nature of President Weah's enunciation that matters Of course, the idea of Serbia as a victim ran counter to the views of the other on 7/16. What matters, is the effects and the substantive character of the President's republics. To them, Yugoslavia, far from being a conspiracy to hold down Serbia, speech. For example, President Weah lamented “Additionally, the prices and demand for was actually a conspiracy to enshrine Serbia’s position as primus inter pares. our exports are determined and affected by factors beyond our borders and are After all, Serbia controlled the army, the secret police, and the ruling party. therefore beyond our control?” Yes, President Weah was aware of these factors when he served as Senator, he had more than12-years preparing to take over the Liberian presidency, therefore the phrase “… it is beyond our control” is appalling and unacceptable by weary In many ways, a similar pattern has emerged in the United States since Trump Liberians. Where are President Weah's best scholars, experts, masterminds, and outstanding took office. Trump is rude and often cruel, and even many of his supporters seem and knowledgeable advance political Liberian scientists he promised to bring on board of his to realize that they wouldn’t want their own children to emulate him. Still, he government to help him manage his government since he doesn't know everything about speaks to their grievances and anxieties. And in 2016, he reached enough swing- political bureaucracy? The Liberian presidency is not necessarily a practice center for young state voters to clinch a victory – a scenario that could well happen again in 2020. politicians, it is a place for political veterans who are prepared for the Herculean task. President Weah voiced further “The key to success in this endeavor is for Liberians to produce more goods and services locally, so that we reduce our importation of goods and Trump and his followers have homed in on issues that were not really on most services from abroad, whilst at the same time increasing our exports and adding value to other Americans’ radars, but which force voters to pick a side. Such inherently the raw materials that we ship to the world.” No, President Weah, Liberian businesses are divisive “wedge issues” often provoke an equal and opposite reaction from the unable to produce more good and services, especially at the time when your government is other side of the political divide. As each side digs its trenches, the complexities encouraging foreigners to take over the sickling Liberian badly wounded economic. and nuances of the issue tend to be overlooked. President Weah should know that the Liberian economic will remain very devastating at least for now until all dangerous foreign businesses are weeded out of the Liberian society Immigration is Trump’s key wedge issue. While many Americans would simply be and send home. For example, the Chinese are burning charcoal, selling woods, mining Liberian sand and breaking rocks, selling of cold water on all streets in Liberia. There are amused by the fact that it is more useful to speak Amharic than English in a foreign market women taking over all small and big market spots at all Liberian Washington, DC, taxi, Trump has turned immigration into a referendum on marketplaces across Liberia, thus depriving local marketers to sell advisedly in their native America’s soul. Hence, during his recent trip to Europe, Trump issued an ominous land. Foreigners have jammed the entire market grounds, how can Liberian marketeers warning about immigration “changing the culture” of Western societies.1 survive under such a competitive business condition, when ordinary Liberian marketeers are being denied space to even sell their goods. This nonsense doesn't see daylight either in In the eyes of his supporters, Trump is winning on immigration, simply because Ghana or Nigeria. he is “doing something.” Under his watch, distinctions between legal and illegal President Weah also mentioned, “And in so doing, we intend to encourage and empower Liberian businessmen and Liberian-owned businesses to lead the immigration have been cast aside, along with wonky debates about the need for transformation of the Liberian economy.” Before President Weah can capacitate Liberian skilled workers in certain sectors or locales. And if you think that Trump will businesses, he should weed out all small illegal foreign businesses and let Liberian take over acknowledge that immigrants built the country, you can think again. The entire the small business themselves. For example, all foreign businesses should be headed by issue has been reduced to a question of American identity, filtered through the Liberians and co-headed by the owner themselves. Until the government of Liberia can prism of race. change the entire business outlook, all small Liberian businesses will continue to suffer immensely from time to time. By weaponizing the immigration issue, Trump has convinced his supporters that President Weah 4-points economic measures to alleviate the terrible economic problem especially the infliction issue will continue to create additional economic obstacles in they could lose their country to people with vastly different identities and tribal Liberia due to the presence of the foreigners who have hijacked the Liberian economic. loyalties, owing to what he portrays as a kind of ethno-racial spoils system. In President Weah suggested “An immediate infusion by the Central Bank of Twenty-Five doing so, he has marshaled those who oppose immigration behind the banner of Million United States Dollars into the economy to mop up the excess liquidity of Liberian their own group identity. And, at least for now, he has the numbers to win.1 dollars” This is a very dangerous precedence by the Liberian government trying to alleviate the bad economic problem in the nation. But wedge issues, by definition, tend to galvanize both sides. The new slogan for To do this, the Liberian government must first weed out organized groups producing enormous Liberian counterfeit dollars in the system and throw them in prison. Second, the Trump’s opponents is “Abolish ICE” – that is, US Immigration and Customs Liberian government should relocate the printing of the Liberian dollar from China to the Enforcement, the federal agency charged with implementing many of the U.S. for security purposes. Third, the Liberian government should replace the U.S. dollar administration’s immigration policies. And, among proponents of immigration, with Liberian dollars as only Liberia's legal currency. The persistent use of the U.S. dollar in even “illegal” has come to be regarded as an offensive, pejorative qualifier for Liberia will continue to suffocate the nation's struggling economy. The foreigners are in any living, breathing person. Of course, the term refers not to one’s person, but Liberia because of the US dollar, not because they love Liberians. to one’s immigration status within a given jurisdiction, in this case that of the President Weah's suggestion “A mandate to the Central Bank to provide more effective United States. supervision and regulation of money-changers or foreign exchange bureau.” The Liberian government should have one exchange rate center. The exchange rate center should be run exclusively by Liberians. It should be a crime in Liberia for foreigners to engage Similarly, pro-immigration forces have increasingly denounced those who stress in any foreign exchange matter in the country. The exchange business has legitimized the the need for border controls, even though they are simply advocating legal counterfeit production and the persistent hoaxing of the U.S. dollar which is dangerous for immigration. Rather than debate regulations that could stanch the flow of the Liberian economic. It is true that money exchangers and foreign banks are sucking the undocumented migrants into the country, pro-immigration radicals seem to U.S. dollar out of the system and replacing it with huge counterfeits Liberian dollar which doubt that there should be any laws restricting the movement of people at all. will continue to add to the ongoing inflation problem in Liberia. The speech from the understanding of Liberian marketeers, it annihilates their business spirit. President Weah utterance from the perspectives of the church, it dashed the Needless to say, this plays directly into Trump’s hands. Polls consistently show expectations of the church; the speech from the student perspectives, it eroded their hope that a majority of Americans want border controls.To be sure, the Trump for the future; the speech from the opposition point of view, it created an acute frustration administration’s policy of separating migrant children from their parents went and disappointment; the president's talk from the perspective of foreigners' it was superb further than most Americans were willing to accept. But if voters think the and a wonderful speech; the speech from Weah's government's officials standpoint, it was alternative is no border controls, or a wave of dubious asylum claims, they will tremendously achievable; the speech from the diasporas Liberian's perspective, then it side with Trump in the end. didn't go far enough; the speech from journalists' perspectives, it wasn't guided by past Please note that this post is a National Post and is opened to applicants of either sex. Preference will be given to equally qualified women candidates. Liberian experience regarding the country economic problem; the speech from a syndicate's writer point of view it was very poor. President Weah should be thanked at least for speaking The immigration debate underscores the fact that the political center in to his people on the state of affairs of the which yielded no real results. The speech didn't America is quickly disappearing. But Trump’s radicalism should not be met with have the needed substance to affect the needed changes for the upbeat of the Liberian more radicalism. Trump and his supporters have selected their winning issues economic. carefully. The best response is not to play their cynical game, but rather to It can be recalled that H.E. President Weah 4-points economic measures to solve the appeal to a broader segment of Americans. It can be done. struggling Liberian economic was replicated by President Weah's Finance Minister, Samuel Tweah who crafted those 4-points from the Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program (GEMAP) of 2005. The GEMAP was used by the Liberian government and the international community, via the International Contact Group on Liberia (ICGL) to reshape the fundamentally broken system of governance after the Liberian civil war but failed miserably under the then President's Sirleaf's government. Copyright: Project Syndicate, 2017. www.project-syndicate.org

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Republic of Liberia 6. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English m ay be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee oFfi fty United States

Ministry of National Defense Dollars (US50.00) beginning Tuesday, July 24 , 2018 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

UN Drive, BTC 7. Sealed bids must be delivered to the procurement unit of the Ministry of National Defense no later than Friday, 1000 Monrovia, 10, Liberia, West Africa August 17, 2018 at 10:30 AM. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be reje cted and return to

INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) bidders unopened. Bid will be opened in the presence of bidders who chose to attend or their representatives on Friday, August 17, 2018 at 10:30 AM in the Alpha Building conference room of the Ministry of National Defense.

PURCHASE OF DRY RATION (RICE) 8. Bids submitted must be sealed and labeled:

IFB NO. MOD/SBA/NCB/001/18/19 REF : IFB NO. MOD/NCB/004/’18/’19 Atte ntion:

Procurement Director

Procurement Unit 1. The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of National Defense (MOD) anticipates funding from its national budget for FY 2018/2019 for the procurement of dry ration (rice). Ministry of National Def ense BTC, United Nation s Drive & Lynch Street Monrovia, Liberia 2. The Ministry now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of dry ration (rice) for FY 2018/2019.

3. Bidding will be conducted through the National competitive Bidding process as enshrined in the Public Procurement SIGNED: ______APPROVED: ______and Concession Act (PPCA). PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR MINISTER/HEAD OF PC 4. SPECIFICATION AND QUANTITY NO. PRODUCTS QUANTITY GRADE 1. Long grain milled rice 32,040/50kg bags 5% Broken

5. Qualification requirements include: I) Articles of Incorporation Republic of Liberia II) Valid tax Clarence III) Valid business registration certification with appropriate business activity code Ministry of National Defense IV) Past performance records-including the names and contact numbers of at least 5 clients V) Evidence of vendor having warehouse UN Drive, BTC VI) Registered in Public Procurement and Concession Commission (PPCC) Vendor Registry 1000 Monrovia, 10, Liberia, West Africa VII) Bid security of 2% valid for 60 days after deadline for submission

6. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Fifty United States Dollars (US50.00) beginning Tuesday, July 24, 2018 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM VEHICLE REPAIR AN D MAINTENANCE 7. Sealed bids must be delivered to the procurement unit of the Ministry of National Defense no later than Friday, August IFB NO. MOD/N CB/001/18/19 17, 2018 at 10:00 AM. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected and return to bidders unopened. Bid will be opened in the presence of bidders who chose to attend or their representatives on Friday, August 17, 2018 at 10:00 AM in the Alpha Building conference room of the Ministry of National Defense. 1. The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of National Defense (MOD) anticipates funding from its n atio nal 8. Bids submitted must be sealed and labeled: budget f or FY 2018/2019 for the procurement of Vehicle Spare Parts

REF: IFB NO. MOD/SBA/NCB/001/’18/’19 Attention: 2. The Ministry now invit es sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of Vehicle Spare Parts for Procurement Director FY 2018/2019. Procurement Unit Ministry of National Defense 3. Bidding will be conducted through the National competitive Bidding process as enshrined in the Public Procurement BTC, United Nations Drive & Lynch Street and Conce ssion Act (PPCA). Monrovia, Liberia

4. SPECIFICATION AND QUANTITY SIGNED: ______APPROVED: ______NO. LOT Description Vehicle Type PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR MINISTER/HEAD OF PC 1. LOT 1 Spare Parts (Assorted) Toyota Land Cruiser 4 door cabin pickup

2. LOT 2 Vehicle servicing Assorted

Republic of Liberia 5. Qualification requirements include: I) Articles of Incorporation Ministry of National Defense II) Valid tax Clarence UN Drive, BTC III) Valid business registration certificati on with appropriat e business activity code 1000 Monrovia, 10, Liberia, West Africa IV) Past performance records-including the names and contact numbers of at least 5 clients

V) Registered in Public Procurement and Concession Commission (PPCC) Vendor Registry

INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) 1. A comple te set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submissioonf a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee oFfi fty United States Dollars MEDICAL DRU GS (US50.00) beginning Tuesday, July 24 , 201 8 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM IFB NO. MOD/NCB/004/18/19

2. Sealed bids must be delivered to the procurement unit of the Ministry of National Defense no later than Friday, August 1. The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of National Defense (MOD) anticipates funding from its national 17, 2018 at 1 1:00 AM. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected and return to bidders

budget for FY 2018/2019 for the procurement of Medical Drugs. unopen ed. Bid will be opened in the presence of bidders who chose to attend or their representatives on Friday,

2. The Ministry now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for supply of Medical Drugs for August 17, 2018 at 11:00 AM in the Alpha Building conference room of the Ministry of National Defense. FY 2018/2019. 3. Bids submitted must be sealed and labeled: 3. Biddi ng will be conducted through the National competitive Bidding process as enshrined in the Public Pr ocur ement and Conc ession Act (PPCA). REF: IFB NO. MOD/NCB/001/’18/’19 4. SPE CIFICATION AND QUANTITY Attention: Procurement Director Procurement Unit NO . PRODUCTS QUANTITY Ministry of National Defense 1. Medical Drugs As specified in the bid data sheet BTC, United Nations Drive & Lynch Street

Monrovia, Liberia 5. Qualification requirements inc lude: I) Articles of Incorporation

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MONDAY JULY 30 2018 w w w .thenewdawnliberia.com N E W D A W N 6 More headline news More headline news We are not your enemy NIC announces the signing urges journalists to get factual -Weah tells journalists n e w s , r e c a l l i n g h o w of several MOUs By Winston W. Parley government was blamed for late journalist Tyron Browne’s r e s i d e n t G e o r g e you will have to find a way,” he h e N a t i o n a l death. Manneh Weah says his advises journalists here. I n v e s t m e n t a n d c r e a t e c l e a n e r But he says in the end Pgovernment is not But he says if journalists C o m m i s s i o n neighborhoods. The project stay away, “we” will not get to government was far away from T enemy to the media here, announced last week that it when implemented will also that, pondering as to “how can suggesting that journalists each other, indicating that has signed about seven MOUs prevent the spread of disease a George Manneh Weah harass have to find a new way if they need to interact with the with various companies with (cholera, yellow fever, a journalist he grew up with in government does not want to government. interest in investing in Liberia malaria), dispose of sewage the ghetto?” work with them because they He suggests that such under the George Weah Pro- waste and clean up sewage “How can a George Weah are constantly against interaction is not by force but Poor led government. waste dumping sites. kill a journalist? It’s not government. by cordiality “we can achieve NIC, which is critical to the The country also stands to possible. Look at me, look at “To all our Fourth Estate, what we want to achieve.” government’s obtainment of benefit clean renewable m y c o u n t e n a n c e , y o u the Fourth Estate we are not President Weah notes that its pro-poor agenda said it is energy electricity, reliable understand. So let us … portray your enemy. We are friends, [journalists] saw what was p o s e d t o e n s u r e t h a t e l e c t r i c i t y, a f f o r d a b l e a good image of our country. we are partners. You want us done for their freedom of interested investors are electricity which does not rely That is not a joke,” he adds. adequately informed about upon expensive electrical grid He makes emphasis on L i b e r i a ’ s i n v e s t m e n t upgrade but rather generated giving a positive image of opportunities to enable them at site of demand. All these are Liberia to the outside world, make better decision on their benefits which are expected to expressing concerns that investment interests here. be from the distribution of the negative talks about Liberia The MOUs mentioned last company’s micro-power would scare away partners. week by the NIC include that of electricity generating project. President Weah says he is an energy waste to energy and The PSCM Energy team, sure that those that are electricity generation project which visited Liberia in May of making noise today, 25 years spear headed by an American 2018, says it looks forward to from now they will understand own company PSCM, whose partnering with the NIC on that his government was “the officials visited Liberia these and future projects for government.” sometime May this year. the benefit of the people of H e c o n t i n u e s t h a t journalists should not deceive L i b e r i a ’s i n t e r n a t i o n a l partners, but they can go ahead and tell the truth if government is corrupt. “But let me tell you something, if you tell them that the government is corrupt they will not believe you,” he says, arguing that the to engage, you also have to speech, reminding them of international community engage,” he said Saturday, 28 how they have been speaking monitor everything that they July in Redlight, Paynesville for so long but he did not give to Liberia and they sit while breaking grounds for a respond to them. with the government every 6.1 kilometer road project “You know that I listen to three months. connecting ELWA Junction and you but I don’t respond to you. To this end, Mr. Weah said Coca Cola Corporation. That tells you if you’re tired journalists should start “If government don’t want speaking you will come on the changing their mode of work, to work with you because you table so we can discuss,” he warning that by spoiling are constantly going against says amidst laughter from his government’s name, it will the government for what audience. only deprive other Liberians of Flashback: A group photo with investors from PSCM. reason we don’t know, then President Weah further their fair share. Ally Hi-Tech and NIC officials in May 2018

A l t h o u g h a f o r m a l Liberia. Liberia observes World against announcement will not be PSCM intends to invest over made until August, the MOU US 350 million into garbage Senate, Albert T. Chie, is provides for the American collection at no cost to the human trafficking expected to deliver the Company, PSCM Energy of government of Liberia. It keynote address at today’s Cedar Park, Texas, to build and intends to transform the waste he Ministry of Labour celebrated the Day Against celebration while other senior operate landfill and sewage product into ethanol and in collaboration with Human Trafficking despite officials of government, waste to energy processing f e r t i l i z e r a s i t s m a i n the National Anti- committed efforts by the T members of the Diplomatic plants in Liberia. In addition, commodities for sale. Human Trafficking Taskforce Government of Liberia and Corps, local and international PSCM Energy will build and The company says it is today, Monday, July 30 join p a r t n e r s i n c o m b a t i n g organizations and partners in operate an initial pilot project prepared to jump start its other countries around world trafficking of persons. the fight against human o f 2 5 M e g a w a t t s o f investment here with the to celebrate “World Day The release further notes trafficking in the country are distributed, micro-power, approval of the Liberian Against Human Trafficking”. that the President Pro- anticipated to grace the e l e c t r i c i t y g e n e r a t i n g Government. The investments The theme for this year’s Tempore of the Liberian event. -Press Release facilities. Construction is are private and come as no celebrations is “Responding to dependent upon additional cost to government. the Trafficking of children and negotiations but is tentatively NIC Executive Director young people.” scheduled for the last quarter Molewuleh B. Gray Esq. According to an official Read the of 2018. responding at the time release from the Ministry of The benefits of the sewage indicated that Liberia is open Labour, the celebration is NewDawn everyday and landfill waste to energy to investors. He encouraged cardinal as the country project are is expected to the investors to explore other improves on the fight against reduce the growth of toxic opportunities beyond their Human Trafficking. landfills, clean up landfill core investment interests. It may be recalled that Advertise with us! w a s t e s i t e , p r e v e n t Liberia has not previously groundwater contamination, MONDAY JULY 30 2018 w w w .thenewdawnliberia.com N E W D A W N 7 More headline news More headline news 60 years to fix Liberia’s problems Cuba celebrates attracting quality teachers has -Orator says administration is committed to serious cost implications too, National Rebellion Day By Ethel A. Tweh stabilizing prices and address revealing that the fiscal space ndependence Day Orator economic situations in the to take on 6,000 new teachers By Ethel A. Tweh Although the attack did country, evidenced by the that are needed to close the and Finance Minister he Cuban Embassy in not reach the planned infusion of US$25 million into teaching gap is not there. ISamuel Tweh says it will M o n r o v i a h e r e objectives, July 26, 1953 was the economy. He urges government to take 60 years to fix Liberia’s recently celebrated the response of the Cuban He suggests that one way to continue to focus on the T problems. its National Rebellion Day, people to the situation stabilize the economy and delivery of Technical and Delivering an oration at while at the same time created by Fulgencio Batista ensure food security here is to Vocational Training programs Liberia’s 171st Independence congratulating Liberia on its and it served as a trigger for invest in agriculture sector on as well as working further to Day celebration in Monrovia 171st Independence. the last phase of the national a larger scale. strengthening college and Thursday, 26 July, Mr. Tweah The Day is commemorated liberation process. This is why Mr. Tweah observes that university education. said the Coalition for as Cuba’s second most Cubans recognize the date as Liberia imports about 26 Minister Tweah indicates Democratic Change (CDC) - led significant dates in their the Day of National Rebellion. that the nation’s human history, the 65th anniversary of Meanwhile, Cuba is capital development is a big the Assault on the Barracks currently experiencing a challenge that must be solved Guillermón Moncada and historic process of total by government as it underpins Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. reform of the current national transformation. The Rebellion Day is a Constitution of the Republic, He suggests that the quality commemoration of an armed which will provide the Cubans of Liberia’s teachers, doctors insurrection to oppression, with an updated Law of Laws. and engineers will have to p o v e r t y a n d i n j u s t i c e Between August 13 and change radically over the next perpetrated by a tyrannical November 15, the proposal several years. regime with the recognition for a new Constitution which M i n i s t e r T w e a h and financial support of the maintains the irrevocable recommends that students US. character of Socialism and placed in private and public On July 26, 1953, a group of the political, social and high schools and universities brave Cuban revolutionaries economic system of the around the country should at who would be remembered in country and the leading role least be given preference C u b a n h i s t o r y a s t h e of the Communist Party of d u r i n g t h e a w a r d o f Centennial Generation, led by Cuba, will be submitted for scholarships or recruitment in then young lawyer Fidel Castro popular consultation. the civil service. Ruz, assaulted two of the main Making remarks at the “This approach provides military fortress of Batista´s occasion, River Gee County some incentive for students to soldiers. Sen. Commany B. Wesseh study harder,” he says, and The assault was intended to r e m e m b e r s t h e m a n y adds that “scholarship should obtain arms and go to the sacrifices made by young be for scholars, those willing mountains of the east of the Cubans in the liberation to burn the midnight oil.” country, to start the guerrilla struggles of many countries million bags of rice annually, He wants an afterschool government cannot solve the war for the total and definitive on the continent including saying it was necessary for program to be launched that c o u n t r y ’s g e n e r a t i o n a l liberation of Cuba. Angola, and Namibia. challenges within six months. Liberians to begin diversifying focuses on a range of subjects According to him, Liberians their taste. and programs. are being misled to believe Touching on education, Mr. Commenting on the health these difficult period, it is government. that the CDC government can Tweah notes that the number sector, Minister Tweah against this backdrop that we “I strongly want to thank solve all of the generational of substandard teachers that indicates that the 2018/19 thought it wise to come and the Petro-Trade family for challenges within a six - year are providing instructions in budget has absorbed some identify with you, we will taking up their time, efforts, period. Liberian schools is “too large.” 2,000 health workers.--Edited remain working with you.” and resources to respond to According to him, the But he also observes that by Winston W. Parley He says Petro Trade is here our need; we never thought to serve the public, its this would have happen’ we “Customer First” philosophy is the victims were thinking what what has propelled it in the do for this July 26 celebration, Petro-Trade gives to flood victims Liberian market, creating a but God has done it for us By Lewis S. Teh loyal customer base. through this company”, Pastor t was a joyous moment The company, which has Forleh notes. for residents of Mount been operating here for the “You know when we IB a r c l a y O l d f i e l d past two decades, offers experienced the Ebola, no one community, and Soul Clinic services such as storage came to our aid, this is first of community when three cargo facilities and retail service its kind to see a Liberian trucks belonging to Petro- stations as well as supply chain company coming to help us, Trade Inc drove into the and fleet management. and this is a sign of blessing communities, carrying relief According to him, the vision from God.” including food items for flood is to become a world class Meanwhile, also speaking victims. company and undisputed on behalf of Soul Clinic The parent company for market leader in the Liberian community, Pastor James Super Petroleum (SP) and petroleum market. Molubah, founder of the Liberian Petroleum (LP) Petro- “To serve as a benchmark Mighty Fortress Worldwide Trade Inc was seeing playing a include 150 bags of rice, 150 residents. f o r t r a n s p a r e n c y a n d Ministry, thanks Petro-Trade h u m a n i t a r i a n r o l e o n pieces of mattress, 150 gallon “For and on behalf of our accountability in operational for the donation and discloses Independence Day July 26 of Argo Oil, and five cartons of company Petro-Trade, we activities, and to ensure that after the flood, former when it identified with cooking vita, something the want to use this medium to say persistent supply of petroleum lawmaker now a senatorial residents of both communities company hopes would help in we are sorry for your products, add value to the candidate Madam Josephine after a recent heavy downpour addressing situation of the misfortune; we know how Liberian market and increase Francis identified with them that swept away homes and affected residents of both difficult it is to lose your our customer base”, Mr. by providing rice and water to left many displaced. communities. homes, but flood is a natural Kaydea explains. the victims. Petro Trade Inc. is a Making the presentation on disaster; we hope you can Responding on behalf of the “But today’s donation to Liberian-based importer and behalf of the company, Petro- manage with this”, Mr. Kaydea Mount Barclay Oldfield this community by this supplier of petroleum products Trade Chief Coordinating expresses. community Pastor Fallah company is different; there is a and parent company of the Officer Abraham Kaydea, says “You may not know, but Armstrong Forleh expresses saying that when you’re Super Petroleum (SP) and as part of their corporate some of you every time you delight for the donation by the worried, anyone that comes to Liberian Petroleum (LP) social responsibilities, they buy gas from our station, it company and notes since the you is a friend”, Pastor brands. thought it wise to respond to helps us as a company to incident occurred; no one had M o l u b a h . - E d i t i n g b y Relief items donated the urgent needs of the reciprocate especially, in come to their rescue, not even Jonathan Browne MONDAY JULY 30 2018 w w w .thenewdawnliberia.com N E W D A W N 8 Français Festival International du Journalisme : Christophe Nigean raconte Liberia ! ous sommes attablés générations, anglophones et pendant plus de deux vie le témoin de la réalisation de capitaine négrier, cynique au Qui est américain, qui est chrétiens par contrainte, Nh e u r e s a v e c ce rêve dont les colons venus grand cœur, un planteur sudiste africain ? Qui est maître, qui est i n t e r d i t s d ’ é d u c a t i o n , Christophe Nigean au ptit d ' A m é r i q u e f e r o n t u n qui ne voit pas d’avenir à esclave ? LIBERIA, au-delà de devenaient ambassadeurs de roquet à Couthures-sur- cauchemar pour les indigènes, l'esclavage, un aventurier l’histoire du “retour” en Dieu et de la Civilisation. Alors Garonne et nous parlions leurs "frères de couleur". Une africain qui veut que la Traite se Afrique de Noirs affranchis, est qu’ils n’avaient en Amérique "Liberia", la saga des anciens parabole sur la "race" et la poursuive jusqu’à ce que les une parabole sur l’identité, la aucun autre avenir que esclaves devenus oppresseurs culture. Noirs chassent les Blancs couleur de la peau, les origines, l’esclavage pour leurs enfants mais aussi de George Weah, le Journaliste débutant À New d'Amérique... et des femmes de la culture et la manière que et pour eux-mêmes l’espoir de président Libérien, qui a reçu le Bedford, un grand port baleinier c a r a c t è r e , c u l t i v é e s e t nous avons de regarder le devenir le garde-chiourme qui livre. Le deuxième tome est en du Massachusetts, Julius militantes, ou trafiquantes monde avec les lunettes tient le fouet ou la servante qui préparation. Le nom « Liberia » Washington, fils d'une Noire d'armes et d'ivoire. déformantes de la “race”. accouchera des bâtards du a pour racine le mot « Liberté ». émancipée férue de lecture et Quand enfin les colons, au Ce roman raconte les maître, ces sous-hommes La devise de la République d'un marin africain parti sans prix d'une hécatombe, bâtissent premières décennies du entraient dans l’American proclame fièrement : « L’amour laisser d'adresse, rêve de ce qui ressemble à un pays Libéria, connu pour les légende, semblable aux de la liberté nous a amenés ici naviguer et d’écrire. Un jour de qu’ils appellent "Liberté", Julius macabres scènes d’une guerre proscrits, putains et puritains ». Le pays est né d’un très beau 1807 il couvre le départ pour s’y installe. Il regarde cette commencée en 1980 quand les d’Europe qui avaient fait rêve, celui de Paul Cuffe, un Londres d'un navire chargé de graine d'Amérique germer en “indigènes” afro-libériens l’Amérique, s’imposant aux nom on ne peut plus akan : faire coton "ambassadeur des terre africaine. Elle pousse de f u s i l l è r e n t t o u t l e Indiens par la foi et le fusil. On revenir sur les terres de leurs esclaves du Sud". Son capitaine, travers. Introduit dans la caste gouvernement des descendants leur offrait la liberté, l’Afrique, ancêtres, les Noirs mis en Paul Cuffee, noir riche et dirigeante des Mulâtres comme des colons américo-libériens le retour vers leurs racines. esclavage aux Etats-Unis ! Un influent, veut convaincre les parmi petits Blancs - les sur la plage où ils avaient Roots, déjà un mythe. rêve qui arrangeait aussi les Ils n’étaient plus esclaves, il Blancs racistes, de plus en plus fallait qu’ils soient maîtres. Ils nombreux. Las ! La République le sont devenus avec d’autant indépendante, proclamée en moins de scrupules que leurs 1847, sera à son tour raciste, “frères de race” qui avaient car les colons « américano- déjà vendu leurs pères libériens » refusent aux « continuaient la traite sous leurs indigènes » les droits de la yeux. Le Liberia, proclamé citoyenneté, sur leurs propres indépendant en 1847, ne sera terres ! donc le pays de la liberté que Liberia est un roman de p o u r l e s N o i r s v e n u s C h r i s t o p h e N i g e a n q u i d’Amérique, seuls admis à la comporte toutes les qualités citoyenneté. La couleur n’y fait d’un livre d’histoire avec, en rien, comme le découvre Julius, p l u s , u n e b e l l e d o s e jeune Noir du Massachusetts et d’inventions crédibles. Fondé fil conducteur du roman qui sur ce genre d’enquêtes dont tiendra jusqu’à sa mort la les policiers ont le secret, c’est chronique du Liberia. Pourtant, l’histoire en trois temps d’un l’idée de l’African Return, d r a m e i n a t t e n d u m a i s lancée 40 ans plus tôt par un prévisible : d’abord, le rêve de capitaine Noir, riche armateur « la Terre promise » ; puis, et notable de Nouvelle- l’indépendance, Negroland Angleterre, était belle : créer devient Liberia ; enfin, une colonie fraternelle capable l’invention de privilèges de produire en Afrique de quoi réservés aux seuls Américano- Anglais d'accueillir dans leur indigènes les nomment ainsi - il débarqué en 1822. Les remplacer le fret humain Libériens. Tout ce qu’il faut comptoir de Sierra Leone les décrit dans ses livres publiés en autochtones les avaient transatlantique par des denrées pour comprendre la tragédie "frères de couleur" qui Amérique la naissance d'une aussitôt appelés Blancs. Ils morales et, ainsi, mettre fin à libérienne. Depuis longtemps voudraient "retourner sur le dictature de ceux qui, puisqu'ils voyaient en eux des Américains, la traite.”J'ai couvert la guerre spécialiste de l’Afrique, continent de leurs ancêtres" et y ne sont plus esclaves, doivent semblables à ces négriers à qui civile du Liberia pour y réaliser Christophe Naigeon s’est produire de quoi remplacer le être les maîtres. Absolus. Sous ils vendaient d’autres Africains. un documentaire supposé appuyé sur une documentation fret humain de la Traite par des prétexte que leurs "frères La notion de “race” n’était une trouver une explication à la rigoureuse, sur des livres de cargaisons morales. Julius va d'Afrique" sont sans Dieu et évidence qu’en Amérique où la f o l i e p a r t i c u l i è r e q u i mémoires, des échanges de consacrer sa vie à témoigner de continuent de vendre des couleur désignait le serf, elle caractérisait ce conflit. Là-bas, lettres oubliés dans des ce qu'il adviendra de l'idée du esclaves, ils les soumettent et n’existait pas sur cette côte l'un des seuls sages encore bibliothèques, et sur un "Retour".Il participe aux en font leurs serfs. d’Afrique où maîtres et présents et vivants m'a dit "pour encadrement académique dans expéditions de Paul Cuffee et, Julius, a la fin de sa vie, va esclaves étaient noirs. comprendre ce qui se passe ici, le cadre de la prestigieuse après sa mort, a celles explorer l'intérieur des terres à L’histoire du Libéria est celle il faut remonter au XIXe siècle Ecole des hautes études en organisées par l'American la recherche de plus de vérité et d’une cruelle escroquerie et aller en Amérique, d'où tout sciences sociales de Paris, pour Colonization Society créée par de son père. Il y découvre des raciale, d’un travestissement est parti." C'est ce que j'ai fait, nous raconter sur cinq cent les planteurs du Sud pour se colons perdus, rendus à moitié identitaire de la part des abandonnant l'actualité pour pages cette histoire. débarrasser de leur trop-plein fous par la vie dans la forêt, des planteurs blancs du Sud qui l'Histoire. Julius Washington, le de Nègres turbulents. Ils hommes-léopards, redoutables revêtirent leurs esclaves noirs En 2003, la guerre a eu un premier reporter noir de cherchent un lieu pour les et mystérieux gardiens de en surnombre des oripeaux du nouveau soubresaut. Un matin, N o u v e l l e - A n g l e t e r r e débarquer. Julius participe aux l'Afrique irréductible. Julius colon civilisateur et prosélyte l'ambassadeur des États-Unis au s'embarque en 1811 pour recherches, aux marchandages meurt peu après la guerre de de la foi qu’ils avaient été eux- Liberia a trouvé 30 cadavres l'Afrique sur un navire du avec les "Rois nègres" plus rusés Sécession. L'esclavage est aboli mêmes pour les renvoyer en devant sa porte. J'ai trouvé ce capitaine Paul Cuffee, riche que ne le pensent les "civilisés", en Amérique. Le Liberia n'a plus Afrique. Ainsi, en faisant dans geste aussi symbolique que la armateur, métis d'ancien aux tentatives lamentables où la d'utilité. Oublié, il est livré à ses l ’ a u t r e s e n s l e v o y a g e fusillade en 1980 des 30 esclave et d'Indienne, qui rêve plupart des colons meurent. Il démons. Ruth, sa fille, repart transatlantique, ceux qui membres du gouvernement issu du Grand Retour des affranchis traverse des tempêtes sur la en Amérique où commence la n’étaient qu’une marchandise des colons noirs américains sur vers l'Afrique, "continent de mer, découvre la violence, la lutte pour les droits civiques. puisqu’ils avaient été achetés, la plage où ils avaient débarqué leurs ancêtres". Ils doivent y veulerie, la générosité et le Ceci une autre histoire. les plus mal traités des en 1822. Alors, j'ai écrit à cet établir une colonie pour vivre courage des protagonistes, Les noirs : Afro-Américains habitants de l’Amérique, ambassadeur une lettre en liberté et mettre fin au trafic blancs et noirs, américains et ou Americo-Libériens ? coupés de toute racine o u v e r t e p u b l i é e d a n s d'humains. Julius sera toute sa africains. Parmi eux, un Qui est blanc, qui est noir ? africaine depuis plusieurs Libération. MONDAY JULY 30 2018 w w w .thenewdawnliberia.com N E W D A W N 9 Français RSF demande à George Weah d’aller « plus loin » pour Commentaire faire progresser la liberté de la presse dans son pays. Par Bernard-Henri Lévy

ette année, le Liberia est passé de la 94e à la Eugenne Fahgnon, qui a Macron et les piranhas C89e place sur 180 au publiquement souhaité que classement mondial de la les médias restent « pauvres liberté de la presse établi par et fauchés pour les 12 ARIS – C’est entendu, les fautes fureur à déshabiller l’homme au casque de tous les RSF. Le 2 juillet, RSF avait prochaines années ». d’Alexandre Benalla sont inexcusables. secrets susceptibles de remonter jusqu’au roi – et adressé une lettre au Selon toujours monsieur P à pouvoir dire, au final, comme dans le conte, le président George Weah pour Arnaud Froger en tant que C’est entendu aussi, Emmanuel Macron a roi est nu… Et puis ce banc de piranhas se ruant, l u i f a i r e p a r t d e s Responsable du bureau commis, en accordant une trop longue tous identiques, r e c o m m a n d a t i o n s d e Afrique de RSF, Le climat est confiance à un jeune homme inexpérimenté, l’organisation. En les tel que le syndicat de la frimeur, cogneur et se rêvant indifféremment sur une proie jupitérienne dont on était décidé à r e n d a n t p u b l i q u e s , presse du Libéria (PUL) a flic ou voyou, plusieurs erreurs de jugement. ne pas laisser intacte la moindre livre de chair… On Reporters sans frontières dénoncé « l’allure rapide connaît bien la scène. Cette société elle-même souhaite encourager leur avec laquelle l'intolérance Et grâces soient rendues aux journalistes qui, dévorée par la pulsion dégagiste et dont le trait mise en oeuvre rapide pour officielle pour le journalisme fidèles à leur vocation de lanceurs d’alerte, ont caractéristique est l’instantanéité réactive, elle permettre au pays de indépendant augmente au forcé l’Elysée à se réorganiser, à renoncer aux est, depuis un certain temps, la nôtre. Et ce n’est continuer à progresser dans Libéria » dans une lettre passe-droits et à rompre avec deux mois et demi pas d’aujourd’hui que date le déchaînement de ce le Classement », constat fait o u v e r t e a d r e s s é e a u d’un coupable silence. nouveau maître qu’est l’Opinion et dont les p a r A r n a u d F r o g e r, Secrétaire général des hordes délatrices, Responsable du Bureau Nations unies le 11 avril Mais, à partir de là, quelle singulière et glaçante Afrique de RSF. dernier. séquence ! pétries par les courants du Web comme par des gifles souveraines (ou souverainistes), n’ont plus Ainsi, six mois après Deux jours plus tôt, l'équipe D’abord l’opposition. Que, tétanisée par le ni le souci, ni l’amour, ni la vocation de ce que l’on l’investiture de George Weah e n t i è r e d u q u o t i d i e n rythme macronien des réformes, elle ait trouvé nommait jadis le peuple. Mais rarement, il me indique le communiqué de Frontpage Africa avait été là matière à donner enfin de la voix, c’était de semble, la chose sera allée si vite. Et c’est la presse de RSF du lundi 23 arrêtée et auditionnée par la bonne guerre. Mais fallait-il se réjouir que ce première fois, il me semble aussi, que l’hystérie juillet 2018 signé de Cour civile à propos d'un soient Le Pen et Mélenchon qui donnent le ton ? de certains médias (Le Parisien titrant, photo N’y avait-il pas quelque chose d’affligeant dans suggestive à l’appui, « Un conseiller trop spécial ») le spectacle de ces chevaux de retour dont ou de certains commentateurs (Michel Onfray l’aversion aux gorilles est, n’est-ce pas, bien dégoisant, à longueur de blog, sur « Le Favori du connue et qui nous la jouent sauveurs de la Roi », logé « au plus proche physiquement » de police contre « les milices » ? Et à qui fera-t-on celui-ci), c’est la première fois, dis-je, que l’on croire que le souci de la chose publique ait été embraie ainsi, sans recul, sur le bruissement des l’unique objet de leur ressentiment quand on tweets, la fanfare des forums Facebook et le tutti lit, orchestral d’un « gros animal » dont la seule et unique obsession, répétée dans un unisson dans Le JDD, les responsables Insoumis carnassier, devenait : faire rendre gorge au détailler, tous fiérots et très cyniques, les président. éléments de langage qui, partant d’une vidéo filmée par l’un des leurs, les a fait – je cite – « D’autant qu’il y a autre chose encore. Difficile de hausser le ton », « taper » sur x ou y, « obtenir » ne pas penser, tandis que déferle l’autre hubris – l’information sur le très caché « article 40 du celle des sans-culottes sans âme, ivres d’eux- Code de procédure pénale » et rendre la crise mêmes et cruels, que nous sommes tous en train monsieur Arnaud Froger, article visant des proches du assez « importante » pour « abîmer le président de devenir –, à la furieuse fermentation dont le » ? Non, Madame l’amazone vichyssoise, non, monde est le théâtre. Et impossible de ne pas se Responsable du bureau p a r t i a u p o u v o i r . dire que, face à ce monde devenu fou, face à la Afrique, le bilan en demi- Parallèlement, le président Monsieur le guerrier maduresque, l’affaire montée des démocratures et des démagogies, teinte de la nouvelle Weah n’en est pas moins sur Benalla n’est pas le Watergate. Non, une bavure face au triomphe, presque partout, d’une présidence du Libéria en le point de réaliser l’une de qui, aussitôt révélée par la presse, déclenche barbouzerie pour le coup planétaire, il restait matière de liberté de la ses promesses de campagne cinq mises en examen, autant d’investigations quelques travailleurs de la civilisation, de moins p r e s s e a m è n e c e t t e en décriminalisant les délits policières et une commission d’enquête en moins nombreux, qui résistaient à Poutine, organisation mondiale de de presse. parlementaire faisant comparaître jusqu’au défense de la liberté de la Un projet de loi abrogeant la ministre de l’Intérieur n’est pas une « affaire faisaient rempart au fascisme qui vient en Hongrie presse et de l’information à diffamation à l’encontre du d’Etat ». Et s’il s’agissait, je le répète, d’une et n’étaient pas trop médusés par la politique du r e n d r e p u b l i c s e s chef de l’Etat et des faute grave, ce n’était pas, comme dit M. tremblement de terre permanent dont Trumpfixe propositions pour améliorer autorités publiques ainsi que la cadence. Macron est de ceux-là. On peut le l’environnement des médias la sédition par voie de presse Mélenchon dans Le Monde, « la porte ouverte à contrer sur la SNCF ou les migrants, sur le budget et des journalistes. Selon le du Code pénal de 1978 est une forme de barbarie » et cela ne justifiait de demain ou les économies d’après-demain, sur représentant de RSF pour actuellement étudié par les certainement pas la paralysie subséquente du l’indifférence aux anciens et son obsession du l’Afrique monsieur Arnaud p a r l e m e n t a i r e s . « L e Parlement. On ne bloque pas un hémicycle nouveau. Mais on ne peut pas lui retirer la vertu Froger, les premiers pas de toilettage du code pénal est comme une entrée d’usine. Et aucun d’être, dans une Europe à la dérive et un monde au George Weah à la tête du un préalable indispensable à républicain ne peut se réjouir de voir le même bord du gouffre, l’un des derniers qui – en partie, Libéria ont été marqués par l’amélioration du cadre légal Mélenchon, dans la même interview au Monde, u n e s é r i e d ’ a t t a q u e s pour les médias et les dire : nous « désapprouvons » les « institutions d’ailleurs, à cause de sa fameuse « arrogance » – verbales à l’égard des journalistes libériens, salue parlementaires » et approuvons que d’autres « soient capables de tenir tête à l’Internationale journalistes. Arnaud Froger, responsable les détruisent » et fassent « le travail à notre des nouvelles tyrannies. Alors, sans doute nos Le président lui-même s’en du bureau Afrique de RSF. place ». populistes nationaux, tout à leur divine surprise et à leur pulsion coming-outesque, s’en moquent-ils. est pris au correspondant de M a i s , n o u s i n v i t o n s Plus préoccupante encore, la curée qui a suivi. Et peut-être MM. Jacob, Wauquiez et Ciotti, à la BBC, Jonathan Paye- maintenant le président Répétition hypnotique des onze secondes de la peine remis de leur indigestion de Canard Layleh, l’accusant lors d’une Weah à aller plus loin, vidéo d’origine repassant en boucle, tel un filloniste, se préoccupent-ils moins de l’état du conférence de presse le 22 notamment en condamnant gimmick ou un fichier GIF… Succession de fake monde que de leur affaire d’Etat de l’été. C’est mars dernier d’être « contre systématiquement toute les news d’autant plus invérifiables qu’elles leur responsabilité. Mais on ne m’empêchera pas, lui » dans son combat pour attaques verbales et les couraient à la vitesse, non de l’information, ici, face au chaos qui se profile et à la dévastation les droits de l’homme arrestations arbitraires mais des mégabits digitaux… Hypothèses qui s’y ajoute, de m’interroger et de murmurer : « pendant la guerre civile au visant les journalistes dans grotesques sur la vie privée du couple fallait-il en faire autant ? ». Libéria. Peu de temps son pays. » Par REGARDS présidentiel comme seuls les réseaux dits auparavant, c’était le vice- D'AFRICAINS DE FRANCE sociaux sont capables d’en produire… Cette ministre de l’Information, Copyright: Project Syndicate, 2018. www.project-syndicate.org MONDAY JULY 30 2018 w w w .thenewdawnliberia.com N E W D A W N 10 ANALYSIS Analysis: How Can President Weah’s Regime Benefit from China to Achieve the Pro Poor Agenda? By: Josephus Moses Gray, PhD Assistant Professor of International Relations Email: [email protected]/ Mobile: 0776824437

hen the leaders of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) sit together in Beijing in WSeptember this year to map out the bloc’s future development and new way forward, much of the world’s attention will shift from the ongoing zero sum game and protectionism to the platform of south-south cooperation for the greater good of China-Africa’s friendship. This year’s FOCAC reflects the importance of mutual support for China and African countries and the overall future development of the African continent in the areas of industrialization and innovation based on shared values and respect for basic principles. As protectionism and zero sum game make its way into contemporary power politics, the world is increasingly confronted with the willful acts of high power politics of superiority state over other states, and the increasing instabilities and uncertainties in international political economic domains.

Liberia is a low-income country that relies heavily on foreign assistance and remittances from the Diaspora. It is richly endowed with water, mineral resources, forests, and a climate favorable to President George Weah Chinese President Xi Jinping agriculture. Its principal exports are iron ore, rubber, diamonds, and gold. Palm oil and cocoa are emerging as new export products. optimize agricultural structure, and increase farmers' loan Cooperation: Strengthen the Effectiveness of Communication According to World Bank latest statistics, Liberia's Gross domestic scheme and income, wins the battle against corruption and and Increase the Voice," will be moderated respectively by Shu product (GDP) growth in 2017 is estimated at 2.5% compared to a poverty to put Liberia on par with other African countries like Zhan, Former Chinese Ambassador to Eritrea and Rwanda and deceleration of 1.6% in 2016 and zero percent growth in 2015. Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and Senegal in the areas of vitalization. Senior Researcher with the Institute of African Studies of While Chinas per-capita GDP exceeded US$800 in 2017; in the past According to him African countries such as Tanzania, Sudan, Zhejiang Normal University, Gaston Hakiza, President of National 40 years, a total of 800 million Chinese are helped out of poverty Kenya, Senegal, Egypt, Uganda and Ethiopia among others are School of Administration of Burundi, and Zerihun Woldu, Vice which amounted to over 70 percent global poverty reduction. highly benefiting from the Bank's projects. The bank of China, he President of Addis Ababa Univers ity in Ethiopia. I have no doubt that FOCAC will become an example of mutual disclosed is supporting dozens of various types of tangible Plenary Session Two and the closing ceremony was chaired by understand and friendship and make new contributions to the projects across Africa while it also involved in cooperation, Dean Liu Hongwu, with the frui ts of the forum summarized by Han establishment of a new type of international relations featuring a financial development in Africa and human development. It Hongmei, President of China-Africa Fund for Industrial community of shared values and win-win cooperation. The helped to train over 5,000 Kenyans. Cooperation, Charles Onunaiju, Director of the Center for China administration needs to develop a comprehensive blue-print roadmap One of the Chinese scholars who also spoke at the Forum Studies of Nigeria, Yang Guang, Former Director of the Institute of areas of concentration to seek financial assistance from the discloses that most African states lack a strong governments and of West-Asian and African Studies of the Chinese Academy of financial institutions setup by China, such as China-Africa Fund for vibrant institutions, stating that Africa needs stabilities, strong Social Sciences, Fang Ning, Counselor of the State Council and Industrial Cooperation and China-Africa Development Fund. governments and strong institutions. He wants African Former Deputy Director of the Counselors' Office of the State Vivid Data of China investment in Africa governments and leaderships to prioritize quality education since Council. Zheng Mengzhuang, President of Zhejiang Normal “China has put forward China-Africa plan which the Chinese education plays a crucial role in economic and social development University addressed the closing session. Government hopes that African governments and leaderships will of a state. According to him African presidents and heads of With the support of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China-Africa utilize doing this year's September FOCAC by presenting a clearly governments expected to attend the September's FOCAC need to Think Tanks Forum was established by the Institute of African defined blue print for assistance based on mutual understandings, balance demands through interventions based on policies, Studies of Zhejiang Normal University in 2011 and was officially principle and shared values”, they added. principles, shared valued and mutual understanding. incorporated into the framework of the FOCAC in 2012. It has They explained that China is committed to Africa's infrastructure, Who Attended the China-Africa Think tank Forum become a fixed mechanism for China-Africa people-to-people agriculture and industrial assistance which must be supported by The opening ceremony was chaired by Jiang Guojun, dialogue, holding meetings each year in China and Africa in stabilities and shared values, expressing concern that Africa's Secretary of the Committee of Zhejiang Normal University of the rotation. Since its establishment, six meetings have been constant change of political leadership usually undercuts China's Communist Party of China (CPC). During the ceremony, Jiang successfully held, with fruitful outcomes achieved. projects on the continent. They expressed shock that despite the delivered a welcome address, which was followed by keynote Chen Xiaodong, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chen abundance of resources and world second populated continent, Africa speeches from Chen Xiaodong, Assistant Minister of Foreign Xiaodong, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's has the world's lower income. Affairs, Zhang Yantong, Deputy Director of the Counselors' Office Republic of China has disclosed that in the past 40 years, China According to them, Chinese Government believed that of the State Council. and several African countries have made remarkable progress development holds the key to solving all problems in China while Others were, Victor Sikonina, Head of the African Diplomatic hand in hand and added that the two sides have enhanced African needs to learn from China but political stabilities and a well Corps in China and Madagascan Ambassador to China, Lu Lei, political mutual trust since China's reform and opening up. defined policies should be assured on the African continent, and said Deputy Administrator of the State Administration of Foreign He discloses that China has also moved closer to the global Africa should learn how to resolve and solve conflict in a most Exchange, Merthold Monyae, President of Confucius Institute at center stage, playing an increasingly prominent role in world respectable and positive manner University of Johannesburg, Justin Yifu Lin, Counselor of the State affairs. As China celebrates its 40th anniversary of reform and These financial openings were actually explained by Mr. Lu Lei, Council and Dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at opening up in 2018, President Xi Jinping vowed to press ahead Deputy Administrator of the State Administration of China Foreign Peking University, and Mohammed Tawfik Mouline, Director of with reform until the ultimate triumph. Exchange, during the recent China-Africa Think Tank Forum held in Moroccan Royal Institute for Strategic Studies. Delivering the opening address of the recent Seventh Meeting of Beijing. He told the forum of 350 scholars from China and Africa that The two-day official activities were the Opening Ceremony, the China-Africa Think Tanks Forum held in Beijing, Minister Chen trade and investment between China and African states need to be Plenary Session One, Parallel Panel Discussions, Plenary Session Xiaodong said the year 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of China's increased, but said the process must be based on honesty, sincerity Two, and the Closing Ceremony. Plenary Session One was chaired reform and opening up, adding that during this period, China and clear policies conformity with the principles and shared values in by Liu Hongwu, Dean of the Institute of African Studies of Zhejiang achieved its own rapid development, and also committed to pursuing core interests. Normal University. The keynote speeches were delivered by building a common future for human peace and development. In his statistics, Mr. Lu Lei narrates that China is undertaking Peter Kagwanja, President of African Policy Institute in Kenya, Li Just as Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out at the opening of US$14 Billion investments in Africa while China-Africa's development Xinfeng, Deputy Director of the Institute of West-Asian and the Boao Forum for Asia in April, over the past four decades, has funded US$330 million projects in Africa in one of Africa's six African Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China has embraced the world with open arms and actively regions. Additional US$110 Million for development in Africa for the Stephane Ngwanza, Vice President of the Institute of contributed its share to the world. Reform and opening up is a current year of 2018 has been approved. African countries need to International Relations of Cameroon, Xie Ping. great process that has seen China and the world, especially China access the development assistance through unique projects that are Also present were the Vice President of the Export-Import and African countries, achieve development and progress in conformity with principles and shared values shielded by mutual Bank of China, Joseph Sheku Margai, Member of the African together. He told the conference that over the past 40 years, understanding. According to Mr. Lu Lei, the Bank of China has over Center of the China International Press Center and a senior China-Africa economic and trade cooperation has achieved leap- US$100 Billion investment in Africa which is geared towards achieving journalist of Sierra Leone Concord Times, and He Maochun, forward development. The trade volume between China and a win-win cooperation between China and African countries, while Counselor of the State Council and Director of the Center for Africa increased more than 200 times from $765 million in 1978 to the Bank is also supporting projects in 47 of the 55 countries in Africa, Economic Diplomacy Studies at Tsinghua University while over $170 billion in 2017. China has maintained its position as the Bank prioritizes economic and social development to boost Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Africa's largest trade partner for many years. “China's 40 years of production, economic growth and welfare of the people. Liberia graduate Studies program, Dr. Josephus Moses Gray opening up have made remarkable achievements that have Mr. Lu Lei records that African countries like Tanzania, Sudan, delivered a speech at Parallel Panel Discussions on the topic: attracted the attention of the world. The experience proved to Kenya, Senegal, Egypt, Uganda and Ethiopia among others are highly "Experience and Inspirations of China and Africa in the be invaluable to developing countries, especially African benefiting from the Bank's projects. The Bank of China, he disclosed is Independent Exploration of Development Paths" . countries,” said Mohamed Fayez Farahat Mahmoud, Senior supporting dozens of various types of tangible projects across Africa Who Said What Researcher of Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies in while it also involved in cooperation, financial development in Africa The three Parallel Panel Discussions, centering on the topics Egypt. Also speaking at the International forum, Mr. Justin Yifu and human development. It helped to train over 5,000 Kenyans. of "40 Years of China's Reform and Opening up and the Lin, Counselor of the State Council of China and Dean of the Our leaders need to learn more about China's remarkable Development of China-Africa Relations," "Experience and Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University, said transformation and draw lessons from the Asian Tiger and Japanese Inspirations of China and Africa in the Independent Exploration of that the reason why China has achieved such a great success after miracle so that they can be passed down from generation to Development Paths" and "China-Africa Think Tanks and Media ith 1978 is because of its changing thought of development. generation. More efforts should be made to ensure grain production, TO BE CONT’D NEXT EDITION MONDAY JULY 30 2018 w w w .thenewdawnliberia.com N E W D A W N 11 Weah boasts of int’l backing By Winston W. Parley represent what it should be, r e s i d e n t G e o r g e compared to popular places in Manneh Weah is other countries like Monte Pboasting of having a Carlo in Monaco. vigorous and committed He says it is discouraging i n te r n a ti o n a l p a r tn e r s ’ when you get to Redlight, support including World Bank noting that the area must be and the European Union, given some prestige to attract d i s m i s s i n g o p p o s i t i o n ’s foreigners. suggestions that these He pleads with residents partners would have fled if he and marketers to cooperate won the elections. with contractors that will be “...What I’m telling you doing the project for a smooth when George Weah wins, Pres. Weah & WB Country Director Larisa Leshchenko operation. World Bank will run away, the break ground as officials & other dignitaries look on During the groundbreaking EU will run away. Our partners ceremony, Mr. Weah also will run away. But today, they mandated Public Works are here with us and they are Breaking grounds for a 6.1 was born. I will not want to be will get problem, I have to take Minister Mobutu Nyenpan to more vigorous, they are more kilometer road project the problem that they will run the step. And I told everyone pave “all feeder roads” in committed to make sure that connecting the ELWA Junction away,” he says. that was involved, whether M o n t s e r r a d o C o u n t y i n Liberia achieves its goal,” Mr. to Coca Cola Corporation in In reference to a recently you’re my brother or you are addition to government’s Weah said Saturday, 28 July in Paynesville, Mr. Weah says settled dispute over payment my sister if you don’t pay that pronounced coastal road Redlight, Paynesville. Liberia was “born” before him of road funds, Mr. Weah says money if you get a contract project. At the event, Mr. Weah’s and he does not want to be the partners had warned his with the government we’ll He applauds the Minister for guest, Ivorian international problem for them to run away. government that there would break it,” he adds. progress made on the Doe soccer star Didier Drogba “This country was born be a problem if the road funds President Weah says he is Community Road project, made a stop there amidst before me; I don’t want to be were not paid. glad that everybody agreed to which he inspected later after cheers before later departing the problem. Our international “So since they say if we pay for the sake of the country, the Paynesville event. the country. community came here before I don’t pay that road funds we stressing that Liberia must be Earlier, Public Works developed and there is no Minister Mobutu Nyenpan said magic in achieving that. the ELWA Junction to Coca Cola He thanked partners for Corporation road project is 6.1 Taylor’s name is a total embarrassment reassuring to work with k i l o m e t e r a n d w i l l b e Liberia, and prays that God will implemented at an indicative By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor Speaking at the 4th allegedly refused to offer work continue to convince them cost of about US$11m. iberia’s Vice President graduation ceremony of the and to give her just benefits as that there are good people in He says the road will be and former First Lady, Adventist University of West former first lady, because the the country. transformed from two lanes to LJewel Howard Taylor, Africa recently in Monrovia, name Taylor was a storming However, Mr. Weah observes four lanes road to be says the name ‘Taylor’ which Mrs. Taylor explained that block in the ears of influential t h a t Re d l i g h t d o e s n ’ t implemented in two years. belongs to her estranged after the administration of people. husband (former President former President Charles “When my former husband, Charles Taylor) has become a Taylor, life became ‘very former President Taylor left total embarrassment in her difficult’ for her as many the presidency because of the l i f e , d e n y i n g m a n y people, including the Ellen wars, many people refused to Montserrado, Bong Johnson Sirleaf administration hear the name Taylor before I opportunities, including work. Starts from back page talk about wanting to employ despite my qualification. It Supervisors and 12,956 polling elections, we are calling on the took the people of Bong staff, including Presiding LNP, Finance and Justice County to send me to the officers, Voter Identification Ministries to ensure the Liberian Senate as senator and Officers, Ballot Paper Issuers, presence of security at all later today, I have end up Inker/Ballot Box Controllers and polling places on Tuesday, July being the Vice President of our Queue Controllers. 31, 2018,” Korkoya concludes E l e c t o r a l m a t e r i a l s , Meanwhile, President George country,” she notes. including pre-packed kits and M a n n e h W e a h h a s b y Detained former President ballot papers procured outside P r o c l a m a t i o n d e c l a r e d Taylor and his disbanded the country arrived recently and tomorrow, Tuesday, July 31st, National Patriotic Front of are being deployed at various 2018, as By-Elections Day, and is Liberia (NPFL) rebels led 14 voting precincts across the two to be observed as a holiday, years of bloody civil war that counties, according to Chairman affecting Bong and Montserrado took about 250,000 lives and Korkoya, who further disclosed Counties respectively in the destruction of properties there are 669 voting precincts Republic. worth millions of dollars. and 2,292 polling places in both The proclamation calls upon Vice President Taylor counties for the senatorial by- all citizens and foreign residents e n c o u r a g e d t h e y o u n g elections. within the two counties to graduates especially, females “Due to the critical role of respect the holiday, accordingly. that nothing should stop them the LNP towards the by- -Editing by Jonathan Browne from achieving their goals and dreams. -Editing by Jonathan Browne He calls on parents and to make a commitment to guardians to be role model for themselves that no matter the their children, reminding that situation they would remain “whatever we do before them focus to their education in You must be agents of change whether good or bad sticks; order to make greater impacts you must inculcate values and in society and Liberia at large. Starts from back page nobody cares anymore about thru crisis but what will make a discipline in your children if “I know we all want to go taken a nose dive against the being morally upright, and difference is choosing a new they must make impact in the places, do things that we want United States dollars” which when sex and money for grades paradigm. society.” to do, but we all stop at but, has caused the Liberian dollar have become a new normal in “We must now begin to ask Turning to the school, he which is an argument for to depreciate. the school system. ourselves individually what I urges teachers there to serve limitations.” H e c o n t i n u e s t h a t He says to be an agent of can do to make Liberia better as second role model for their According to Mr. Garblah, graduation ceremonies are change; one should first a n d s t o p b l a m i n g t h e students by setting good when people argue for being held across Liberia when acknowledge there are government or other people examples for them, adding limitation, they will have to parents and guardians don’t problems, but quickly notes for our underdevelopment. that students should be able to keep them, and anything you know how they will pay fees that Liberia is not the only One way or the other we all speak up to their parents, argue for, he says, is what you and tuition for their kids for nation in the world that has have contributed to shipping telling them my teacher says get. -Editing by Jonathan the next academic year, gone thru crisis. Pointing out the nation to where it is this is wrong. Browne especially at a time when that lot of countries have gone today.” He cautions the graduates eTwhe French Version Inside N TDRULYa INDwEPENDnENT VOL. 8 NO. 130 MONDAY, JULY 30, 2018 PRICE LD$40.00 With Emmanuel B. Juduh

Josephine George Francis, incumbent Representative Saah Joseph of the Coalition for Democratic Change, Finley Karngar, Mark Augustine K e s h e n , i n c u m b e n t Representative Yekeh Kolubah and Michael Doe Tipayson. T h e C o m m i s s i o n h a s completed recruitment of staff in various capacities for the by- elections. Seventy-Seven Civic E d u c a t o r s a n d G e n d e r Mobilizers were recruited, trained and deployed across the two counties. Thirty-five are in Montserrado while 42 are deployed in Bong County, respectively. NEC Chairman Jerome George Korkoya says the civic By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor Commission qualifies 12 educators are mobilizing voters egistered voters within candidates for the by-elections, to turn out on July 31 and at the Montserrado and Bong n a m e l y ; i n c u m b e n t same time putting up reading RC o u n t i e s w i l l Representative Josiah Marvin materials such as posters, tomorrow, July 31st , go to the Cole of the ruling Coalition for banners and flyers across the polls to elect senators in the by- Democratic Change, Fairnoh counties. elections created as result of Theo Gbilah, Prince Togar Seventy-Eight Data Center the 2017 runoff presidential Kollie, Dr. Henrique Flomo Staff were recruited to election won by former senators Tokpah, and Orando Koimene strengthen Data Center George Manneh Weah and Jewel Zarwolo, for Bong County. personnel. In addition to Howard Taylor. For the Montserrado County Data Center Staff, The Board of Commissioners race the NEC qualifies Bernard the NEC recruited a g of the Nationals Elections Benson aka “DJ Blue”, Madam 1 4 8 E l e c t o r a l Pe11 You must be agents of change

-New Dawn CEO urges graduates have no positive impact on By Lewis S. Teh at the 5th commencement y o u , y o u r f a m i l y o r he Chief Executive convocation of the James N. community”, he says. O f f i c e r o f t h e Davies S.D.A. High School in Speaking on the theme; TS e a r c h l i g h t Paynesville over the weekend, “You too Must Be an Agent of Communication Inc. and Mr. Garblah says in order for Change”, the New Dawn CEO Managing Editor of the New students to become agents of notes the commencement Dawn Newspaper, Othello B. change, they must first exercise is being held at the Garblah urges graduates commit themselves to their time when the nation is going walking out of high schools goals. through serious socio- econ across the country to serve “For me, I would define o m i c c r i s i s , as agents of change. change as putting aside those adding, “Our a g Serving as Guest Speaker attitudes and behaviors that currency has Pe11

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