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CDC Chairman Morlu Police Chief Sudue the truth? K Y M C MONDAY AUGUST 26 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 2 Continental News Zimbabwe: Is it worse off than under former President Mugabe? ife in Zimbabwe is Pr o g r a m m e ( W F P ) h a s now worse than appealed for funds for food aid, Lu n d e r f o r m e r for what it calls the country's President Robert Mugabe, "worst-ever hunger crisis". according to Fadzayi Mahere It says people in Zimbabwe of the opposition Movement have been severely affected by for Democratic Change the impact of Cyclone Idai in (MDC).Verdict: It's true that March, droughts in some parts in recent months, the of the country and what it economic situation has c a l l e d " e c o n o m i c worsened. But there were stagnation".The government periods during Mr Mugabe's has also reintroduced its own long rule when the economic currency after a decade of i n d i c a tors w e re m u c h relying on the US dollar. worse.The opposition in This prompted an outcry Zimbabwe has called for from many workers, who would protests over conditions in prefer to be paid in US dollars, the country, accusing the and whose wages have shrunk government of economic in the past year because of mismanagement. inflation.Despite the current Since 2017, Zimbabwe has g l o o m y e c o n o m i c been led by President environment, there were Emmerson Mnangagwa, took over.The latest economic jobs and wages as businesses possible to argue from this data periods under Mr Mugabe's following the overthrow of his data suggests Zimbabwe's struggle through difficult t h a t t h e s i t u a t i o n i s years in power that were far long-serving predecessor economy has actually been times. significantly worse today than worse.In 2007-09, the country Robert Mugabe by the shrinking over the past year as But the projected figure for u n d e r t h e p r e v i o u s went through a period of military.We've taken a look at measured by gross domestic 2019 is only slightly lower than administration. extreme hyperinflation that some key national economic product (GDP) per capita, the for 2017, Mugabe's final year in However, another important made the local currency indicators as a measure of average economic output per office. measure of the overall health worthless. whether Zimbabweans are person. So although Zimbabweans of an economy is the level of At one point in 2008, the worse off today than they This might be felt by may be feeling the effects of investment by businesses. annual inflation rate was over were before Mr Mnangagwa Zimbabweans as a squeeze on the recent decline, it's not This has fallen sharply since 500 billion percent according 2017. As a percentage of the to the UN, and there was also value of the economy, it was high unemployment. nearly three times higher than "In 2008, there was little Algeria minister quits the projected figure for food on the shelves. It was 2019.The government blames much worse on the ground than international sanctions, in it is now," says the BBC's Shingai place since 2002, for damaging Nyoka in Harare. after concert stampede There was widespread the economy. lgeria's culture Thousands had gathered at to demand political reforms These sanctions target top unrest and a government m i n i s t e r h a s a stadium to see Abderraouf f o l l o w i n g t h e f o r c e d officials and state-owned crackdown that saw large-scale Aresigned, after the Derradji, better known as resignation of long-serving companies, and the US says killings and arrests by security deaths of five young music Soolking, perform when a ruler Abdelaziz Bouteflika in they won't be removed until forces. fans in a stampede at a stampede broken out at one of April.Police chief Abdelkader meaningful political reforms "Mr Mugabe inherited a packed concert by a popular the entrances.French-based Kara Bouhadba was sacked on take place.When it comes to stable functioning economy rapper. Soolking, 29, is a huge star in Saturday by Interim President how ordinary Zimbabweans that for the first 15 years of his M e r i e m M e r d a c i ' s the North African state. Abdelkader Bensalah, AFP really feel about the economic rule he built on, creating a resignation follows public His song La Liberte, or news agency reports. situation, it's price inflation thriving black middle class," outrage over Thursday's Freedom, is often heard at No official reason was that has more direct impact on says Ms Nyoka."But the last two stampede in the capital, protests that have been taking given for the dismissal, but an their daily lives than overall decades of his rule ruined the Algiers. place in Algeria every Friday unnamed security official told growth or investment data. economy. In its two years in AFP that it was "linked to the At the end of 2017 when Mr office, the current government Soolking concert". Mugabe was removed from is still trying to resolve legacy issues from Mr Mugabe's The head of the public office, the annual rate of r u l e . " S i n c e t h e n e w body in charge of organising inflation - that's the rate at government came into power it concerts, Sami Benchik el which prices rise - was around has undertaken a number of Hocine, was sacked on 5%. austerity measures - cutting Friday.Many Algerians have Inflation remained low until spending, reducing some public blamed poor security for the towards the end of 2018, but then rose sharply through the sector wages and introducing stampede, which also left new taxes - which it says are to more than 20 people injured. first half of 2019, reaching an annualised rate of 176% in get the economy back on track. The concert went ahead June.This is a measure of It has also said it is "open for and was broadcast live on general consumer prices across business" after years of Algerian TV.A journalist who the economy.If this is narrowed international isolation and high was at the concert, Linda down to just food prices, the spending under Mr Mugabe. Chebbah, told BBC Newsday picture looks even bleaker.The It says the reforms are that from the beginning it annual food inflation figure necessary to create an looked like something was released in June 2019 was environment favourable for wrong. measured at more than 250% investors to create jobs.But "There were way too many according to the UN.So the cost Z i m b a b w e a n e c o n o m i s t people for this stadium. On of food on shop shelves has Godfrey Kanyenze says the the pitch, people were increased, fuel is in short current government's austerity jostling for space. There were supply and people's pensions policies have "spawned chronic Security arrangements to control so many people at the are now worth much less. h i g h i n f l a t i o n a n d the crowd were said to be poor concert, that I'm not surprised The UN's World Food impoverished the majority of an accident happened."BBC Zimbabweans".BBC MONDAY AUGUST 26 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 3

Editorial Commentary arBy Roberty Skidelsky Stop politicizing The Fall and Rise national security of Public Heroism

PRESIDENT GEORGE WEAH'S ruling Coalition government is The value of heroism is again on the rise, especially in countries where threading a very dangerous path by politicizing security of the undemocratic regimes can no longer be relied on to deliver economic people. Complacency by the Liberian National Police in prosperity. The future may well lie not with politicians and diplomats, recent electoral violence in Montsrrao County District#15 and but with those men – and women – who are willing to die. other areas in Monrovia, resulting to injuries and vandalism drew widespread condemnations here. ONDON – Recently I watched The Man Who they dare, the better it is, both for the THE VIOLENCE BETWEEN supporters of the President's Was Too Free, a moving documentary about commonwealth, and themselves.” The growth of governing Coalition for Democratic Change and opposition Lthe Russian dissident politician Boris professionalism, and the spread of peaceful supporters intensified following the July 29, 2019 by- Nemtsov, who was gunned down in front of the commerce and manufacturing, lessened the need elections in Montserrado in which the ruling party performed Kremlin in 2015. A young, handsome rising for heroic or courageous acts. The overall dismally to the four collaborating opposition political parties. political star in the 1990s, Nemtsov later refused tendency of modern science and social to bend to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s organization has been to create a world in which authoritarianism and went into opposition, courage and other virtues will no longer be BUT EVEN MORE disgusting was last week's disgraceful where he was harassed, imprisoned, and finally necessary. In the West, at least, acts of heroism hearing in the Liberian Senate during which the presiding, killed. The film left me thinking about the and valor are now confined to stage and screen, ruling party Senator Saah Joseph, protected heads of the diminished role of heroism and courage in where we can admire them without having to Joint Security from facing senators for questioning. modern life, and also about the fate of Russia. suffer their consequences.

THE SENATE PLENARY had cited the Joint Security, which Heroism is a product of extreme situations – Heroism and courage have always been regarded comprised the Police, Immigration, Armed Forces of Liberia classically, involving war and violence. Because as masculine virtues. In her famous Tilbury speech and Drug Enforcement Agency, among others to give the state today’s Western way of life is non-extreme, the at the time of the Spanish Armada, Queen of security in the country, particularly the wave of electoral value of heroism has fallen. But its stock is rising Elizabeth I of England played to the stereotype, violence that has left many citizens hospitalized and in most of the rest of the world, including Russia. declaring that “I know I have the body but of a properties destroyed. weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and The hero is both noble and self-destructive. He stomach of a king.” Women with the hearts of men BUT CDC SENATOR Joseph, who presided over Thursday's or she not only prefers an honorable death to a were thought exceptional. Conversely, Hobbes (August 23, 2019) hearing, only accepted written statement dishonorable life, but also would rather die argued that “men of feminine courage” should be from the Joint Security, much to the disappointment of fellow young and gloriously than spin out a long and exempted from military service, owing to the risk senators desirous of asking specific questions about glaring compromised existence loaded with easily that they might desert. And Adam Smith was not security lapses during the bloody violence in District#15 that gotten (and forgotten) honors. Hector in alone in fearing that commerce would make the nearly led to the death of opposition candidate Miss Telia Urey Homer’s Iliad says: “’Tis true I perish, yet I perish population “effeminate and dastardly.” of the All Liberian Party (ALP). great.” The heroic life is inherently tragic; immortality is its only reward. The huge reservoir of largely untapped courage, REPORTS FROM THE district, including video recordings of especially of the moral sort, that women the violence show the police standing by, as supporters of Nemtsov was cast in this mold. According to constitute, has been generally ignored by (male) ruling CDC Candidate Abu Kamara unleashed hail of stones some of those interviewed in the film, he writers. Yet the emancipation of women was the against Miss Urey and her supporters, completely smashing believed that, having previously been a result of rising female courage. Hannah Arendt, government minister, and once Boris Yeltsin’s who fled Hitler’s Germany in the 1930s, displayed her bullet-proof jeep, which she survived by the teeth of her preferred successor as Russia’s president, he exemplary moral courage in writing her 1963 book skin. would never be assassinated. Yet it seemed to Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality me that he was challenging Putin’s regime to kill of Evil, about the trial of the Holocaust’s logistical THESE WERE THE concerns, including others that Senator him. mastermind. Nor should it surprise us that young Nyonblee Kangar-Lawrence of Grand Bassa County and her women, most recently the teenager Greta colleagues had thought to query heads of the Joint Security Unlike heroism, courage isn’t necessarily tragic. Thunberg, have emerged as Green political about. But not under the watch of CDC Senator Saah Joseph, But it has suffered a similar fate. War, the main leaders. Women are thus compensating for the who also chairs the Senate Committee on Executive. arena for displaying courage, has declined in decline in male courage in public life, something importance, and is now mechanical rather than that many men find deeply uncomfortable. THE GRAND BASSA County Senator was also denied an labor-intensive. And although we rightly admire opportunity to produce video evidence of the bloody violence acts of personal courage, we no longer demand it This brings me back to Nemtsov and Russia. In in District #15, on grounds that the video evidence wasn't as a public virtue. We do not expect our 1996, Nemtsov was the only “liberal” Russian mentioned in her communication to Plenary. politicians to be like kings who once led their politician who argued that the recently troops into battle, but merely skilled and overthrown Communist Party, then leading in the IT IS HIGHLY saddened and regrettable that issue as grave as suitably thick-skinned. polls, should be allowed to compete in the national security would be compromised by politics. Senator country’s presidential election. He said that this Joseph, who presided in behalf of Senate Pro-Tempore Albert Moral courage, as distinct from physical was the only way to establish a tradition of Chie, should know that insecurity for either the opposition or courage, is a civic rather than a military virtue. A legitimate transfers of power. Other Russian the ruling party means insecurity for the entire Liberia. person may be afraid of physical harm, but liberals thought Nemtsov was mad. In the event, morally fearless. But moral courage has always Yeltsin’s re-election was corruptly bought, and his IT SERVES NO side best interest to allow state security been less admired than physical courage, successor, Putin, has kept himself in power by a apparatus that operates on taxpayers' money to turn blind because it involves going against the grain. kind of “soft dictatorship.” But Nemtsov was eyes on violence against one segment of society, believing Rulers hate it because it “speaks truth to prescient in advocating genuine democracy as the power,” and crowds are made uncomfortable by only legitimate modern form of rule. that what affects a group of citizens now would not spread to it because it confronts their prejudices. rest of the country if left unchecked, as was demonstrated in Since 2011, Putin’s rule has looked increasingly District#15. From an ethical perspective, moral courage has fragile in the face of growing street protests in been considered the highest form of courage in Moscow and other Russian cities. When such the liberal age, because it is deliberate, not regimes can no longer be relied on to deliver instinctive. But its value has diminished along economic prosperity, their future is bound to with the penalties for displaying it. Opinions come under threat as new heroes rise up in once considered courageous are now merely opposition. This is the lesson emerging not only in “controversial,” and although they might lead to Russia, but also in the Middle East and East Asia. the loss of one’s job or friends, this is hardly the same as being burned at the stake. In much of the world, then, the value of heroism is again on the rise. The future may well lie not with In the 1660s, the philosopher Thomas Hobbes politicians and diplomats, but with those men – prefigured the decline of public heroism and and women – who are not afraid to die. courage when he wrote of citizens that “the less

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By Lawrence H. Summers O-ped Opinion By Amin Saikal & Anna Stansbury Is Peace with Whither Central Banking? the Taliban Possible? AMBRIDGE – The world’s central bankers and the scholars who follow them are having their ANBERRA – Despite ongoing peace negotiations between the United States and the annual moment of reflection in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. But the theme of this year’s Taliban, the bloody conflict in Afghanistan continues to take a heavy toll on the Cmeeting, “Challenges for Monetary Policy,” may encourage an insular – and dangerous – country’s people. The recent suicide bombing by the Khorasan branch of the Islamic complacency. C State (IS-K) at a wedding in Kabul, which killed more than 60 and injured close to 200, is a stark reminder of Afghanistan’s poor security situation. It also shows that the Taliban are Simply put, tweaking inflation targets, communications strategies, or even balance sheets is not an adequate response to the challenges now confronting the major economies. Rather, ten years not the only armed opposition fueling the conflict. A US-Taliban peace pact is therefore of below-target inflation throughout the developed world, with 30 more expected by the market, unlikely to bring any respite. and the utter failure of the Bank of Japan’s extensive efforts to raise inflation suggest that what was previously treated as axiomatic is in fact false: central banks cannot always set inflation rates The US-Taliban negotiations in Doha – in which the Afghan government is not a participant – through monetary policy. are comparable to two previous peace processes: the Paris talks that resulted in the January 1973 peace treaty between the US and North Vietnam; and the negotiations that Europe and Japan are currently caught in what might be called a monetary black hole – a liquidity led to the 1988 Geneva Accords, signed by the Afghan and Pakistani governments with the trap in which there is minimal scope for expansionary monetary policy. The United States is one Soviet Union and the US acting as guarantors. recession away from a similar fate, given that, as the figure below illustrates, there will not be nearly sufficient room to cut interest rates when the next downturn comes. And with ten-year These two agreements were designed to enable the US and the Soviet Union to exit with rates in the range of 1.5% and forward real rates negative, the scope for quantitative easing and “honor” from wars they could not win, by bringing about, respectively, the forward guidance to provide incremental stimulus is very limited – even assuming that these tools “Vietnamization” and “Afghanization” of those conflicts. Both agreements failed to are effective (which we doubt). achieve their objectives. These developments seem to lend further support to the concept of secular stagnation; indeed, the issue is much more profound than is generally appreciated. Relative to what was expected By 1975, Soviet-backed North Vietnamese forces had overrun South Vietnam, humiliating when one of us (Summers) sought to resurrect the concept in 2013, deficits and national debt the US. And in 1992, the US-supported Afghan Islamic resistance forces, the mujahideen, levels are far higher, nominal and real interest rates are far lower, and yet nominal GDP growth has brought about the collapse of the Soviet-installed communist regime in Kabul. been far slower. This suggests some set of forces operating to reduce aggregate demand, whose effect has only been partly attenuated by fiscal policies. Whereas the North Vietnamese soon succeeded in uniting their country and restoring peace, however, Afghanistan has fared much worse. The socially and politically divided Conventional policy discussions are rooted in the (by now old) New Keynesian tradition of viewing mujahideen soon turned their guns on one another. And Pakistan took the opportunity to macroeconomic problems as a reflection of frictions that slow convergence to a classical market- advance its regional interests by nurturing the extremist Taliban, who in 1996-98 clearing equilibrium. The idea is that the combination of low inflation, a declining neutral real conquered most of Afghanistan and subjected it to strict theocratic rule. interest rate, and an effective lower bound on nominal interest rates may preclude the restoration of full employment. According to this view, anything that can be done to reduce real interest rates The Taliban in turn harbored al-Qaeda, which carried out the September 11, 2001, is constructive, and with sufficient interest-rate flexibility, secular stagnation can be overcome. With the immediate problem being excessive real rates, looking first to central banks and terrorist attacks on the US. That prompted America, backed by its NATO and non-NATO monetary policies for a solution is natural. allies, to intervene in Afghanistan the following month with the aim of destroying al-Qaeda and dislodging the Taliban regime. The US-led forces quickly dispersed al-Qaeda’s We are increasingly skeptical that matters are so straightforward. The near-universal tendency leadership and ended Taliban rule, but failed to defeat either group decisively. The Taliban among central bankers has been to interpret the coincidence of very low real interest rates and and elements of al-Qaeda staged a comeback within two years of the US intervention, and nonaccelerating inflation as evidence that the neutral real interest rate has declined and to use have tied down American and allied forces in a low-grade but staggeringly costly conventional monetary policy frameworks with an altered neutral real rate. insurgency ever since.

But more ominous explanations are possible. There are strong reasons to believe that the capacity Now, after nearly two decades of fighting, US President Donald Trump desperately wants of lower interest rates to stimulate the economy has been attenuated – or even gone into reverse. to disentangle America from a seemingly unwinnable war – preferably through a political settlement with the Taliban. Trump’s Special Representative for Afghanistan The share of interest-sensitive durable-goods sectors in GDP has decreased. The importance of Reconciliation, the Afghan-American Zalmay Khalilzad, has been engaged since target saving effects has grown as interest rates have fallen, while the negative effect of reductions in interest rates on disposable income has increased as government debts have risen. September 2018 in shuttle diplomacy, in an eerie parallel with the unsuccessful efforts of Declining interest rates in the current environment undermine financial intermediaries’ capital then-US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to bring about peace in the Middle East position and hence their lending capacity. As the economic cycle has globalized, the exchange- following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. rate channel has become less important for monetary policy. With real interest rates negative, it is doubtful that the cost of capital is an important constraint on investment. Khalilzad has just begun his ninth round of negotiations with Taliban representatives in Doha. Separately, he has had numerous meetings with the Afghan government and non- To take the most ominous case first, with interest-rate reductions having both positive and governmental leaders, as well as with regional and international actors – but not Iran, with negative effects on demand, it may be that there is no real interest rate consistent with full which the US is locked in a cycle of deepening hostility. resource utilization. Interest-rate reductions beyond a certain point may constrain rather than increase demand. In this case, not only will monetary policy be unable to achieve full He has focused on four interrelated objectives: a timetable for the exit of all foreign employment, it will also be unable to increase inflation. If demand consistently falls short of troops currently in Afghanistan; a commitment from the Taliban to prevent hostile acts capacity, the Phillips curve implies that inflation will tend to fall rather than rise. being launched against the US from Afghan soil; direct negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government, which the Taliban regard as “illegitimate” and a “puppet”; Even if interest-rate cuts at all points proximately increase demand, there are substantial grounds for concern if this effect is weak. It may be that any short-run demand benefit is offset by the and a ceasefire across Afghanistan. adverse effects of lower rates on subsequent performance. This could happen for macroeconomic or microeconomic reasons. But although Khalilzad may finally manage to reach agreement with the Taliban regarding the first two aims, there is no guarantee that America’s partner in the peace talks will help From a macro perspective, low interest rates promote leverage and asset bubbles by reducing to realize the remaining two. The Afghan government’s weakness and internal divisions borrowing costs and discount factors, and encouraging investors to reach for yield. Almost every would give the Taliban the upper hand in any power-sharing arrangement, particularly account of the 2008 financial crisis assigns at least some role to the consequences of the very low after US and allied forces have left. And it is very doubtful that the Taliban, whether in interest rates that prevailed in the early 2000s. More broadly, students of bubbles, from the power or as a partner in power, would be able to control other armed opposition groups, economic historian Charles Kindleberger onward, always emphasize the role of easy money and most importantly IS-K, or enlist the support of a cross-section of Afghanistan’s diverse overly ample liquidity. population. From a micro perspective, low rates undermine financial intermediaries’ health by reducing their The Taliban are ethnic Pashtuns, hailing specifically from the Ghilzai tribe to which Afghan profitability, impede the efficient allocation of capital by enabling even the weakest firms to meet debt-service obligations, and may also inhibit competition by favoring incumbent firms. There is President Ashraf Ghani and many around him belong. Neither the Ghilzais nor the rival something unhealthy about an economy in which corporations can profitably borrow and invest Durrani tribe of former President Hamid Karzai are much trusted by non-Pashtun ethnic even if the project in question pays a zero return. groups, who (though themselves divided) collectively form the largest share of Afghanistan’s population. To complicate matters further, all Afghan ethnic groups have These considerations suggest that reducing interest rates may not be merely insufficient, but extensive cross-border ties with the country’s neighbors. actually counterproductive, as a response to secular stagnation. Meanwhile, IS-K has loyalty to no one inside Afghanistan. The group became operational in This formulation of the secular stagnation view is closely related to the economist Thomas Palley’s 2015 and is said to have about 2,000 fighters (including some Taliban defectors), who are recent critique of “zero lower bound economics”: negative interest rates may not remedy dedicated to creating disruption and chaos. They have been responsible for horrific Keynesian unemployment. More generally, in moving toward the secular stagnation view, we have attacks across Afghanistan, especially in Kabul and mostly on civilian targets. come to agree with the point long stressed by writers in the post-Keynesian (or, perhaps more accurately, original Keynesian) tradition: the role of particular frictions and rigidities in AnyPlease withdrawal note that of this US pos andt is aallied National forces Post andduring is opened Trump’ to applics currentants of term, either sewhetherx. Preferenc phasede will or underpinning economic fluctuations should be de-emphasized relative to a more fundamental lack otherwise,be given t musto equally be qualifiedbased on women conditions candidat ones. the ground. Otherwise, the consequences will of aggregate demand. be disastrous. Because of the way the peace process and the situation in Afghanistan have If reducing rates will be insufficient or counterproductive, central bankers’ ingenuity in loosening evolved, a hasty foreign-troop withdrawal would lead to a fiasco similar to those monetary policy in an environment of secular stagnation is exactly what is not needed. What is generated by the earlier Soviet retreat from the country and by the US withdrawal from needed are admissions of impotence, in order to spur efforts by governments to promote demand Vietnam. through fiscal policies and other means. To avoid such a catastrophe, the US and its allies need to remain in Afghanistan for at least Instead of more old New Keynesian economics, we hope, but do not expect, that this year’s another decade. But Trump is in a hurry, and thinks that a strong CIA presence in the gathering in Jackson Hole will bring forth a new Old Keynesian economics. country will manage to do what Western forces have been unable to achieve. More likely than not, that will prove to be wishful thinking.

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A m a r a offer of scholarships for studies YousufJabateh - Investigation in India in specialized graduates 26 students of White Color Crime (Financial professional areas.-Press Frauds Investigation);Ms. release he Rector of the Don conquer poverty.” T h e f u t u r e h a s i t s Bosco Youth centre He stressed that champion c h a l l e n g e s a n d Ti n o l d M a t a d i , don’t quit, they keep trying disappointments. Be prepared Villages Liberia National William Suakollie was pleased Monrovia has cautioned and never give up. The Guest mentally, physically and Director, urged the graduates to have seen the school graduates of the SOS Speaker applauded the Class morally to adapt, in order to to be fearless as they go out. contribute its quota to the H e r m a n n G m e i n e r of 2019 for making it to achieve your objectives. The She told them to set goals and capacity building that is International School (HGIS) Graduation Day, and urged same enthusiasm that brought pursue them. She noted that required for nation building, here not to lose sight of the them to go out and embrace you this far should remain the school has done its part by saying, “I am glad to see some future, warning that high the promising future that within you. Don’t waste all of providing the appropriate of the best and brightest minds, school diploma is not an end, awaits them, whether in the your time on social media or environment and learning many of whom are sitting but a route to attaining medical field, education, watching Television, use it space; it is the student’s time there, will take up the mantle success, as a great deal of agriculture or social work. He wisely, he said. to face their future, because of leadership in both the public effort or endurance is needed however, cautioned them that Speaking at the program, their destiny lies in their and private sectors to serve for one to achieve the desired the future that they are about Kebbeh Daniels, who spoke on hands. their country.” aim. to face is not all rosy. behalf of SOS Children’s The SOS HGIS principal, Mr. A total of 26 students Rev. Fr. Raphael J.M. graduated from the SOS HGIS A i r o b o m a n , m a d e t h e Monrovia. Since putting out its statement Friday, August 16, first graduates over 14 years when he served at Guest ago, the SOS HGIS can boast of S p e a k e r o f t h e 1 4 t h top-level staff who support, graduation ceremony of SOS nurture and mentor students HGIS Monrovia, held at the with the quality of education Monrovia Christian Fellowship they deserve. on 9th Street, Sinkor. The SOS HGIS Monrovia now The Salesian Rector noted boasts of 30 staff dedicated to that young people, in providing quality services. p a r t i c u l a r, h a v e a n During the current 2018/2019 indispensable role to play in academic year, all of the Liberia’s development and student that wrote the West for their future. African Senior High exams Rev. Fr. Airoboman: “You successfully passed. need a rethink; you need a direction because now more than ever before, this country Read the needs innovation. There are NewDawn everyday many challenges, but you & have to overcome. You might The 14th graduation ceremony of SOS HGIS Monrovia, held at be poor, but today’s moment the Monrovia Christian Fellowship on 9th street, Sinkor. Advertise with us! is an opportunity for you to MONDAY AUGUST 26 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 6 More headline news More headline news VP Haward-Taylor on the Global Fund Welcomes importance of Civics in schools Italy’s Increased Contribution ice President Jewel process of entering institutions Celebration about the move h e G l o b a l F u n d important role in this global Howard-Taylor, has of higher learning in the by Government to reintroduce announced Sunday fight." emphasized the country as well as other parts V in its school curriculum the that it welcomed the Italy has been a strong importance of Civics in the of the world. T teaching of Civics beginning g o v e r n m e n t o f I t a l y ’s supporter of the Global Fund Liberian school system. The Liberian Vice President this academic year. announcement that it will since it was established in V P H o w a r d - Ta y l o r expressed her belief that with Said VP Howard-Taylor, contribute €161 million to the 2002. Italy hosted the first according to a release from an adjustment, preferably to “We need civics to come back Global Fund over the next meeting of donors to replenish the Office of the Vice March of each year, this would and it should be highlighted three years. the Global Fund's resources in President said the teaching of accommodate the desire of more deeply so that citizens This pledge – representing a Rome in 2005. It has also played Civics in the Liberian school many students to enter can have a love for country,” 15% increase from Italy’s a key role in shaping Global system would enable citizens institutions of higher learning, adding that, to make the previous contribution – is a Fund’s policies, including to be aware of their cultural noting that their high school needed impact, Civics should clear demonstration of the advancing human rights, heritage helping them c r e d e n t i a l s w h i c h a r e be taught in a more amplified country’s commitment to end building stronger systems of become an enlightened and prerequisite to entering way for citizens to understand the epidemics of HIV, health and investing in loyal citizenry. colleges and Universities the values of a culture. tuberculosis and malaria. c h a l l e n g i n g o p e r a t i n g Deputizing for President would be ready in time. On a related educational Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte environments. George M. Weah at the 172nd At the same time VP subject, the Liberian first made the announcement “We are extremely grateful N a t i o n a l F l a g D a y Howard-Taylor has questioned female Vice President, the during the G7 Summit in to see Italy stepping up the celebration, hosted on the removal of the phrase r e l e a s e n o t e d , i s Biarritz. fight,” said Peter Sands, Saturday, August 24, 2019, “Under God” from the original recommending a change in the " I t a l y ' s i n c r e a s e d Executive Director of the Vice President Howard-Taylor pledge of Allegiance. schedule of the conduct of contribution to the Global Fund Global Fund. “We thank Italy stressed that with Civics “I pledge allegiance to the c o n f i r m s o u r s t r o n g for the continued support in flag of the Republic of Liberia, commitment to global health,” the global fight against HIV, and to the republic for which it said Emanuela Del Re, Vice- tuberculosis and malaria. stands, one nation under God, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Together, we can save millions indivisible, with liberty and International goals by 2030 and of lives and accelerate the justice for all,” VP Howard- save additional 16 million lives progress towards delivering Taylor recited this portion of over the next three years. universal health coverage for the pledge during her special Health is an essential pre- all.” remarks, wondering why was condition for sustainable France will host the Global the phrase ”under God” development, starting from Fund’s Sixth Replenishment removed. women, children, youth and pledging conference in Lyon 9- She went on to remind the most vulnerable groups. 10 October 2019. The Global Liberians that this phrase was The Italian Development Fund seeks to raise at least meant to reaffirm the divine Cooperation is ready to US$14 billion for the next three existence of religious faith in continue to play an important years to help save 16 build Liberia’s heritage and future role in this global fight." stronger health systems by and to strengthen those C o o p e r a t i o n . “ W e 2023. spiritual weapons which responded to the Fund's call to million lives, cut the forever will be the country’s step up the fight in order to mortality rate from HIV, TB and most powerful resource in achieve our common goals by malaria in half, and build peace and conflict. 2030 and save additional 16 stronger health systems by Speaking earlier, this year’s million lives over the next 2023. Keynote Speaker for the 172nd three years. Health is an T h e G l o b a l F u n d Observance of the National essential pre-condition for Replenishment Conference Flag Day, Professor Johnson sustainable development, aims to further mobilize efforts included in the educational N a t i o n a l E x a m s b e i n g Gwaikolo, who is a Member of starting from women, children, to end the epidemics of three curriculum; students will now administered in Liberia. the House of Representatives youth and the most vulnerable of the world's most devastating be educated on moral values, According to VP Howard- from Nimba County District # 5 g r o u p s . T h e I t a l i a n diseases by 2030, in line with c i v i l r i g h t s a n d Taylor, the current timing is and former President of the Development Cooperation is the Sustainable Development responsibilities as well as causing serious distortion and United Methodist University, ready to continue to play an Goals.-Press release patriotism. i m p e d i m e n t s t o t h e stressed that the national flag The Vice President’s enrollment of high school is a symbol of statehood which remarks come in the wake of students planning to enter must be respected but not a n n o u n c e m e n t b y t h e colleges and universities. worshiped.Liberia’s dominant Ministry through its Deputy She pointed out that the female catholic school, the St. Minister for Instruction, Mr. delay in the release of the Teresa’s Convent was awarded Alexander Duopu, who exam results, coupled with the first place winning of the informed the audience at the actual graduation of these Pass-in-Review and best Dress 172nd National Flag Day students, were delaying the school 2019/2020.

Margibi lawmaker the waiver of the money but established that the total will of the majority has to Starts from back page money in the bank has been the United States of America instrument to be used. prevail, adding that about reduced from US$750,000 to a told to reverse their decision recently, Margibi County Rep. Jones continues that three other counties made little over US$ 400,000, while because they were in error by District#2 Representative Ivar all decisions arrived at from his similar decision. t h e m o n e y i s s t i l l o n acting against the budget K Jones, who was out of the district regarding proposed He warns no one should take contention. Law, a statement backed by c o u n t r y d u r i n g t h e projects relative to the Nov. the China Union money issue to The Chairman of the Margibi Senator Cooper himself. conference, maintains the 2018 sitting stand. gain undue political relevance County Legislative Caucus Rep. The authorities instead of caucus made no error. He says anyone who stands at the detriment of majority Ben A Fofana, who is heavily returning to the county to He argues they based their in the way of development for members of the county blamed for the current reconsider their decision, decision on Count Four of the people of Margib now, and leadership. disagreement, clarified that were expected at the resolution derived from the 2020, the people will stand in Meanwhile, the Supreme they were only sent to inform Supreme Court last Thursday, Margibi County 2018 Council his way at the ballot box. Court has placed an injunction Margibians that central August 23rd to give reason Sitting. Explaining further, he notes on Margibi’s account at the GN government waived the money why Cooper’s move against According to him, the that he and Representative Bank in Katata. During the to China Union contrary to them should not be granted. budget law gives rise to the Clarence G. Gahr are the only recent conference with the claim that the leadership did. However, returning from resolution as a legitimate ones from Margibi who opposed Supreme Court, it was MONDAY AUGUST 26 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 7 Who’s telling the truth? By Winston W. Parley at the office of Mr. Morlu, but He says any call by the he Liberia National the latter allegedly raised police inviting him to an Police (LNP) and the contention as to his name being investigation will be graciously Truling Coalition for misspelled. honored. Democratic Change (CDC) are “So the communication was But Morlu insists that to be t r a d i n g c l a i m s h e r e brought back and corrected. invited by police as a person of surrounding an alleged When our dispatcher took the interest “is a misplacement invitation extended to CDC c o m m u n i c a t i o n b a c k , and mischaracterization of the officials to assist the LNP with Chairman Morlu was not in phrase.” i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e i r office. Meanwhile, our Deputy Meanwhile, the police insist partisans who allegedly Inspector General for Crimes that they are requesting the

a Service visited Chairman Morlu appearance of Chairman Morlu flogged Deputy Police Chief g P11e for Operations Col. Marvin and placed a call to Hon. Gray, and Rep. Gray at LNP Sackor early this month. inviting them to appear at the headquarters not later than In the presence of Rep. Headquarters of the Liberia 12:00 noon on Monday, 26 Moses Acarus Gray and CDC National Police,” Carter August. Chairman Mulbah Morlu, reveals. A d d i t i o n a l l y, C a r t e r partisans allegedly flogged Minutes after Carter’s press discloses that three persons Col. Sackor at their party conference, Mr. Morlu reacted including suspects Romeo headquarters, as the victim by questioning the police on Nayonkon, Prince Kollie and tried to dialogue with the what crime he committed that Joseph Bropleh have been party over clashes with would warrant inviting him as a arrested in connection with the CDC Chairman Morlu Police Chief Sudue opposition supporters who person of interest. e l e c t o r a l v i o l e n c e i n were celebrating their “What crime did I commit? Montserrado County District candidate’s victory in the persons of interest to assist According to Carter, the My best witness is the man they #15. Montserrado Senatorial by - with information on those who assault against Col. Sackor was claimed was assaulted, Marvin District #15 remains a election. committed the act. done in the presence of Mr. Sackor,” Morlu claims. politically tense environment Following public pressure “We are asking them to Gray and Mr. Morlu, noting that “You say you invited Acarus a s t h e r u l i n g p a r t y ’s and a move by some Senators assist us with information on it is from Col. Sackor’s Gray, Honorable Acarus Gray, representative candidate Abu to question police on a wave those that carried on the act,” statement that the two CDC and I found out from him, it’s K a m a r a a n d o p p o s i t i o n of violence here, the LNP Police Spokesman Moses officials have been invited. also a lie. You don’t treat c o l l a b o r a t i n g p a r t i e s claims it has written Rep. Carter told a press conference Further, Carter claims that people like that,” Morlu adds. representative candidate Telia Gray and Chairman Morlu as on Friday, 23 August. communication was dropped He continues that in law Urey battle for a seat at the enforcement, if you consider Legislature. someone as a person of Ms. Urey is the leading interest, it means that the candidate, but she and Citizens’ feedback mechanism person is suspected of supporters have suffered committing a crime. violent attacks at the hands of “I’m challenging Sackor, a Mr. Kamara’s supporters. online platform gets a boost man I respect to come up and According to Mr. Carter, he United Nations Grand Bassa, Sinoe, and Grand e n t h u s i a s m f o r t h e support Patrick Sudue’s police have retrieved Ms. D e v e l o p m e n t Gedeh Counties.The database implementation of this reckless comment,” Morlu says Urey’s laptop which was stolen Programme (UNDP) will be a robust depository of project, following series of at his party headquarters. from her vehicle during T “Not a single day I raised my violence on Saturday, 17 August turns over US $60,000 dollars’ key data on service delivery interactions and discussions worth of equipment to the necessary for improving and with key stakeholders. hands against a police officer, in District #15. Government of Liberia. informing policies on public He expressed the hope that even when provoked. So why Ms. Urey is the daughter of The equipment are to be services, in line with the goals access to such a platform by would I now … my own police the chairman of the four used under a pilot project of of the PAPD. the people of Liberia, will help that work for the government collaborating opposition the Ministry of State called T u r n i n g o v e r t h e the government institute that we fought to elect?” Morlu parties, Mr. Benoni Urey. the Citizens' Feedback equipment on behalf of UNDP policies and measures that will argues. Mechanism (CFM). Resident Representative Pa improve the development It is a mobile and web- Lamin Beyai, his Deputy for agenda of the Country. based platform that will, in Operations Mulugeta Abebe Receiving the items, the real time, receive, compile, said UNDP remains a reliable Director of the Cabinet Jordan Female Legislative analyze and respond to partner to the Government of Sulonteh expressed gratitude citizens’ perceptions on the Liberia's national agenda of on behalf of President Weah, to Starts from back page standards of public services. delivering quality services to UNDP for for such partnership from exercising their right to According to them, this The CFM initially focuses its people, in line with the which started as a discussion a c t i v e l y p a r t i c i p a t e i n negative turn of events on 5 pilot Counties and Sustainable Development but has culminated into politics,” the Caucus warns. undermines the country’s County Service Centres Goals (SDGs). actions. They assert that the women effort to move forward as a (CSCs), namely, Nimba, Bomi, A b e b e e x p r e s s e d "Making citizens’ voices of Liberia have fought hard to peaceful nation to prosperity count in Liberia’s pro-poor gain and maintain the peace and development.--Press Development remains a and stability of their beloved release centerpiece of the Liberian country. Government’s Pro-Poor Agenda f o r P r o s p e r i t y a n d Development (PAPD)," said Sulonteh He said part of the CFM, allows citizens to share their Read the experiences and receive feedback from providers on the NewDawn everyday delivery of public services in real time, and generates & valuable data about the quality of services as a basis for Advertise with us! g o v e r n m e n t - w i d e performance assessment and improvement. The CFM also provides CFM contributes to the delivery Government is to design a information to citizens on the of pillar four of the PAPD that Performance Management and range of services offered by seeks to build a capable state, Compliance System (PMCS) The photos show Mr. Sulonteh and the various MACs, through a one that is reformed, efficient aimed at building a system that Abebe and inspection of equipment. system of regular information and accountable to citizens. ensues accountability of public broadcasts.In doing this, the Support from UNDP by the officials. MONDAY AUGUST 26 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 8 Français Quatre ex-responsables de la Banque centrale arrêtés pour blanchiment d'argent u a t r e a n c i e n s différentes. Des investigations d'une (99 millions USD ou 87 millions autorisation de la CBL, en responsables de la Il leur était notamment c o m m i s s i o n d ' e n q u ê t e d'euros) destinés à la CBL. connaissance de cause et QBanque centrale du reproché d'avoir fait imprimer présidentielle ainsi que l'audit La justice "décerne un intentionnellement, ont Liberia (CBL) ont été inculpés sans autorisation un excédent d'un cabinet américain, réalisé mandat d'arrêt aux suspects conspiré avec l'intention de de blanchiment d'argent et de billets pour un montant de à la demande des Etats-Unis, avec inculpation, ainsi ils blanchir de l'argent et de arrêtés dans l'enquête sur 2,645 milliards de dollars sollicités par le Liberia, pourront être informés du saboter l'économie libérienne", l'entrée de billets dans le libériens (14,4 millions d'euros avaient auparavant porté sur nouveau crime qui leur est selon cette ordonnance. pays entre 2016 et 2018, a-t- ou 16,3 M USD), dont ils ne l'entrée au Liberia d'un r e p r o c h é " r e l a t i f a u "Ils ont escroqué la CBL et le on appris mercredi de source peuvent justifier l'utilisation, montant de quelque 16 blanchiment d'argent, a gouvernement en imprimant judiciaire et d'un avocat des selon l'accusation. milliards de dollars libériens indiqué le juge Blamo Dixon illégalement un surplus de prévenus. d'un tribunal de la capitale dollars libériens d'un montant C e s q u a t r e a n c i e n s M o n r o v i a , d a n s u n e de 2,645 milliards de dollars à responsables de la CBL ont o r d o n n a n c e j u d i c i a i r e injecter sur le marché été inculpés et arrêtés mardi parvenue mercredi à l'AFP. libérien", indique le même en même temps qu'un fils de Les jurés "ont fait le document. l'ex-présidente Ellen Johnson s e r m e n t d e f a i r e d e s Outre Charles Sirleaf, les Sirleaf (2006-2018), Charles i n v e s t i g a t i o n s " s u r c e quatre personnes inculpées Sirleaf, pour blanchiment blanchiment reproché aux cinq puis arrêtées sont Milton d'argent, nouvelle charge prévenus. Ces derniers, Weeks, Doctor Hagba, Richard retenue contre les cinq "pendant leurs fonctions, sans Walker et Joseph Dennis. prévenus, selon la même source judiciaire. Mais M. Sirleaf a été libéré quelques heures après pour raison de santé, a indiqué mercredi son avocat à l'AFP. Les cinq ex-dirigeants de la CBL avaient en mars été i n c u l p é s d e " c o m p l o t criminel" et de "sabotage économique" puis arrêtés à la suite de l'enquête sur l'entrée de billets dans le pays entre 2016 et 2018. Ils avaient ensuite été libérés sous c a u t i o n à d e s d a t e s Lutte Contre La Corruption Au Mali : Le Procureur Kassogue Souligne Des Obstacles Et Réaffirme La Nécessité De Traquer Pour les organisateurs, République près le Tribunal de beaucoup d’affaires de ressaisir et mener une lutte Economique et Financier de l ’ o b j e c t i f d e c e t t e Grande Instance de la corruption sont révélées ou implacable contre toutes les Bamako. conférence visait à informer commune III du district de dénoncées tant dans le rapport pratiques corruptives », a-t-il O u t r e c e l a , p e r s i s t e l’opinion nationale sur les Bamako a annoncé les 2018 du Vérificateur Général affirmé. Mamoudou Kassogué, la justice vastes chantiers concernant couleurs. qui vient d’être publié que Mais, cette tâche, elle ne fait face à d’énormes obstacles la lutte contre la corruption D a n s s e s p r o p o s dans la presse et par les sera pas facile, reconnait pour éradiquer ce fléau. Il mais aussi à expliquer introductifs lors de ce point de lanceurs d’alerte. Nous Mamoudou Kassogué. Car la s’agit notamment, selon lui, de quelques difficultés de la presse, M. Kassogué a d’abord arrivons aussi dans un contexte j u s t i c e e t l e s P ô l e s la faiblesse des moyens mis à la justice pour y faire face. mesuré l’étendue du chantier difficile, un contexte de Economiques et Financiers, d i s p o s i t i o n d e s p ô l e s En effet, ayant pris qui l’attend dans cette suspicion généralisée, où la considérés par la plupart de économiques et financiers, la fonction le 12 Aout dernier, le difficile mission : « Nous corruption constitue un sujet nos compatriotes comme seuls non-extension des avantages nouveau Procureur de la arrivons à un moment où de préoccupation nationale, responsables de l’échec de la du pôle économique financier une question existentielle pour lutte contre la corruption, sont aux autres membres de la l’avenir même de notre pays » limités : « La corruption a ceci chaine pénale en charge de la a-t-il affirmé. de particulier qu’elle n’est lutte contre la corruption, les Le phénomène de la révélée au grand jour que interventions tous azimuts et corruption a atteint un tel lorsqu’il y a des problèmes soit inopportunes dans les affaires degré dans notre pays que le par rapport à l’exécution de la juridiques, l’absence d’agents combat vaille d’être mené tache convenue, soit par spécialisés au niveau des pôles pour la survie même de notre rapport au partage du butin, économiques et financiers, nation, estime M. Mamoudou soit encore quand il y a des l’obstacle constitué par les Kassogué. Une situation donc missions d’inspection, de immunités et privilèges de très critique, dont la lutte contrôle ou de vérification » a- juridiction ; les problèmes liés demande une forte implication t-il martelé, avant de à la formation et à la de toute la population poursuivre : « tous les cas de spécialisation des personnels, malienne et une prise de corruption ne sont pas portés à a-t-il indiqué. conscience collective, a laissé la connaissance de la justice Qu’à cela ne tienne, de entendre M. Kassogué : « La qui ne peut pas investiguer sur nouvelles mesures seront situation est tellement ce qu’elle ne sait pas. Il faut préconisées par la nouvelle critique que si nous ne voulons aussi noter que même par équipe, et l’espoir est permis, pas perdre définitivement le rapport aux cas qui lui sont quant à la réussite de cette combat contre la corruption, dénoncés, il peut souvent y noble et belle mission, a et donc le combat pour le avoir des difficultés objectives rassuré M. Mamoudou Kassogué développement. Ce qui serait à faire aboutir les enquêtes » avant la fin de ce point de vraiment dommage, nous s’explique, le nouveau presse. devons très promptement nous Procureur en charge du Pôle MONDAY AUGUST 26 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 9 Français Commentaire Éditorial Par Robert Skidelsky Nous demandons au gouvernement Le déclin et retour de bien gérer les aides étrangères de l’héroïsme public

e Département d’État des États-Unis d’Amérique a ONDRES – J’ai récemment visionné le que « moins ils osent, mieux c’est pour le bien reproché au gouvernement Weah de ne pas avoir fait documentaire The Man Who Was Too Free, commun et pour eux-mêmes ». Le développement du Lpreuve de transparence concernant les aides Lfilm émouvant sur l’histoire du politicien professionnalisme, ainsi que du commerce et du étrangères au développement qui ne sont pas correctement dissident russe Boris Nemtsov, abattu devant le secteur manufacturier dans un cadre de paix, réduit comptabilisées dans le budget national, ni soumises au Kremlin en 2015. Jeune étoile politique séduisante la nécessité d’actes héroïques ou courageux. La même audit et au même contrôle national que les autres et montante dans les années 1990, Nemtsov tendance globale des sciences modernes et de postes budgétaires. refusera de céder face à l’autoritarisme du l’organisation sociale consiste à créer un monde dans président russe Vladimir Poutine. Il rejoindra lequel la bravoure et d’autres vertus ne seront plus l’opposition, ce qui lui vaudra harcèlements, nécessaires. En Occident à tout le moins, les actes Le Rapport de transparence budgétaire (FTR) 2019 du emprisonnement, et qui lui coûtera finalement la d’héroïsme et de vaillance sont désormais confinés à Département d’État américain couvrant la période du 1er vie. Ce documentaire suscite une réflexion sur la la scène et au grand écran, où nous pouvons nous janvier au 31 décembre 2018 place le Libéria parmi les pays disparition progressive de l’héroïsme et du courage contenter de les admirer sans avoir à en subir les les moins performants d’Afrique. dans l’existence moderne, ainsi que sur le destin conséquences. de la Russie. Il regrette en particulier que la plus haute institution d'audit Héroïsme et courage ont toujours été considérés L’héroïsme est en général le produit de situations comme des vertus masculines. Dans son célèbre du Libéria, la Commission Généraledes Audits, n'ait pas extrêmes – guerres et conflits violents. Or, le mode discours de Tilbury, à l’époque de l’Armada rendu publics ses rapports d'audit dans un délai raisonnable de vie occidental actuel n’a plus grand chose espagnole, la reine d’Angleterre Elizabeth I donne au cours de la période considérée, et que bien que les d’extrême, ce qui conduit au déclin de cette valeur raison au stéréotype en déclarant « Je sais que j’ai le critères et les procédures d'octroi des licences et des qu’est l’héroïsme. Cette valeur reste pour autant corps d’une femme faible et fragile, mais j’ai le cœur contrats d'extraction de ressources naturelles soient présente dans la majeure partie du reste du et les trippes d’un roi ». Les femmes au cœur inscrits dans la loi, dans la pratique, des cas de corruption et monde, y compris en Russie. d’homme sont alors considérées comme rares. Inversement, Hobbes fait valoir que les « hommes au de la mauvaise application des lois ont été signalés. Tout héros est à la fois noble et autodestructeur. Il courage féminin » devraient être exemptés d’armée, ou elle préfère non seulement mourir avec honneur compte tenu du risque de les voir déserter. De même, C’est une question qui devrait interpeler l’attention du que vivre dans le déshonneur, mais également périr Adam Smith et bien d’autres diront avoir la crainte gouvernement, en particulier les aides étrangères au dans la jeunesse et la gloire que traverser une que le commerce rende le peuple « efféminé et lâche développement d’autant plus que ces aides sont longue existence faite de compromis, aux honneurs ». conditionnées par la transparence et l’intégrité, qui sont faciles (qui seront oubliés). Dans l’Iliade de essentielles au maintien de la confiance de nos partenaires Homère, Hector proclame : « Maintenant le destin L’immense vivier de courage largement inexploité m’a saisi, toutefois je ne mourrai point sans gloire des femmes, notamment moral, a été largement internationaux. ». L’existence héroïque est intrinsèquement ignoré par les écrivains (masculins). Or, tragique, que seule l’immortalité récompense. l’émancipation des femmes a été le résultat d’un L’administration Weah a récemment envisagé de réorienter courage croissant de leur part. Hannah Arendt, qui des fonds destinés à la mise en œuvre d’un certain nombre Nemtsov était fait de cette étoffe. Selon plusieurs fuit l’Allemagne hitlérienne dans les années 1930, de projets de développement vers d’autres secteurs. Cela intervenants du documentaire, il pensait qu’en fera preuve d’une force morale exemplaire dans avait poussé le corps diplomatique étranger à faire une qualité d’ancien ministre, autrefois successeur l’écriture de son ouvrage de 1963 intitulé Eichmann à déclaration, exigeant la restitution des fonds. Cela est non favori de Boris Eltsine, il ne serait pas assassiné. Il Jérusalem : Rapport sur la banalité du mal, qui traite m’apparaît toutefois que Nemtsov a mis le régime du procès du cerveau logistique de la Shoah. Il n’est seulement dénigrant mais aussi embarrassant. de Poutine au défi de le tuer. pas non plus surprenant qu’un certain nombre de jeunes femmes telles que l’adolescente Greta Le gouvernement a soutenu que son prédécesseur À la différence de l’héroïsme, le courage n’est pas Thunberg émergent en tant que leaders politiques (l'administration Sirleaf) avait agi de la même manière et nécessairement tragique. Il subit néanmoins un écologistes. C’est ainsi que les femmes compensent avait restitué des fonds destinés à d'autres secteurs. Mais la destin similaire. La guerre, principal théâtre des le déclin du courage masculin dans la vie publique, ce réalité est que cela n’a pas engendré ce type de réaction de actes de bravoure, ne revêt plus la même forme qui met profondément mal à l’aise de nombreux la part des missions étrangères, peut-être à cause de la qu’autrefois, désormais plus mécanique. Et si nous hommes. admirons toujours à juste titre les actes de courage procédure employée du point de vue de la bonne personnel, nous n’exigeons plus cette vertu Ceci nous ramène à Nemtsov et à la Russie. En 1996, gouvernance. publique. Nous n’attendons plus de nos dirigeants Nemtsov est le seul politicien russe « libéral » à faire qu’ils soient les rois conduisant leurs troupes dans valoir que le Parti communiste, alors récemment Nous pensons que si la bonne chose était faite, la bataille, mais simplement qu’ils se montrent renversé puis en tête dans les sondages, devrait l'administration Weah n'aurait pas reçu une alarme publique compétents et suffisamment solides. concourir dans le cadre du processus électoral pour la aussi honteuse de la part de ses partenaires et des présidence du pays, considérant que seule cette voie Le courage moral, distinct du courage physique, permettra d’instaurer une tradition de transfert gouvernements. est une vertu davantage civique que militaire. Une légitime du pouvoir. D’autres libéraux russes y voient personne peut redouter les blessures physiques, une folie. La réélection d’Eltsine sera le fruit de la Le FTR recommande plusieurs mesures à prendre pour mais n’avoir peur de rien sur le plan moral. Ce corruption, et son successeur Poutine se maintiendra améliorer la transparence fiscale du Libéria, en veillant à ce courage moral a cependant toujours été moins au pouvoir par une forme de dictature allégée. que le budget soit substantiellement complet et que les admiré que la bravoure physique, car il s’inscrit à Nemtsov aura fait preuve de clairvoyance en comptes hors budget fassent l’objet d’un audit et d’un contre-courant. Les dirigeants politiques le défendant la véritable démocratie comme la seule contrôle adéquats. craignent dans la mesure où il expose la vérité au forme moderne de régime politique légitime. pouvoir, tandis qu’il met les foules mal à l’aise en les confrontant à leurs préjugés. Depuis 2011, le règne de Poutine apparaît de plus en Il suggère également la publication des rapports d'audit de plus fragilisé par les manifestations croissantes à la GAC dans un délai raisonnable, demande de veiller à ce D’un point de vue éthique, le courage moral est Moscou et dans d’autres villes de Russie. Lorsque les que les critères et les procédures utilisés pour attribuer les considéré comme la plus haute forme de bravoure régime de ce type ne sont plus dignes de confiance contrats et les licences d'extraction de ressources à l’ère libérale, car il est volontaire, et non dans l’instauration d’une prospérité économique, naturelles soient conformes à la loi et à ce que les instinctif. Sa valeur décline cependant, tout leur futur devient inéluctablement menacé par de informations de base sur toutes les attributions d'extraction comme les réactions qui s’y opposent. Des opinions nouveaux héros émergents dans l’opposition. Tel est autrefois considérées comme courageuses sont l’enseignement qui se dégage non seulement en de ressources naturelles soient rendues publiques. aujourd’hui devenues simplement « polémiques », Russie, mais également au Moyen-Orient et en Asie de et bien qu’elles puissent conduire à la perte d’un l’Est. Par conséquent, nous exhortons l’administration Weah à emploi ou de certains amis, elles ne mènent plus au tenir compte de ces conseils qui non seulement favorisent la bûcher. Dans la majeure partie du monde, la valeur de transparence, la responsabilité et la bonne gouvernance, l’héroïsme est de retour. L’avenir pourrait bien mais reflètent également les meilleures pratiques Dès les années 1660, le philosophe Thomas Hobbes résider non pas dans les dirigeants et diplomates, préfigure le déclin de l’héroïsme et du courage mais dans ces hommes – et ces femmes – qui ne internationales. dans la cité, lorsqu’il écrit au sujet des citoyens redoutent pas la mort.

Copyright: Project Syndicate, 2018. www.project-syndicate.org MONDAAY r AUGUSTt 26ic2019l e www .thenewdawnliberia.com Art i c NEW l DA eWN 10 Analysis of the Impacts and Intricacies of Liberian Foreign Policy and International Relations over the last 75 Years By: Josephus Moses Gray neutrality and declare war on the Axis powers. In May Email: [email protected]/ 1943, Edwin Barclay visited the United States. He was Mobile(+231) 880330299 the first black man to be officially introduced from the rostrum of the United States Congress as a guest of honor Cont’d from last edition (Foreign Ministry, 2010).

wo key League officials were placed in positions to Liberian Foreign policy under President Tubman advise the government, but with limitations set Tforth by the Liberian government. With this Karpeh (2009) explains that under President William V. assistance program in place, Liberia was able to resume S. Tubman administration, Liberia foreign policy was making loan payments (Karpeh, 2008, p 88). In 1937 geared towards attracting foreign investment into the President Barclay, under pressure from the United country with the goal of modernizing the economy and States, withdrew the concession agreement with the infrastructure. He introduced the Open Door policy German investors, who were accused of sympathies with which allowed more multinational cooperation to the Nazi regime in their home country. Until January 3, come in and invest in the country. Liberian Policy is 1944, Barclay was Liberian President, to be succeeded committed to the concept of a free enterprise by William Tubman. system , democracy and a pragmatic search for solution to problems of multinational existence, Guanua (1995) noted that after the fall of Malaysia completely pro-West. and Singapore to the Japanese during World War II, Liberia became very strategically important as its President Tubman also led a policy of national The Author rubber plantation was the only source of natural latex unification in order to reduce the social and political rubber available to the Allies, apart from plantations in difference between his fellows Americo- Liberian and With the expansion of the economy, Tubman Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Among many other uses, natural the indigenous Liberians. While the United States, its gained revenues for the government to construct and rubber was needed to build tires for war planes, military ally, began to base military operations in the country modernize infrastructure: the streets of Monrovia were jeeps, aircraft guns, and sensitive radar equipment. As a after it entered World War II, Liberia did not declare war paved, a public sanitation system was installed, result of the simultaneous sharp increase in demand and on Germany and Japan until January 27, 1944. In April hospitals were built, and a literacy program was a da rastic reduction in supply, prices soared for natural 1944, Liberia signed the Declaration by United Nations. launched in 1948. During Tubman's administration, rubber in the United States, and measures were taken to Choosing to sever diplomatic relations with Germany and several thousand kilometers of roads were built, as was a reduce demand. expel German citizens from Liberia was a difficult railway line to connect the iron mines to the coast for the decision for Tubman for economic and social reasons: (1) transport of this commodity for export. During this Writing in his memoirs, former U.S. Secretary of German merchants were integral to the Liberian period, he transformed the Port of Monrovia into a free State Cordell Hull wrote, "With Japan's occupation of the economy; (2) Germany was Liberia's major trading port to encourage trade . Rubber producing areas in the Far East, Liberia became partner; and (3), most of the doctors in Liberia were of greatly increased importance to us as one of the few Germans. Under the above declaration, Tubman agreed By early 1960, Liberia began to enjoy its first era of remaining available sources of natural rubber.". to expel all German residents and oppose the Axis prosperity, ignited in part by Tubman's policies and President Barclay assured the Americans that Liberia powers. implementation of development. Regarded as a pro- would supply all the natural rubber that the United Western, stabilizing influence in West Africa at a period States and its allies needed for the war effort. Karpeh (2009) indicates that Tubman’s relationship when other countries were achieving independence, with the US, which he hailed as "Our strongest, closest, often amid violence, during the 1960s Tubman was In 1942 Liberia signed a Defense Pact with the United and most reliable friend." In June 1944, he and Edwin courted by many Western politicians, notably U.S. States. This commenced a period of strategic Barclay of Liberia traveled to the White House as guests President Lyndon B. Johnson(Foreign Ministry, 2010). development, including the construction of roads, of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the first African heads airports and other infrastructure projects. Roberts field of state to be received there. Following the war, which Several Americo-Liberian nationalities, German and Airport was built with runways long enough for B-47 resulted in an anti-colonial movement on the African Swedish companies became involved in the exploitation Stratojet bombers to land for refueling, giving Liberia continent, Tubman strengthened ties among fellow of iron mines, making Liberia the first source of iron in the longest runway in Africa to this day (Guanua, 1980). Africans by participating in the Asian-African Conference Africa and the fourth worldwide. Tubman wanted to of 1955 and the First Conference of Independent African diversify the economy rather than basing it on rubber The provision of war supplies to the North African States in Accra, organized in 1958 by Kwame Nkrumah of and iron resources which made 90% of exports, so he theater was difficult, expensive, and time-consuming. Ghana In 1959, Tubman organized the Second encouraged the development of coffee plantations, German U-boats had taken complete control of the Conference of African States. palm oil, sugar cane and especially rice cultivation in North Atlantic Ocean routes, making shipping in the 1966 with the help of Taiwan. North Atlantic Ocean hazardous to American warships Liberian policy is committed to the concept of a free and merchant's vessels. In order to transport American enterprise system, democracy, and a pragmatic search Tubman is best known for his policies of National soldiers and war supplies to North Africa, the United for solutions to problems of multinational existence. We Unification and the economic Open Door. He tried to States needed to open up a South American-Liberian air envisage a synthesis composed of individual states reconcile the interests of the native tribes with those of corridor. retaining their own way of life, but united by mutual the Americo-Liberian elite, and increased foreign exchanges of peoples, goods and ideas, by pacts of non- investment in Liberia to stimulate economic growth. Because of its proximity to South America, Liberia aggression, non-interference in the internal affairs of During the 1950s, Liberia had the second-highest rate of became the first major West African bridgehead for the other states, and of perpetual peace. In 1961, following economic growth in the world. By the time of his death in South Atlantic air ferry route. For this reason, the a Pan-African conference held in Monrovia, Tubman 1971 Liberia had the largest mercantile fleet in the Liberian Government also granted to the United States, helped to found the Organization of African Unity now world, the world's largest rubber industry was the third- the use of its territory to store war supplies and to African Union (AU)(OAU), which African Union (AU). This largest exporter of iron ore in the world and had construct military bases in Montserrado County and association of "moderate" African leaders worked for attracted more than US$1 billion in foreign investment. Grand Cape Mount County at Fisherman's Lake. United gathering dual unification of Africa, unlike the States military supplies were collected in Florida, "revolutionary" group based at Casablanca. Liberian foreign policy under President Tolbert transported through South America to Brazil, then flown from Brazil to the military depot at Roberts Field. There When Tubman was appointed to the Supreme Dunn (1995) revealed that former President William 5,000 United States African-American troops stored and Court in the 1930s, Liberia was seriously R. Tolbert tried to broaden Liberia foreign Policy by maintained the inventory. From Roberts Field, the war underdeveloped, lacking the basic infrastructure of establishing ties with the East and maintain its ties with supplies were flown to their final destinations in roads, railways, and sanitation systems. Tubman said the West. To this end , Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. that Liberia had never received the "benefits of colonization," which he meant to be the investment by a he established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Guanua (1980) added that Liberia's strategic wealthy major power to develop the infrastructure of Union, People’s Republic of China, Cuba, and several importance to the Allied war effort was evidenced by the the country. He established an economic policy, known other Eastern Bloc countries , thus adopting more fact that, in January 1943, U.S. President Franklin D. as the "open door" to attract foreign investment(Foreign nonaligned posture. Tolbert severed Liberia’s ties Roosevelt traveled to Liberia after participating in the Ministry, 2010). Working to facilitate and encourage with Israel during the Yoin Kippur war in October Casablanca Conference in order to secure Liberia's foreign businesses to locate in Liberia, he encouraged 1973 and spoke in favor of recognizing national support. Roosevelt's objectives were to negotiate the development. Between 1944 and 1970, the value of rights of the Palestinian People. However, Tolbert establishment of U.S. military bases in Liberia, secure foreign investments, mainly from the United States, supported the United States on the Vietnam war , as his Liberia's commitment to continue supplying the U.S. increased by 200%. From 1950 to 1960, Liberia predecessor , William Tubman. Tolbert was chairman of with natural rubber, urge the Liberian government to experienced an average annual growth of 11.5%. the Organization of African Unity from July 1979 until he expel German citizens and persuade it to abandon its was killed in April 1980. TO BE CONT’D MONDAY AUGUST 26 2019 www .thenewdawnliberia.com NEW DA WN 11 CDC summersaults he ruling Coalition r e c o r d , ” t h e l a w y e r s August at the heavily guarded f o r D e m o c r a t i c representing the legal interest NEC headquarters in Monrovia, TChange or CDC has of the CDC candidate in the Hearing Officer Cllr. Munah somersaulted over its disputed by election said. Ville said Ms. Urey could not decision to challenge the The letter instructing the adequately provide pictorial ruling of the National lawyers representing the legal evidences to prove beyond Elections Commission or NEC interest of the CDC and its reasonable doubt, that there in the disputed Montserrado candidate Abu Bana Kamara to were discrepancies. However, District #15 by-election withdraw the notice of appeal he rule that there should be a before the Supreme Court. before the NEC was dated rerun of the election in the The decision of the CDC August 23, 2019 and addressed disputed centers within the not to contest the ruling of to Cllr. Jonathan T. Massaquoi, district. the NEC comes barely 48 Partner/Director of Litigation The ruling by Cllr. Ville was hours after the electoral body of the International Law taken before the NEC Board of Board of Commissioners Group. Commissioners who on August upheld an earlier decision by In Mr. Kamara’s letter 22, 2019 confirmed and its hearing officers for a rerun requesting the withdrawal of reaffirmed the earlier decision of the July 29, 2019 his notice of appeal he noted for a rerun. M o n s t e r r a d o C o u n t y that he is “confidence of the “Based on the factual, legal District#15 Representative rerun process.” and public policy reasons by-elections in about 20 The case is a fall out of a contained in the said ruling, polling places where poll complaint of irregularities and same is hereby confirmed and results are in contention. electoral fraud filed against affirmed,” the NEC Board of The CDC and its candidate the ruling party and NEC by Ms. Commissioners said Thursday through its lawyers on uphold an earlier ruling.“We Mr. Abu Bana Kamara had Telia Urey of the four August 22, 2019 in their ruling. Saturday August 24th, in a are pleased to notify you that vowed to file an appeal at the collaborating opposition T h e N E C B o a r d o f letter addressed to NEC our client has elected not to Supreme Court in a bid to political parties following the Commissioners said it will Chairman Jerome Kokoyah seek a review of the August 22, overturn the decision of the July 29 by-election in the announced the date of the notified NEC that it was 2019, ruling by the Board of NEC, arguing that they were district. rerun in two working days if withdrawing its notice of Commissioners in the case being robbed of their Provisional results released there was nothing otherwise.- appeal, which it announced above. Hence, with our client’s legitimate votes by the ruling by the NEC places Ms. Urey at Writes Othello B. Garblah b e f o r e t h e B o a r d o f permission, we herewith of the electoral body which 42.68 percent, ahead of CDC’s See both letters attached Commissioners following their submit the attached written called for a rerun in the Abu Kamara, 41.48 percent. below: disputed area.The CDC August 22, 2019 decision to instructions to form part of the In his ruling Wednesday, 14 eThew French Version Inside N TRULDYa INDEPENDENTwn VOL. 9 NO. 145 MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019 PRICE LD$40.00 With Emmanuel B. Juduh Margibi lawmaker justifies sharing of social fund Cooper. The leadership recently apportioned US$1 million belonging to Margibi from the C h i n a U n i o n S o c i a l D e v e l o p m e n t F u n d i n Montserrado County on June 13, 2019 to various projects. However, the decision, according to Senator Cooper, totally violates the budget law of Liberia and is against the best interest of the county. He also frowns at those members of the leadership involved in waiving a huge portion of royalty to China Union, which had invested in Margibi County prior to their Margibi Representative Ivar K. Jones decision. On these grounds, Sen. Cooper took an exception to By Ramsey Singbe, Jr. c o u n t y ' s d i s t r i c t # 2 his colleagues' action and ran Margibi Representative Ivar K. Jones to the Supreme Court, praying s the Supreme Court argues they made no error. that body to intervene. of Liberia awaits Excluding Senator Oscar A. After the August 14 Amajority members Cooper, Associate Justice conference at the Supreme of Margibi County leadership Joseph N. Nagbe cited the Court, the senator’s lawyer to appear and give cause why Margibi leadership to a Counsellor Lavela Koboi one of their colleagues, conference recently in his Johnson, Sr. informed the Senator Oscar A. Cooper's chamber at 4:00 PM to explain media that they complaint against them reason behind their action ( M a r g i b i a g should not be granted, the being protested by Sen. Officials) were P6e Female Legislative Caucus condemns violence h e W o m e n ’ s Liberian women. the Women Legislative Caucus Legislative Caucus The group cites electoral to see more women actively Tof Liberia has v i o l e n c e l a s t y e a r i n joining the political race condemned as wrong, Montserrado County District without fear or favor. violence against women, no #13 and another violence on M s . U r e y a n d h e r matter in what form it is 17 August in District #15. supporters have suffered exhibited. “Ms. Telia Urey is a violent attacks at the hands of The Women Legislative competent Liberian woman ruling party Coalition for Caucus says in a press that has every right to contest Democratic Change (CDC) release issued recently that f r e e l y w i t h o u t a n y supporters. it is appalled and condemns molestation, and participate “ S u c h v i o l e n t behav in the strongest possible in the political process in this iors have the terms the current wave of country,” the group says. propensity to

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