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Liberia’s President-elect Boakai to review mining concessions

Liberia’s President-elect Boakai to review mining concessions

LIBERIAN President-elect Joseph Boakai, who defeated President George Weah in the November 14 presidential runoff, says his administration will take a close look at mining concessions to ensure they benefit the country. Boakai, 78, a former vice president who lost to Weah in the 2017 runoff and campaigned on a promise to "rescue" Liberia, told Reuters in an interview on Sunday evening that he expected a lot of challenges, particularly with the economy. "The first step of rescuing Liberia is taking it from these people. It has been rescued. The next thing is to deal with the issues that have…
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