Liberian President George Weah has declared rape a national emergency and has ordered new measures to tackle the problem after a recent spike of cases in the poor West African state. Late on Friday, Weah said he would install a special prosecutor for rape in Liberia, as well as set up a national sex offender registry, a statement from his office said. Liberia president, George Weah speaks during the official opening of the Anti-Gender Based Violence National conference at the Ministerial Complex conference hall in Monrovia, Liberia, on Tuesday. Anti-rape protesters present a petition in front of the conference centre during the official opening of the Anti-Gender Based Violence National conference on Tuesday. Weah's announcement of a national rape emergency follows a conference in the capital Monrovia on tackling sexual violence on Wednesday.

Source: Daily Mail September 12, 2020 16:13 UTC