Monrovia – Two Liberian diplomats weighing-in on the US$54 million grant from the People’s Republic of China to Liberia say the gesture “was in the pipeline” as a result of frantic negotiations by the former administration of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. “What is coming to Liberia is what was already in the pipeline,” Dr. Bropleh said of a US$54 million grant. Chinese President Xi said at the opening of the forum that his country had pledged US$60 billion to help augment Africa’s sustainable development. The Weah administration is pushing for loans to fund its ambitious road projects, which it says would help resuscitate the economy and alleviate poverty. Meanwhile, Dr. Bropleh recalled that the Chinese government proposed during the Sirleaf’s administration that it would have helped construct Liberia’s coastal highway.

Source: Front Page Africa September 04, 2018 02:15 UTC