Liberia: Anti-government protest postponed for security reasons
By DW
31 December 2019 |
8:50 am
Under international pressure, Council of Patriots (COP) Chairman Henry P. Costa agreed to reschedule the widely publicized December 30 protest over President George Weah's handling of the economic crisis to January 6.
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