Friday, September 16, 2022
Volume:
38
Issue:
9
Abstract:
On September 12, Liberian President George Weah accepted the resignations of two of three senior officials following corruption allegations levied against all of them by the United States. On August 15, the Department of the Treasury announced the imposition of sanctions on Nathanial McGill, Weah’s Chief of Staff, Sayma Syrenius Cephus, Chief Prosecutor of Liberia, and Bill Twehway, the Managing Director of the National Port Authority.[1]
[1] Treasury Sanctions Senior Liberian Government Officials for Public Corruption, TREASURY, August 15, 2022 https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0921.