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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Alphonso Toweh

Liberians protest over economic hardship and president's absence

Demostrators hold a banner as they protest over the ongoing economic hardship and President George Weah's prolonged absence from the country, in Paynesville, a suburb of Monrovia, Liberia December 17, 2022. Reuters/Carielle Doe

More than a thousand people joined a demonstration in a suburb of Liberia's capital on Saturday, protesting over economic hardships and President George Weah's prolonged absence from the country.

Large protests have taken place sporadically during Weah's five years in office, but anger over his government's management of the economy has grown as Liberians grapple with rising food and fuel prices linked to the Ukraine war and fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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