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Call for Applications
Call for application: The Kwame Karikari Fact-checking and Research Fellowship
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Economy
False! Public wage bill under former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was never 70% of total expenditure
According to Samuel Jackson, an Economist, the wage bill under the former administration ballooned to 70%, amounting to $320 million. He said this left the government with little or no space for capital investment, which was essential in building post-war Liberia.
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Explainers
Explainer: The Global Magnitsky Act and Liberia’s 3 Corrupt Officials
Liberians were greeted with a report released by the US Treasury Department under the Global Magnitsky Act, sanctioning three top government officials of the Liberian government for corruption-related offences.
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Fact Check
The video of woman beating up a harmless child with slippers did not happen in Sierra Leone
Social media users in Sierra Leone have been debating the location of the incident, with many claiming it happened somewhere in the country whilst a few others deny it was shot in the country.
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Fact Check
Nigerian musician, who died 12 years ago, on Sierra Leonean Police wanted list
The Sierra Leone president, Julius Maada Bio, as well as the security forces have vowed to investigate the cause of the violent demonstration in order to punish the perpetrators. A 15-member Committee has been constituted by the government to investigate the violence.
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