Millennium Challenge Compact to Help Liberia Recover From Ebola

Liberia and the United States this week signed a $257 million Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact in Washington. Liberian Vice President Joseph Boakai and Planning and Economic Affairs Minister Amara Konneh participated in the ceremonial signing at the State Department on behalf of the Liberian government. The agreement highlights the United States’ re-engagement with Liberia in its post-Ebola recovery, and will focus on hydropower generation, electricity sector reform and road...

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