As a result, President Macron has pledged an initial grant of €10 million Euros to Liberia for immediate road maintenance while modalities are worked out for a more comprehensive and sustainable development assistance package for Liberia. He named the construction of roads, agriculture, education, healthcare and the high unemployment of Liberian youths as key priorities of his leadership. President Weah met French President Emmanuel Macron on his first official State visit to France, on Wednesday, February 21 and was received at the Palace Elysee. President Weah told his counterpart that he inherited an economy that is in ‘stagnation’ and still bleeding from the recovery of the devastating Ebola outbreak that took place 4 years ago. This is in addition to the US$24.7 million grant earlier given to Liberia by the World Bank.

Source: Daily Observer February 23, 2018 02:26 UTC