{"id":88842,"date":"2025-07-21T10:34:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=88842"},"modified":"2025-07-21T10:35:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:35:26","slug":"liberia-hundreds-rally-in-monrovia-to-protest-against-joseph-boakais-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/liberia-hundreds-rally-in-monrovia-to-protest-against-joseph-boakais-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberia: Hundreds rally in Monrovia to protest against Joseph Boakai\u2019s government"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k2dUuFO6gTZlHcDtA8w\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nIn Liberia, hundreds took to the streets on Thursday, angry over perceived corruption in President Joseph Boakai&#8217;s government and democratic backsliding in the West African country. Critics also accuse Boakai of economic mismanagement. 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