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Liberia is tracking down more than $100 million in missing cash. However, the U.S government has revealed that it may aid in this investigation.

“(We) are reviewing the request for assistance,” the U.S. embassy spokesman told Reuters via email late on Thursday.

Several shipments of freshly printed Liberian dollars ordered from abroad by the central bank have been unaccounted for since they passed through the country’s main ports in November 2017 and August this year, Information Minister Eugene Nagbe said on Tuesday.

The curious case of the money’s disappearance has sparked outrage across the country, with different groups calling for more transparency from the government.

Read More at Reuters.

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