European Union apologizes for calling Liberia city dirty

The head of the European Union in Liberia, Laurent Delahousse, has apologized for saying that Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, is a disgusting and dirty city while speaking at an event organised by the Monrovia city corporation last week.

Laurent Delahousse said that his comments were meant to be a wake-up call to residents to change their practices of littering and to improve the city’s waste management system that receives funding from the EU.

Mr Delahousse clarified that his remarks were not intended to disparage anyone or to affect the reputation of the beautiful capital city of Liberia.

He apologised to the government and anyone feeling misrepresented by these remarks and he willingly retract the exaggerated wording that he used.

Even though the EU envoy’s apology seems to have resonated well with people in high places, many people are still insisting his remarks were a fair assessment of the situation in the Liberia capital.