African 'finance minister of the year' facing jail for telling his country's politicians to trim their perks
Liberian senate threatens Amara Konneh, who was named 'Finance Minister of the Year' by Financial Times' Banker magazine
Amara Konneh is one of a new generation of African economists who have won global plaudits for their efforts to end the public corruption and wastefulness of the past Photo: AFP
An African finance minister who was named "Finance Minister of the Year" by a London banking magazine has been threatened with jail for trying to trim the perks of his country's politicians.
Amara Konneh's efforts to rebuild the economy of war-torn Liberia won him the award two years ago from the influential Banker magazine, which is published by the Financial Times.
Mr Konneh with IMF Director Christine LagardManaginge in Monrovia, Liberia, last year
On Tuesday, however, the Liberian Senate ordered his arrest after he refused to apologise for sending them a letter telling them to cut their personal allowances.
