Why is Liberia taking in 1200 US deportees? Africa Just now

Liberia says deal not 'a quid pro quo' Other African countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Ghana and Sierra Leone have also accepted third-country deportees.

What you need to know: First group of 20 deportees expected to arrive ThursdayUS has brokered deals in Africa to accelerate removalsLiberia says arrangement not 'a quid pro quo' with WashingtonDeportees will have right to seek asylum, statement says Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the US in the next 12 months, with an initial group of 20 deportees expected to arrive on Thursday, the government said in a statement on Tuesday." Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco, Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Liberian President Joseph Boakai and Gabon's President Brice Oligui Nguema attend a lunch for African representatives of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal hosted by U.