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51 0/100

Do the armed forces have military doctrine addressing corruption as a strategic issue on operations?

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Military doctrine Score: 0 / 100
While there is no publicly available information indicating that the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) have a specific military doctrine addressing corruption as a…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
Not all aspects of Liberia’s military doctrine or defence policy are made publicly available. A review of the Ministry of National Defense’s (MoD) official…
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52 25/100

Is there training in corruption issues for commanders at all levels in order to ensure that these commanders are clear on the corruption issues they may face during deployment?

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Score: 25 / 100
With the AFL’s attachment to the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), positive changes are now emerging. Further reinforcing this transformation, a 2021 collaboration between…
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53 38/100

Is corruption as a strategic issue considered in the forward planning of operations? If so, is there evidence that commanders at all levels apply this knowledge in the field?

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Forward planning Score: 50 / 100
After the restructuring of the Armed Forces of Liberia post-civil war (2003–2009), with strong U.S. support, SOPs were developed to ensure respect for human…
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Application Score: 25 / 100
The vision to democratise the Armed forces of Liberia and the systematic use of SOP is intended to create a new vision. The AFL…
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54 17/100

Are trained professionals regularly deployed to monitor corruption risk in the field (whether deployed on operations or peacekeeping missions)?

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Corruption monitoring Score: 25 / 100
From the inception of the AFL rebuilding programme, senior officers were trained in anti-corruption matters with the view of initiating training of trainers (ToT)…
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M&E policy Score: 25 / 100
Monitoring and evaluating systems are in place. However, internal systems on corruption are normally kept internal, and not shared with the public.[1] For example,…
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Transparency Score: 0 / 100
Reports on anti-corruption are not made public. The only anti-corruption report that is shared with the public is the GAC’s audit report. With such…
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55 13/100

Are there guidelines, and staff training, on addressing corruption risks in contracting whilst on deployed operations or peacekeeping missions?

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Comprehensiveness Score: 0 / 100
The National Defense Act establishes “that the Ministry shall establish a recognised and credible system of auditing and accountability for all public property, including…
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Training Score: 25 / 100
Trainings sessions are conducted only on general themes of corruption.[1] A more specific training on risk, reflecting on earlier procurement processes or particular field…
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56 NS/100

Are private military contractors employed and if so, are they subject to a similar level of scrutiny as for the armed forces?

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Policies Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. The National Defense Act indicates that the composition of the Armed Forces of Liberia…
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Scrutiny Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. The guideline, administered by the Department of Public Safety at the Ministry of Justice,…
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Enforcement Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. The guideline, administered by the Department of Public Safety at the Ministry of Justice,…
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Disregard of Corruption in-Country

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Q51 NA/100

Do the armed forces have military doctrine addressing corruption as a strategic issue on operations?

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Q52 NA/100

Is there training in corruption issues for commanders at all levels in order to ensure that these commanders are clear on the corruption issues they may face during deployment?

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Q53 NA/100

Is corruption as a strategic issue considered in the forward planning of operations? If so, is there evidence that commanders at all levels apply this knowledge in the field?

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Corruption within Mission

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Q54 NA/100

Are trained professionals regularly deployed to monitor corruption risk in the field (whether deployed on operations or peacekeeping missions)?

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Contracting

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Q55 NA/100

Are there guidelines, and staff training, on addressing corruption risks in contracting whilst on deployed operations or peacekeeping missions?

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Private Security Companies

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Q56 NA/100

Are private military contractors employed and if so, are they subject to a similar level of scrutiny as for the armed forces?

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