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World Service,4 mins

New law forces Liberians to register their mobile phones

Focus on Africa

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A new law in Liberia will force mobile phone users to pay for a citizen's ID card - or see their SIM cards blocked and rendered unusable. A national ID card costs $5, and must be renewed every two years. Jonathan Paye-Layleh reports on how Liberians are reacting to the changing rules. (Photo: Girls take a selfie at a shop in Ganta, Liberia; Credit: Edwin Remsberg/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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