Begging or Forceful Demand
By J. Rufus Paul, Guest Contributor

Published:  07 March, 2008

Recently, the streets of Monrovia were overtaken by a group of foreign nationals including women, men and children believed to be migrating from North Africa. The purpose of their being in the country was unknown. But their presence was marked by activities such as begging for alms. The parents of the younger ones like the one in this photo normally position themselves in street corners and send the kids out to beg from passers-by. The children beggars usually rush on anyone and hold onto people's dresses, regardless of whether they dirty people's dresses or not. No matter how you resist them, they persist and will follow you as far as they want.

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