Donors spell out harsh consequences if anti-graft plan not agreed

"Without GEMAP, Liberia risks repeating its recent history of conflict," the group said in a statement published on Thursday.

It said if there was no deal, the European Commission would be forced to reconsider a US $44 million aid package for a nation that is still without running water and electricity more than two years after the war ended.

Global lenders like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund would not expand their programmes, and there would be little chance of Liberia being eligible for US $3 billion of debt relief, the International Contact Group said.

"The US government will be forced to reconsider financing the training for a new military force because without GEMAP, the new military force might not get paid," the statement said.

"Without GEMAP, it will continue to be difficult to convince the UN Security Council that Liberia can fairly and transparently manage the diamond and timber industries so that sanctions can be lifted," the International Contact Group said.