Liberia
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Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Firestone rubber plantation in Liberia, January 1943. (Official Navy Photo from Office of War Information) Liberia’s history should be understood as that of a colony, the first U.S. overseas colony. For those who are concerned about the US interference and its debilitating colonial and neocolonial impact on Africa, the study of […]
LOUISIANA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia is celebrating two major anniversaries this year — 200 years ago freed slaves from the U.S. arrived here and 25 years later they declared the country to be independent. Amid the festivities for Independence Day on Tuesday, many Liberians say the West African country’s promise is unfulfilled and too many […]
Liberia’s elections board recently certified former international football star George Weah as the winner of the nation’s presidential election, following a tally of all results. In the West African country’s first democratic transfer of power after two devastating civil wars, Weah beat Vice President Joseph Boakai in Thursday’s run-off vote, gaining 61.5 percent of the […]
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