| 单词 | Liberian |
| 例句 | More than one hundred and fifty thousand Liberians died. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Tito and some fellow Liberians were walking up the street when they ran into an African American teenager they knew, walking with his mother and her boyfriend. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Another Liberian who knew the boy told her she didn’t understand: the boy had been forced by soldiers to shoot a close friend. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He knew Mandela had been separated from the few Liberian friends he had who understood exactly what he was going through. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Liberians, for example, often moved to Iowa; Somalis to Minneapolis or Lewiston, Maine; and Sudanese to Omaha, Nebraska, to seek out the support of communities of family, friends, and countrymen. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Mandela made friends on the Fugees—mostly with the other Liberian boys like Prince and Fornatee—and he made friends at school. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Kanue was fortunate that as a Liberian, he was fluent in English. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Prince,” she said, addressing the Liberian veteran with a head of braids. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Sampson, a Liberian who sometimes played goalie, she said, would move to center mid—Mandela’s position. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z And together they’d convinced other Liberian friends to try out for the team, only to have them bail out when they realized they’d have to get their hair cut. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The shooter was in a gang of American kids; Tito and his fellow Liberians, who identified themselves as members of a gang called the Africans, were walking on the wrong turf. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z There were Sudanese players on the team whose villages had been bombed, and Liberians who’d lived through mortar fire that pierced the roofs of their neighbors’ homes, taking out whole families. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Beatrice didn’t know how to use the bus system in Atlanta, but a fellow Liberian offered to show her the way from Wyncrest to the bus stop on her first day of work. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z But Fornatee also felt loyalty to his fellow Liberians, Prince and Mandela, among others. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Tito, the Liberian recruit, and the two volunteers shouted in celebration. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He missed his old Liberian teammates, and he seemed less committed to the Fugees. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Former Liberian president Charles Taylor once dispatched two hit squads to assassinate him. On the front line: a documentary tribute to Tim Hetherington 2013-01-29T11:25:02Z What is it like to be this person, this girl who was stolen by Boko Haram or this extraordinary woman who has helped start the Liberian revolution? Tina Brown pulls no punches: "If you're a woman, you have to be gold in a silver job" 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z It depicts the work a Liberian woman named Garmai Sumo, whose work hauling the bodies of the dead during the Ebola crisis is both arduous and emotionally taxing. Olivia Wilde on Celebs and Social Media: "The Nature of Society Has Changed" 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Yet the Liberian athletes are not concerned about getting lost in the throng. Telfar Clemens Is Getting Into the Leggings Game 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z At a plastic table next to us, a group of Liberians and Lebanese were drinking Club Beer while a stray dog padded around the table looking for scraps. My Liberia: A Vacation Paradise 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z A hard-nosed manipulator, Aunty is determined to separate her son from the hated Liberian woman with whom he has been living for years. Review | Ken Follett’s latest epic is among the best audiobooks this month 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Also, a Liberian doctor and a Spanish missionary priest who were treated with the drug died from the virus. Third American diagnosed with Ebola while working in Liberia 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z On New Year’s Day, we had fresh grilled grouper, rice and kidney beans with Liberian style pepper sauce, and pineapple for dessert. My Liberia: A Vacation Paradise 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Rockstar, a popular Liberian choreographer and dancer, layered patterns and textures for his look. The Ease of Monrovia’s ‘Hipco’ Clubs 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z Liberians eventually drafted their own constitution, and in 1847 declared their independence from the society. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z The death of a Liberian man hospitalized in Lagos with the virus is raising fears that the latest outbreak could spread into Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is now the deadliest ever 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z The Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee in Mighty Be Our Powers, for example, noted that when she talked to Congolese women about the issues that affected them most, the response might have surprised westerners. Tarantino: a familiar story of minorities chained 2013-01-07T19:00:02Z We ordered some kelewele — sweet fried plantain pieces bathed in ginger and salt — and some hot pepper chicken wings, Liberian style, which means flavored with habanero peppers. Into Africa: 6 Vacation Ideas From Our Experts 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z “Now he loves Liberian food, so much my mom ships it to him.” A Funny Thing Happened While Researching Algorithms 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z “I get gifts all the time,” she said in August in The Hague at the war crimes tribunal of the former Liberian dictator Charles G. Taylor. The Gimlet Eye: Naomi Campbell: Model, Citizen 2010-09-09T04:10:00Z Naomi Campbell testified before a war crimes tribunal Thursday that she had received some "dirty-looking stones" after a 1997 dinner party with former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor. Model tells court: Not clear gift was diamonds 2010-08-05T12:50:00Z But ‘‘Liberian Girl’’ — which is written in simple, in-the-moment dialogue that rarely pauses for reflection or introspection — uses the immersive form to unsettle in singularly effective ways. 'Liberian Girl’: A Harrowing Descent Into War 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z One of his most recent songs, “They Lie to Us,” fuses a highly critical response to the Liberian government’s handling of the Ebola crisis with upbeat melodies. The Ease of Monrovia’s ‘Hipco’ Clubs 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z “When I first saw this guy surfing, it was like magic to me,” said Benjamin McCrumada, 21, a Liberian fisherman turned surfer. 2010-01-22T16:52:00Z Former Liberian President Charles Taylor's defense lawyers on Monday opposed a request by prosecutors at his war crimes trial to call supermodel Naomi Campbell as a witness, branding the move "a publicity stunt." Lawyers oppose Naomi Campbell diamond testimony 2010-05-31T19:31:00Z One person who was sick in the United States died: a Liberian man who ended up in the hospital days after arriving in Dallas. Police Facebook posts joking about 'Ebola meth' lead to at least one arrest 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z People were starting to drift onto the terrace — Liberians don’t get going until late. Into Africa: 6 Vacation Ideas From Our Experts 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Fears that the outbreak would spread outside of that region have grown since a nurse in Spain became infected, a Liberian man died Oct. TV adaptation of Ebola best-seller 'The Hot Zone' in the works 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z The play—about a group of kidnapped Liberian women during the country’s civil war in 2003—was Nyong’o’s breakout role on the stage, and it was her star power that brought “Eclipsed” to New York. The revolution is bigger than “Hamilton”: This year’s Tony nods offer much-needed contrast to #OscarsSoWhite 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The rusty Liberian freighters bollarded along the docks on the Algiers shore. ‘The Passenger’ 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Liberian food is “sweeeeeeet” — Liberian English for “so delicious you want to cry.” My Liberia: A Vacation Paradise 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z A Dutch fixer and Liberian officials, in spite of thousands of dollars in fees and “donations,” cannot put his papers in order, placing him at risk of arrest or worse. Movie Review: ‘The Ambassador,’ Directed by Mads Brugger 2012-08-28T20:47:59Z We saw this illustrated in the tragic case of the late Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian national, whose fatal ebola case in Dallas resulted in the infection of two hospital nurses. The Zika scare: Donald Trump’s wall is no match for a mosquito 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z If there is one thing Liberians are not shy about, it is approaching strangers. 2010-01-22T16:52:00Z Gurira’s drama focuses on the plight of women in the Liberian Civil War. And the winner is ... the ensemble cast: How Broadway's best acting was a group effort 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Even though her stepmother was part Liberian, that Thanksgiving meal was all Western fare: turkey, stuffing, green-bean casserole. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z In 1980, a violent coup by a group of Indigenous Liberians known as the People’s Redemption Council led to the assassination of President William R. Tolbert, a descendant of the founders. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z “She is cracking that space in America for Liberian writers,” Ms. Wesley said. In Wayétu Moore’s Ambitious Debut Novel, Liberia Is Reborn 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z The Liberians, for whom English was also the national language, were also very good at it. The eye surgery I never should have seen 2014-01-28T00:00:00Z "Frontline" explores the controversial relationship between a tire manufacturer and former Liberian leader Charles Taylor in the new exposé "Firestone and the Warlord." TV This Week Nov. 16 -22: 'Independent Lens' on PBS 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z He took the only shot that proved that Liberian rebel fighters used mortars to attack government forces in the capital, Monrovia. On the front line: a documentary tribute to Tim Hetherington 2013-01-29T11:25:02Z Prosecutors say Campbell's testimony would provide "direct evidence of the accused's possession of rough diamonds from a witness unrelated to the Liberian or Sierra Leone conflicts." Lawyers oppose Naomi Campbell diamond testimony 2010-05-31T19:31:00Z Her commanding mixed media works often focus on female figures pertaining to Liberian mythologies and histories, and question the dangerous allure of utopian representations of dominance and power. ________Stepping Into the Expansive Worlds of Black Imagination 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Appearing to take great pains to distance herself from former Liberian president, she repeated several times that she couldn't verify the stones were diamonds or that they came from Taylor. Model tells court: Not clear gift was diamonds 2010-08-05T12:50:00Z The Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is the only government office currently functioning. Documenting with dignity in the Ebola zone It emerged on Monday that a Liberian doctor who received ZMapp died on Sunday. Infected nurse airlifted from Ebola zone speaks of joy at seeing patients recover 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Dr. Burrowes, the historian, noted that there is a tendency in Liberian studies to highlight divisions between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Liberians. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z “She Would Be King” is an ambitious and expansive novel that explores the nuances of Liberian history beyond its identity as a settlement for emancipated African-Americans. In Wayétu Moore’s Ambitious Debut Novel, Liberia Is Reborn 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z His work outfitting the Liberian Olympic team for the Tokyo Summer Games provided the base for a line of genderless “athletic wear” that was also evening wear. It’s Telfar’s World. We’re Just Living in It. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Gbessa is a young Vai, or indigenous Liberian, who, because she cannot die, has been exiled from her community on the suspicion that she is a witch. In Wayétu Moore’s Ambitious Debut Novel, Liberia Is Reborn 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z But she hopes more Liberians will think more critically about how and why they celebrate. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Already, Nana’s Lodge is organizing hikes into the rain forest for tourists, with Liberian guides escorting. 2010-01-22T16:52:00Z So she wore bare feet, instead of heels, as she swirled across stage rehearsing the dance she choreographed to Michael Jackson’s “Liberian Girl” for the talent portion of the competition. Over 60 and dripping in sequins — these women refuse to be invisible 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z His business, LibFood, ships Liberian dishes across the world, and does brisk business around Thanksgiving — particularly for the collard greens, simmered in a stock of dried fish, ham hocks and smoked Cajun turkey. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z The man who wrote “We Are the World” and “Liberian Girl,” and proudly recreated Egyptian splendor in “Remember the Time,” had an idealistic and expansive view of our common humanity. Can 48 Artists in 14 Rooms Capture Michael Jackson? 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Her parents were Liberian immigrants with high expectations for their family. Life's better with Retta: How TV's 'treat yo self' queen conquered comedy 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z It now has asked that staff members involved in treating Michael Eric Duncan, the Liberian who died of Ebola in Texas, avoid public spaces. New Ebola Screening Measures 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z He and fellow Samaritan’s Purse worker, Nancy Writebol, were infected with the deadly virus while working in a Liberian hospital. Despite Donald Trump’s objections, Americans with Ebola returning to the United States for treatment 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z Nigerian officials began screening airport and seaport passengers this week after a Liberian man who collapsed in Lagos airport was later confirmed to have died of Ebola. Ebola outbreak 'moving faster than efforts to control it', says WHO chief 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Thalmus Hare always looks forward to the holiday, and enjoys both traditional Liberian and American dishes at his family’s Thanksgiving table in Atlanta. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Feeling unwell, the Liberian immigrant went to a Dallas hospital that at first sent him away with antibiotics. Ebola victim's fiancee lands book deal 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z The Monkey Island story is typically Liberian — foreign exploitation, war, disease, redemption, all rolled into one. My Liberia: A Vacation Paradise 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Ms. Goodridge, who is Liberian, surrounded her children with West African traditions, including colorful fashions she often sewed herself. A Funny Thing Happened While Researching Algorithms 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Campbell's testimony would provide "direct evidence of the accused's possession of rough diamonds from a witness unrelated to the Liberian or Sierra Leone conflicts," Hollis said in the motion. Taylor prosecutors want Naomi Campbell to testify 2010-05-20T17:19:00Z She sees the Liberian Thanksgiving as an improvement on the American one. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z “Experience our Natural Beauty!” had a wide gorgeous smile from a Liberian park ranger showing off peaceful rain forest lagoons, tented lodges on the beach and real-life Liberian surfers cresting waves. My Liberia: A Vacation Paradise 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Ms. Wreh, 41, whose family is Indigenous, from the Krahn and Kru tribes, now runs Monrovia Lounge, a Liberian restaurant in Dallas, and hosts a Thanksgiving celebration for her extended family. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z “There is definitely a clear relationship between America and Liberia. Liberians take that influence and make it their own.” The Ease of Monrovia’s ‘Hipco’ Clubs 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z A grant led him to Liberia, covering the Second Civil War behind the lines with TV journalist James Brabazon; that earned the two an execution order from Liberian President Charles Taylor. Tim Hetherington: War Hero Who Shot With a Camera 2011-04-21T10:20:00Z And the star of the Liberian flag strategically placed throughout, though slightly atilt, as though being blown sideways in a sprinter’s wake. Telfar Clemens Is Getting Into the Leggings Game 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Matadi mentioned the idea to Kouty Mawenh, Liberia’s Olympic attaché and a former Olympic competitor, who saw the relationship as an opportunity to merge Liberian talent to the advantage of both. Telfar Clemens Is Getting Into the Leggings Game 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z The defense in the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor is seeking to postpone testimony this week by supermodel Naomi Campbell, a motion released Monday shows. Taylor seeks delay in Naomi Cambell testimony 2010-08-02T15:52:00Z “I’m Liberian,” said Mr. Caranda-Martin, 41, who immigrated to the United States in the early 1990s, during the First Liberian Civil War. All of Africa, Served at Serengeti Kitchen 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z On the other hand, she said, “I know a lot of Liberians see Thanksgiving as a way to celebrate freedom, and even then I question it because it is like, ‘You wasn’t free. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z We used a photovoice method, providing ten Liberian adults with cameras to take photographs representing their lives. Medicine or food? People with diabetes in Liberia sometimes have to choose between the two 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z She always makes Liberian food: pepper chicken, spicy and laden with herbs and garlic; jollof rice done the Liberian way, with chicken, fish and pork; rice bread; and sweet potato pone. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z It was like an apocalypse, the Liberian war. The Walking Dead’s Danai Gurira on Michonne and Planning for Zombies 2013-10-14T16:22:17Z Ractliffe told The Associated Press on Friday that he will be a witness at the international war crimes court in the trial of the former Liberian warlord. Naomi Campbell's friend: SAfricans have diamonds 2010-08-06T12:06:00Z In Nigeria, where a Liberian civil servant died of ebola after flying to the commercial hub of Lagos, airport authorities began screening passengers arriving from places at risk for high temperatures. Ebola outbreak sparks states of emergency in Liberia and Sierra Leone 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z I had no problem with my drink order, because if there is one thing that almost every Liberian bar will have, it’s my standby. Into Africa: 6 Vacation Ideas From Our Experts 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Judges rejected a last-minute protest from former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor, clearing the way for British fashion model Naomi Campbell to testify at his war crimes trial on Thursday. Naomi Campbell to speak at Taylor war crimes case 2010-08-04T17:29:00Z A Liberian man, who became infected with the Ebola virus in Monrovia and flew to the United States, this week became the first case in the West African outbreak diagnosed in this country. Ebola and Travel 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Her parents immigrated seven years later, and together, they recreated her childhood Thanksgiving, making sweet-potato greens stewed with smoked turkey, chicken and shrimp, and buttery Liberian shortbread. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z It includes all of those Liberian traditions, and a turkey because her five children want one. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z At least one major critic here faulted ‘‘Liberian Girl’’ for providing no broader political context. 'Liberian Girl’: A Harrowing Descent Into War 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Fryatt, who’s from Chicago, Illinois, saw that soccer brought joy to the Liberian women on her team, even though their lives off the field were very difficult. Refugee kids get soccer pointers and life lessons at special camp 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z His impact was interpersonal too, as shown in footage of him negotiating with a Liberian rebel leader to save the life of a doctor suspected of being a government informant. On the front line: a documentary tribute to Tim Hetherington 2013-01-29T11:25:02Z Risking her life by leading the Moores across the Liberian border into Sierra Leone, Satta stops to address her fellow combatants, who believe she is transporting loyalists to rebel hands. Wayétu Moore Escapes a Civil War in Liberia. In America, She Encounters a New Kind of Danger. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Take a Liberian mask whose symmetrical face with protruding eyes and mouth is enlivened by dramatically asymmetrical décor. At LACMA, a don't-miss African art exhibition full of mystery and beauty 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z Libassa, run by a French and Lebanese couple on a pristine spot that they leased from local Liberian villagers who now comprise the staff, is serene by morning and frenetic by afternoon. My Liberia: A Vacation Paradise 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Her first role post-Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, after all, was a play written by a university friend about the Liberian war. Lupita Nyong’o: ‘Art is political in whatever way you slice it’ 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Fashion model Naomi Campbell says she will testify at the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. Naomi Campbell will testify at war crimes trial 2010-07-10T13:01:00Z “I wanted to show my culture,” said Ms. Cheeks, who is Liberian. Rocking It on Prom Night, African Style 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z Trying to understand how Minneapolis became a beacon for refugees — the city also has notable Hmong, Bosnian, Liberian, Tibetan, and Syrian populations — I met with a former mayor, R.T. A Muslim American’s Homecoming: Cowboys, Country Music, Chapatis 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The infected American doctor was treating obstetrics patients at a hospital in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, the international Christian mission organization SIM USA said in a statement. Third American diagnosed with Ebola while working in Liberia 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z "The Redemption of General Butt Naked" about a brutal Liberian warlord turned evangelist, displayed a fascinating character. Sundance documentaries offer broad view of the world 2011-01-26T17:23:24Z His first purchase is a Liberian diplomatic credential, which he thinks will allow him to operate in the Central African Republic with impunity as he buys conflict gems and sets up a match factory. Movie Review: ‘The Ambassador,’ Directed by Mads Brugger 2012-08-28T20:47:59Z “Madam President, would you like to sit here?” an aide asks, motioning to a love seat in the Ritz-Carlton Georgetown suite that is serving as a makeshift office for the Liberian leader. Madam president? Ellen Johnson Sirleaf knows the job. Now she’d like some company. 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z Neither the Catholic Church nor the Liberian Council of Churches could be reached in Monrovia. Gay community under attack in Liberia over Ebola outbreak 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z In the meantime, hundreds of Liberians were cremated, a deeply unpopular practice. How Plagues Shape the Landscape 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Tomorrow night, PBS’s “Frontline” will air a 90-minute documentary on a profoundly chilling topic: the complicity of the American tire company Firestone in the regime of Liberian warlord Charles Taylor. TV’s forgotten continent: Why television refuses to depict the real Africa 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Granted, the average Club Beer bottle is a liter — Liberians don’t mess about. Into Africa: 6 Vacation Ideas From Our Experts 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z As the vehicle arrived with its siren blaring outside the treatment facility, the doors opened for the two, who immediately took flight, running down the street, escaping their earlier fate of a Liberian jailhouse. Documenting with dignity in the Ebola zone “She is establishing a different voice,” Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, a Liberian poet and an associate professor of English at Penn State Altoona, said. In Wayétu Moore’s Ambitious Debut Novel, Liberia Is Reborn 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z She made her Broadway debut in 2016 in "Eclipsed," a drama about women caught up in the Liberian civil war. Charges: Producer hit sour note with fake play on opera star 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z And she understands why some Liberian Americans love the holiday. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z He talks to a number of Liberian comedians, but there’s also ample inclusion of severed heads and shots of bodies, at least one of which seems to be vivisected, in the middle of the street. The perils of "dangerous" comedy, or what makes a notorious warlord laugh? 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Back in New York, she invited some compatriots to the Soho House for a first feedback screening: leaders from the Ford Foundation and Equality Now, along with Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian Nobel Peace Prize winner. Gloria Steinem Brings Feminism to Vice TV 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Walk into Code: 146 on a Friday or Saturday night and you’ll find it packed with Liberian locals and expats who go there to hear aspiring artists at the club’s popular open-mic night. The Ease of Monrovia’s ‘Hipco’ Clubs 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z After a nurse who treated Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian national who recently died from Ebola, contracted the virus herself, television news went bananas. Jon Stewart slams cable news for not listening to their own Ebola experts 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z He was 15 when the First Liberian Civil War began, in 1989. At Serengeti Kitchen, Touches of Memoir Dot the Menu 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z But for Liberians in the United States, the day can feel just as fraught as it does for many other Americans. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z The number of times I had to say “Sorry, what did you say?” to my Liberian students in the first few weeks of meeting them was a source of regret for me. The eye surgery I never should have seen 2014-01-28T00:00:00Z Prosecutors trying former Liberian president Charles Taylor for war crimes at a U.N.-backed court asked judges Thursday to subpoena supermodel Naomi Campbell to testify about being given uncut diamonds by Taylor. Taylor prosecutors want Naomi Campbell to testify 2010-05-20T17:19:00Z Throughout the club, the bright green walls are decorated with the quotation “Keep Hipco Burning,” a nod to the country’s take on American rap, which is performed in Liberian pidgin English. The Ease of Monrovia’s ‘Hipco’ Clubs 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z When the family sent Ms. Wreh to Utah and then to Dallas as a teenager to attend school, she was surprised to find that the American Thanksgiving was much less lively than the Liberian version. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z She organized a sex strike which stopped the second Liberian Civil War. Spike Lee says it’s time to stop taking violence lying down 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z That was rather comforting, until it wasn’t true anymore, when Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man who’d flown to Texas to visit family, was diagnosed with Ebola in Texas and later died on Oct. U.S. nurses: Our hospitals are unprepared for Ebola 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z It now has asked that staff involved in treating Michael Eric Duncan, the Liberian who died of Ebola in Texas, avoid public spaces. The Latest on Ebola and Travel 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z A few years later, she also opened a general interest bookstore in Monrovia, where she sells Liberian literature alongside Harry Potter and “Anna Karenina.” In Wayétu Moore’s Ambitious Debut Novel, Liberia Is Reborn 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z Liberian government officials wanted to have a military force, but feared having one that was too effective. George Washington, William T. Sherman and Viking Marauders 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Most people in my community are ready to accept me again, although some people are saying that the Liberian government is giving me money to say that Ebola is real. Ebola: life and death on the frontline 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Her mother raised chickens and grew sweet potatoes and cassava in a garden so she could cook Liberian food. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Liberians could have a lengthy wait for results: It took electoral officials two weeks to announce the results of the first round and the need for a runoff. Liberian President Weah faces tight runoff vote for a second term against challenger Boakai 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Liberians are set to go to the polls for a run-off presidential election after the two leading candidates were separated by just over 7,000 votes in the first round a month ago. Liberia presidential election: George Weah and Joseph Boakai vie for top job 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z It said that the ship was traveling under the Liberian flag and that the three wounded crew members were citizens of the Philippines. Ukraine Accuses Russia of Deadly Strike on Civilian Ship at Black Sea Port 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Amo, the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants and a moderate Democrat, handily defeated his Republican opponent, Gerry Leonard, in the race to represent the First Congressional District. Gabe Amo Is Elected Rhode Island’s First Black Member of Congress 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Liberians are voting in a fiercely contested presidential election, with former football star George Weah, 57, making a bid for a second term. Liberia elections: Voters head to polls as George Weah faces Joseph Boakai 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z “These runoff elections represent the final push to remove terror, lawlessness, corruption, indifference, neglect and incompetence that have plagued our country for six years,” he told Liberians in his final speech before Tuesday’s vote. Liberian President Weah faces tight runoff vote for a second term against challenger Boakai 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z “I want to tell you, my fellow Liberians, I have done well,” Weah, a 57-year-old former international soccer star, said in his closing campaign message at his party’s headquarters in the capital, Monrovia. Liberian President George Weah seeks a second term in a rematch with his main challenger from 2017 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z The country operates a dual currency system, meaning those paid in Liberian dollars often need to pay for imported food or other items in US dollars - making life extremely expensive. Liberia election: George Weah faces demands for war crimes court 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The visa restriction policy is aimed at specific individuals and not at the Liberian people or the government, Blinken said in a statement released by the U.S. US announces visa restrictions for those 'undermining democracy' in Liberia 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Many Liberians are clamouring for the establishment of a war crimes court to bring to justice the key figures behind the conflict, saying failure to do so has created a culture of impunity. Liberia elections: Voters head to polls as George Weah faces Joseph Boakai 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z “We are confident that Liberians will turn out again in their mass to demonstrate their love, courage, resilience, and determination to join us in rescuing our country.” Liberian President Weah faces tight runoff vote for a second term against challenger Boakai 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Research network Afrobarometer’s 2023 surveys found that large numbers of Liberians say corruption in the country has increased during the past year and the government is doing a poor job of fighting it. Liberian President George Weah seeks a second term in a rematch with his main challenger from 2017 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Two financial scandals over the last few years have also shocked Liberians, leading to the US imposing sanctions on several officials, including Mr Weah's chief of staff. Liberia election: George Weah faces demands for war crimes court 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z “We find ourselves at a critical juncture in human history,” former Liberian president and Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said last week. Ukraine is the spotlight at UN leaders’ gathering, but is there room for other global priorities? 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z More than 60% of Liberians are under the age of 25. Liberia elections: Voters head to polls as George Weah faces Joseph Boakai 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z In 2018, a Liberian court issued arrest warrants for more than 30 former central bank officials in connection with $104 million that went missing. Liberia opposition leader Boakai opens bid to beat President Weah 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z The latest shift came Tuesday when Gabe Amo, who grew up in Pawtucket the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants, topped a crowded Democratic primary field for the state’s 1st Congressional District special election. Democrat Gabe Amo one win away from being 1st person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Amo, who grew up in Pawtucket the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants, would be the first Black candidate elected to the U.S. Rhode Island voters to decide Democratic and Republican primary races for congressional seat 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z The first, core part of the mission will arrive in the Liberian capital of Monrovia on Aug. 27, with others following later. EU to send observation mission for Liberia elections 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Sunny Boy Sonkarlay, a Liberian immigrant, was detained at Moshannon for 14 months until he was released in July, according to his attorney and court documents. Biden vowed to reform immigration detention. Instead, private prisons benefited 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The following day, the ship was freed and some of the pirates were caught by Liberian forces, Juana said. Sierra Leone and neighbors to fight piracy in the Gulf of Guinea after a Chinese ship was hijacked 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Ajmera said Liberian authorities were set to destroy one batch of the paracetamol syrup last year as the drug's colour did not match that of a comparable product. Indian drugmaker denies syrup exported to Liberia is toxic 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z The Liberian health regulator said it plans to incinerate the stock and will recall two other Synercare products as well, as a precaution. Exclusive: WHO says toxic syrup risk 'ongoing', more countries hit 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Former Liberian President Charles Taylor appears in court in July 2006 in the Netherlands. International court expert: Putin may not outrun the warrant for his arrest 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The parents, who are Liberian immigrants, have been divorced since 2017. 84-Year-Old Is Charged in Shooting of Black Teenager Who Went to Wrong House 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z The news of Yarl’s shooting has hit the small, close-knit Liberian community hard, she said. White Kansas City man, 84, charged in shooting of Black teen 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z The first ex-head of state to be convicted of war crimes by an international court since the Nuremberg trials was former Liberian president Charles Taylor. Factbox: A look at past state leaders who faced international justice 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z But I was reluctant to leave as I was committed to telling the Liberian story until the end of the fighting. Liberia's war and peace: Lessons from 30 years' reporting 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The Liberian flag state — that country’s ship registry — became involved in the situation by interviewing the seafarers and detaining the ship after issuing five violations of the Maritime Labor Convention related to unpaid wages. At Port of Tacoma, unions step in to help foreign seafarers get paid 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Their document was sent to Liberian ministers last September and was passed to the office of the country’s president, correspondence with his deputy press secretary shows. Liberia may have ‘parallel system’ for illegal log exports 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z The Kosiah hearings were often laden with emotion, with some Liberian witnesses and victims confronting him for the first time since the country's civil wars. Liberian warlord's trial concludes in Switzerland 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The United States last year imposed sanctions on three Liberian government officials, including Weah's chief of staff, for what it said was their ongoing involvement in public corruption. Liberian President George Weah says will seek second term this year 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z The big businesses are foreign-owned, we rely on imported rice for our staple food, there are no Liberian engineers on the roads and we rely on Chinese expertise. Liberia's war and peace: Lessons from 30 years' reporting 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z In a phone interview with AP on Tuesday, Weah denied that he had been repeatedly made aware of problems in oversight of the Liberian rainforest. Investigation faults Liberian agency protecting rainforest 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Jonathan Yiah, who directs the forest governance program at the Liberian nonprofit Sustainable Development Institute, called it “a breakdown of the rule of law in the forest sector.” Liberia may have ‘parallel system’ for illegal log exports 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z In another, a witness who had been held as a sex slave by a soldier described how Kosiah had stabbed one of the Liberian plaintiffs present in the back. Liberian warlord's trial concludes in Switzerland 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z In November, a former Liberian rebel commander was sentenced to life in prison by a French court and a Finnish appeals court is hearing a Liberia war crimes case. Former Liberian rebel seeks to overturn Swiss war crimes ruling 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Liberians had become addicted to the broadcast following Taylor's interviews with its editor at the time, Robin White. Liberia's war and peace: Lessons from 30 years' reporting 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Lewis Brown, a prominent Liberian politician who served in the cabinets of former presidents Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Charles Taylor, was the event's main organiser. Liberians protest over economic hardship and president's absence 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z This past Tuesday, at a summit with African leaders in Washington, Mr. Blinken referred to that moment when he introduced the Liberian president, George Weah, himself a soccer legend. Global Leaders Mix Sports and Diplomacy at the World Cup 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Among them was 1992’s Operation Octopus, in which child and teenage soldiers laid siege to the Liberian capital and thousands of people were killed within a month. In Liberia and Across Africa, Viktor Bout’s Bloody Legacy Is Still Felt 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Bout has been accused of supplying weapons to South America, the Middle East and Africa, including Liberian warlord Charles Taylor and Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, according to an Associated Press rundown of his exploits. Brittney Griner release comes with doubts about swap for ‘merchant of death,’ plight of Paul Whelan 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The UN named him as an associate of former Liberian President Charles Taylor - who was convicted in 2012 on charges of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war. Viktor Bout: Who is the Merchant of Death? 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z He became notorious for his willingness to arm almost anyone, from militias in Sierra Leone, to Charles Taylor's brutal Liberian regime, to the Taliban. Factbox: Viktor Bout, the arms dealer Russia has swapped for Brittney Griner 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Nurses Association until last week, found herself being a resident legal expert for many Liberians, she said. Historic election brings new American dreams to Pr. George’s council 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z But today Mr. Johnson is a powerful senator who has such an important political following that he repeatedly plays kingmaker in Liberian presidential elections. In Liberia and Across Africa, Viktor Bout’s Bloody Legacy Is Still Felt 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The Liberian immigrants had tried to keep a low profile since someone — a stranger? a neighbor? — distributed hundreds of fliers labeling them a threat to White children. Murder, fear and racist fliers in Fargo 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z In attendance were Weah’s parents, including his father, George, a scoring legend for the Liberian national team and big European clubs. Young U.S. men show they belong but settle for World Cup draw with Wales 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z George Weah sent a letter to the Liberian Senate earlier this month informing them of his travel plans. Liberia President Weah to watch son Tim and US at World Cup 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Kosiah was the first Liberian convicted of war crimes dating from the first civil war. Paris court to deliver verdict in trial of Liberian ex-rebel 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Johnson’s political power and the fear he still inspires are part of the reason that thousands of victims of the Liberian civil wars have never seen any kind of justice, Mr. Bility said. In Liberia and Across Africa, Viktor Bout’s Bloody Legacy Is Still Felt 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z A mile away, people woke up one September morning to small plastic bags on their lawns containing a picture of a Liberian man who had recently been convicted of killing a 14-year-old girl in Fargo. Murder, fear and racist fliers in Fargo 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Born in a Ghana refugee camp to Liberian parents, Davies, who turns 22 on Nov. 2, is a regular at left back or on the wing for Bayern Munich. Rising stars to watch at World Cup: Pedri, Bellingham, Reyna 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z A Seoul Foreign Ministry official said the ministry was reviewing whether the two Liberians were entitled to diplomatic immunity. S. Korean police detain two Liberian officials over alleged rape of two teenagers 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Before lunch, students sing Burmese folk songs and dance and drum to Liberian beats. Way up there in blue: Seven children dead in Kabul — who is to blame? 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z For years, Liberian survivors of the wars, human rights advocates and some politicians have pushed for the creation of a war crimes court — something that was recommended by the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. In Liberia and Across Africa, Viktor Bout’s Bloody Legacy Is Still Felt 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z A Lutheran charity had brought most of his Liberian friends to North Dakota so they could live in peace — not fulfill the electoral bidding of imaginary puppet masters. Murder, fear and racist fliers in Fargo 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z “Treasury’s designations today demonstrate that the United States remains committed to holding corrupt actors accountable and to the continued support of the Liberian people,” he said. Senior Liberian officials hit with U.S. financial sanctions 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Reuters was not immediately able to contact the Liberian officials or their lawyers to seek comment. S. Korean police detain two Liberian officials over alleged rape of two teenagers 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Last Mile Health, part of the Africa Frontline First health initiative, has worked with the Liberian government to expand and strengthen its community health program since 2016. Nonprofits launch $100M plan to support local health workers 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Although he was never charged with war crimes in Liberia or Canada, several people have identified him as a commander in former Liberian president Charles Taylor's army. Why an accused Liberian warlord was killed in Canada 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Were the Liberians in North Dakota at risk, too? Murder, fear and racist fliers in Fargo 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z This suggests that even the young Liberian men who seem most lost revert to the mean over time. Perspective | Eight weeks of therapy, plus some cash, can change the lives of violent men 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z The Liberian embassy in Tokyo, which oversees Korean affairs, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. S. Korean police detain two Liberian officials over alleged rape of two teenagers 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Camara is accused of being a former leader of the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy, a group accused of recruiting child soldiers to fight in the country’s 1999-2003 civil wars. Liberian accused of leading rebel army charged with U.S. immigration fraud 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Bill Horace, an accused Liberian warlord who fled to Canada, was shot to death in 2020. Why an accused Liberian warlord was killed in Canada 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z When the first group of Liberians resettled here about two decades ago, they confronted some misunderstandings. Murder, fear and racist fliers in Fargo 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z The Finnish court had decamped to the Liberian capital, Monrovia, for a while to hear local testimony. Liberia war crimes: Sierra Leone rebel commander acquitted by court in Finland 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z He did not say whether the alleged torture had been carried out by Liberians or Americans. Russian returned home in prisoner swap with U.S. says he was tortured in Liberia 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z "Us Liberians have to take up the initiative." 'Our hands are tied': Liberia grapples with heaps of city waste 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z And Ms Washington said: "I don't think is a very good news for Liberians, especially his victims, because justice has not been served in this case." Why an accused Liberian warlord was killed in Canada 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z “I have no problem with the Liberians,” he said. Murder, fear and racist fliers in Fargo 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z And that is what he is focused on at Ricks, a boarding school set up 135 years ago for the elite of Liberian society descended from the freed slaves who founded the country. Liberia taxi driver: How returning $50,000 changed Emmanuel Tuloe's life 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z A Liberian government spokesperson did not respond to calls on Thursday requesting comment. Russian returned home in prisoner swap with U.S. says he was tortured in Liberia 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Liberian officials are also starting to collect fees from private hospitals “to pay for managing the waste they generate,” Gborie says. Tons of COVID Medical Garbage Threaten Health 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z "Whatever our differences, we are Liberians first! As Liberia is the only country that we have, we must do all in our powers to keep it safe." Liberia kicks off bicentennial celebrating arrival of Black Americans 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Liberians had an important role to play here, he recalled telling them. Murder, fear and racist fliers in Fargo 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Like many Liberian children from a poor rural background are forced to do, he dropped out of school at the age of nine in order to earn some money to help his family out. Liberia taxi driver: How returning $50,000 changed Emmanuel Tuloe's life 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z It was the first in what he called — with “New World A-Comin’,” “Deep South” Suite, “Liberian” Suite, “Harlem” — chapters in a historical musical epic. Commentary: The Duke Dilemma: Symphonic Ellington is a mainstay — but still in need of revival 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z “People were running back into the fence in fear for their lives,” Emmanuel Gray, a resident of New Kru Town, told the Liberian radio station OK FM. Dozens Die in Church Stampede in Liberia 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z The Liberian Red Cross and national emergency agency have been called to assist the injured and the families of the dead. At least 29 killed as armed gang sparks stampede at church gathering in Liberia 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Paulsen, a welder at a tractor factory, said he worked with several Liberians. Murder, fear and racist fliers in Fargo 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z In recent years attacks by street gangs have become increasingly common in Liberian cities. Liberian church stampede kills 29 worshippers in Monrovia 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z The container ship, named Tonsberg, was sailing under a Liberian flag, the spokesperson said. Pirates take six hostages from container ship in Gulf of Guinea 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Johnson also receives an undeserved salary from the Liberian government as a salaried intelligence source yet he does not provide any form of intelligence reporting, alleged the U.S. statement. US sanctions Liberia’s ex-warlord and senator Prince Johnson 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Armed men invaded a religious gathering Wednesday night outside the Liberian capital, Monrovia, police said, triggering a stampede that killed more than two dozen people. At least 29 killed as armed gang sparks stampede at church gathering in Liberia 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z It details the sale of a tract of West African land that later became Monrovia, the Liberian capital. Two hundred years later, a long-lost document sheds light on the purchase of Liberia 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Tuloe said that while many Liberians are praising his actions, others including some friends, are mocking him for doing what is unusual in the post-war country. Liberian teen hailed hero after finding, returning $50,000 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Fuller was born in 1872 in the Liberian capital of Monrovia. On World Alzheimer’s Day, the Black doctor who helped decode the disease 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z “Johnson has also offered the sale of votes in multiple Liberian elections in exchange for money,” it said. US sanctions Liberia’s ex-warlord and senator Prince Johnson 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Nushin Sarkarati, a lawyer for the four plaintiffs, called it the first time a court has held a member of the Liberian military responsible for wartime atrocities. Former Liberian military leader liable for church massacre 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Borrowing a phrase from President Biden, Brewer called the find a “BFD” that “will give historians and Liberians an opportunity to rethink the country’s history.” Two hundred years later, a long-lost document sheds light on the purchase of Liberia 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z The Liberian Anti-Corruption Commission says it is “deeply touched by the sincerity of the teenager.” Liberian teen hailed hero after finding, returning $50,000 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Born to Liberian parents in a refugee camp in Ghana, Davies emigrated to Canada when he was 5 and was introduced to soccer through an after-school program for inner-city elementary school students in Edmonton. How Canada's men are on verge of qualifying for World Cup 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z The ship is owned by a Japanese company and sails under a Liberian flag. Israeli Officials Say Iran Is Behind Deadly Attack on Oil Tanker 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z No Liberian perpetrator of atrocities has faced prosecution in Liberia despite President George Weah’s repeated vague expressions of willingness to set up a war-crimes court for that purpose. Switzerland Finds Liberian Rebel Leader Guilty of Wartime Atrocities 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Aside from the fact that the purchase agreement itself shows formal approval of the land sale, Burrowes pointed out that the nascent Liberian colony expanded through four additional land purchases between 1825 and 1828. Two hundred years later, a long-lost document sheds light on the purchase of Liberia 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z The 13-member panel, led by former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, interviewed dozens of people on all aspects of the pandemic and sifted through hundreds of publications. 'A toxic cocktail:' Panel delivers harsh verdict on the world's failure to prepare for pandemic 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Memories of the atrocities she had fled during the Liberian civil war had returned. Protests reveal generational divide in immigrant communities 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z West Africans — largely Liberians but also Nigerians — dominate the immigrant population, residents say. Unrest in Minnesota town offers warning to other U.S. suburbs, experts say 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Many Liberians were condemned to live under their oppressors. The contradiction that doomed America’s mission in Afghanistan 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Even with these often lethal difficulties, the Liberian newcomers had more civil liberties and a better chance at self-determination than they had in their previous land. Two hundred years later, a long-lost document sheds light on the purchase of Liberia 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z He landed in Brooklyn Center, already a hub Liberian of immigrants, as a middle schooler, according to friend and mentor George Larson, a former principal at Brooklyn Center High School. In Minnesota, suburban mayor is thrust into policing debate 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z The two women, whose shared last name is common among Liberians, have seen their lives changed amid the unrest that has sometimes engulfed Minneapolis in the months since George Floyd’s death. Protests reveal generational divide in immigrant communities 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z She said Liberians are also “harassed” by neighbors and police who complain about music during summer barbecues, which are customary events in Liberian culture. Unrest in Minnesota town offers warning to other U.S. suburbs, experts say 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z In late 2019, Wilson Nimley, a field officer from the Liberian fisheries authority, stumbled across a group of strangers living in one of the remote coastal communities under his watch. Sea-cucumber divers off Liberia risk danger to feed a hunger in China 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Almost exactly 200 years later, a Liberian historian has discovered that original purchase agreement — a document missing since 1835 that sheds light on the acquisition of the only U.S. colony in Africa. Two hundred years later, a long-lost document sheds light on the purchase of Liberia 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z The Liberian woman who testified in her boyfriend’s killing submitted her U visa application in 2017. Immigrant victims of crime hope Congress eases visa hurdles 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z The same divide has played out across the Twin Cities’ burgeoning Somali, Ethiopian, Liberian and Kenyan communities. Protests reveal generational divide in immigrant communities 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z In 2018, doctors published a study about a Liberian woman who probably caught Ebola in 2014 but then infected three relatives about a year later. UN says Ebola in Guinea may be linked to 2014 outbreak 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z Neither Mr Nimley nor his superiors knew anything about the existence of these valuable creatures in Liberian waters. Sea-cucumber divers off Liberia risk danger to feed a hunger in China 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z In Liberia, he said, pressure is rising to establish a special court because citizens see a half-dozen trials underway in Europe of Liberians and are asking why the defendants are not facing justice at home. An Old Legal Doctrine That Puts War Criminals in the Reach of Justice 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z There are some Liberians for whom the memories of the fighting are too traumatic and they would rather not look back. Thousands dead but no prosecutions - why Liberia has not acted 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Extend a program that protected Liberians immigrants: About 4,000 Liberian immigrants were protected under a program known as Deferred Enforced Departure. What do Joe Biden's executive orders do? 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z This makes it the first such case to be partly held on Liberian soil - Mr Massaquoi will remain in Finland. Liberia war crimes: Rebel commander goes on trial in Finland 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z But at present Liberians are excluded, lacking the equipment and know-how to dive and process, along with the trade links. Sea-cucumber divers off Liberia risk danger to feed a hunger in China 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z In addition, he is extending temporary legal status to Liberians who fled civil war and the Ebola outbreak to June 2022. Biden bets big on immigration reform in opening move 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z When contacted by the BBC, Information Minister Ledgerhood Rennie said "any decision of a war crimes court is one that would emanate from the Liberian people through their representatives in the legislature". Thousands dead but no prosecutions - why Liberia has not acted 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Some paragraphs in the interim report of the panel headed by former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf are “inconsistent with the facts”, Sun said. China defends early actions on COVID-19 after panel report 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Former Liberian President Taylor was convicted by an international criminal court in 2012 of war crimes and crimes against humanity, but that was in connection with the conflict in Sierra Leone. Liberia war crimes: Rebel commander goes on trial in Finland 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Al Awadhi said that Asia Charm’s parent company was a Liberian firm of the same name. Special Report-UAE emerges as hub for companies helping Venezuela avoid U.S. oil sanctions 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z The United States also blacklisted one Liberian individual and one Kyrgyz individual under Executive Order 13818, which targets corruption and serious human rights abuse. U.S. blacklists Chinese crime boss, others in anti-corruption sanctions 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z The case, while welcomed by campaigners, raises the question of why the Liberian courts have not taken any action. Thousands dead but no prosecutions - why Liberia has not acted 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z No Liberian has ever been convicted of crimes committed during the conflict. Alieu Kosiah: Liberian ex-commander faces war crimes trial 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z The NGO was researching war crimes with a Liberian partner when they discovered a rebel commander was living near Lake Geneva. Historic Liberia war crimes trial to open in Switzerland 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z His father, George, starred for the Liberian national team and is the country’s president. For some USMNT candidates, there is more than one nation to consider 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z The trouble aboard the Nave Andromeda — a Liberian flagged vessel — began around 10 a.m. British Commandos Storm Tanker, Ending Standoff in English Channel 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z But this will be a Finnish court holding a special session, not part of the Liberian judicial process. Thousands dead but no prosecutions - why Liberia has not acted 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z The Liberian government was corrupt, "not properly representing everyone," Deputie recalled. Liberian GOP candidate in Minnesota troubled by 'anti-American rhetoric' 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z The case involves dozens of witnesses, thousands of pages of testimony and has been complicated, according to the Swiss Attorney general’s office, by a lack of official Liberian cooperation. Historic Liberia war crimes trial to open in Switzerland 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is serving 50 years in a British prison after being found guilty by an international tribunal of crimes against humanity. UK police arrest man over alleged Liberian war crimes 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Liberian lawmakers tried to stop the move but were unsuccessful. Future for Liberia’s rubber farmers shaky amid economic woes 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z Ecuador’s foreign minister, Luis Gallegos, said the fishing fleet includes Liberian- and Panamanian-flagged boats, and that Ecuador seeks deeper coordination with Colombia, Panama, Peru and Chile on protecting the eastern tropical Pacific. 260 Chinese boats fish near Galapagos; Ecuador on alert 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z He explained that the panel, led by Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, will author a report on the matter at the next all-member meeting in November. WHO moves to establish independent panel to review COVID-19 handling 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Liberia’s former President Charles Taylor was sentenced in 2012 for war crimes in Sierra Leone, but was never convicted for Liberian acts. Historic Liberia war crimes trial to open in Switzerland 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Son of a Liberian father and American mother of Cuban heritage, Johnson was fortunate his mother’s U.S. citizenship allowed the family to escape Liberia. Column: Stan Johnson hopes to put LMU basketball on map with a long stay in L.A. 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z The layoffs have not yet occurred as company officials do the necessary paperwork with the Liberian Ministry of Labor to reduce its workforce. Future for Liberia’s rubber farmers shaky amid economic woes 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z “Rum” might be Jamaican rum, or Honduran rum, or even Liberian rum, but it’s always made of sugar-cane juice. Arrack sounds the same no matter how it’s spelled, but this spirit’s ingredients are all over the map 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Yaroshenko was picked up by Liberian authorities and turned over to DEA officials, who put him on a plane to the United States. FAQ: Is a Russia-U.S. prisoner swap possible? 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z The State Department’s Iran Action Group reportedly contacted the Liberian government, to which the two ships are registered, to warn them against sanctions. US disrupts Iranian fuel deliveries to Venezuela, official says 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z With her mother in jail, she spent time in foster care before being adopted at the age of six by her Liberian grandmother, Elizabeth. American Idol crowns first ever 'at home' winner 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Some Liberian lawmakers were particularly insulted by the layoff plan because it initially was to take effect on Liberia’s Independence Day, on July 26. Future for Liberia’s rubber farmers shaky amid economic woes 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z However, Variety reports that Mnuchin accidentally included a Liberian flag emoji before deleting the tweet and replacing it with the American flag. Guns N' Roses mocks Donald Trump's coronavirus response with 'Live N' Let Die' shirt for charity 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Liberian government officials Umeh had bribed to ensure local law enforcement officials looked the other way were also working with the DEA. FAQ: Is a Russia-U.S. prisoner swap possible? 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z The Liberian government immediately revoked the ships' accreditation. US disrupts Iranian fuel deliveries to Venezuela, official says 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z And the US and Liberian flags are easy to mistake – the only difference between the two is that the Liberian flag has one star in the box on its left corner, instead of 50. Trump's treasury secretary attacks Axl Rose's patriotism but mixes up US and Liberian flags 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Without steady work in the rubber industry, some Liberians are turning to back-breaking labor instead - crushing rocks for use in construction. Future for Liberia’s rubber farmers shaky amid economic woes 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z Except it wasn’t the American flag, but the Liberian flag, which bears a resemblance to the United States’ red-white-and-blue, stars-and-stripes design. Axl Rose called Steven Mnuchin an expletive on Twitter, sparking 2020's weirdest feud 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Others mocked Mnuchin after it appeared he initially responded to the rocker with the Liberian flag instead of the American flag. Axl Rose, Steve Mnuchin ignite wild feud on Twitter 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported him Tuesday and flew him to Liberia, where he was turned over to Liberian law enforcement. Former Liberian security forces commander deported from US 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z During the 2014 Ebola outbreak, the Liberian military set up a cordon around Monrovia’s West Point slum, considered to be the epicenter of the outbreak. Soldiers around the world get a new mission: Enforcing coronavirus lockdowns 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Bishop Harmon D. Yalartai, a pillar of the Liberian immigrant community, hurried to welcome them with bags brimming with bread, milk, pastries and other groceries. What the Ebola Crisis Can Teach Us About Quarantines 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Nyeman, a Liberian immigrant who lives with his mother and younger brother in Parkdale, Md., signed a pro contract last fall. At D.C. United training camp, three high schoolers blend with a roster of grown men 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z All told, four people in the United States were found to have contracted the disease, including a Liberian national who died while visiting Dallas. Trump under growing pressure on U.S. response to growing coronavirus threat 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z After over a decade of civil war in the 1990s, trust in the Liberian government is still low. To contain disease outbreaks, health officials rely on people’s trust 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z The impulse for secrecy even extended to Liberian villages afflicted with Ebola, where out of fear and mistrust some families would hide sick or deceased relatives from medical teams. The disease always gets a head start: how to handle an epidemic 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z A Liberian man walked into a Dallas emergency room in September 2014, at the height of the West African Ebola epidemic, complaining of high fever, abdominal pain and other symptoms of the fearsome virus. U.S. readiness for a viral outbreak has improved, but there’s a long way to go 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z In his 2017 trial, prosecutors flew roughly dozen Liberian victims to the U.S. to take the stand. African warlord living jailed for lying to US immigration officials asks judge to overturn 30-year sentence 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z That includes a 40% decrease in the number of working Liberians at the height of the crisis, lower exports and harvests, and costs for combating the disease. China virus outbreak may wallop economy, financial markets 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z The tensions between Firestone and its Liberian employees have raised questions abroad: What do global titans owe their most vulnerable workers? Firestone tires built Liberia’s economy. Now, painful layoffs are sowing fear for the future. 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Of the 11 Ebola victims treated in the United States, two — a permanent U.S. resident volunteering in Sierra Leone and a Liberian visitor — arrived with the virus and died. An Ebola patient treated in the U.S. chose to remain anonymous. Now he’s telling his story. 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z A sex strike in 2003 by Liberian women demanding an end to the country’s second civil war succeeded. Perspective | Five myths about protest movements 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The Rhode Island Democrat said Thursday the National Defense Authorization Act includes his provision to allow eligible Liberians to continue living legally in the U.S. and apply for citizenship. Sen. Reed: Defense bill will help 4,000 Liberian immigrants 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z There was a chance they were going to meet last year in Houston when Jester was invited to speak at a program for the Liberian Association. The story of an NFL player, his family’s escape from Liberia, and his uncle the president 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Firestone, which is owned by Japan’s Bridgestone Corp. with U.S. operations managed in Nashville, denies any wrongdoing, saying the company is adhering to Liberian labor law and pays overtime when it’s warranted. Firestone tires built Liberia’s economy. Now, painful layoffs are sowing fear for the future. 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z The Liberian man, Thomas Eric Duncan, infected two Dallas nurses, who were quickly treated and survived. An Ebola patient treated in the U.S. chose to remain anonymous. Now he’s telling his story. 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z She was also made to take the witness stand in the infamous “blood diamonds” trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. Naomi Campbell: ‘I will not be held hostage to my past’ 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z Ivan Espinal-Madrigal, of Lawyers for Civil Rights, said Tuesday his group is appealing the decision because it believes Liberian immigrants are being targeted unfairly. Liberian immigrants appeal dismissal of suit against Trump 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Before starting a home tax preparation business, Dorliae, a Liberian immigrant, was employed by Whirlpool Corporation, working his way up from assembler on a production line making refrigerators to inspector first class. Struggling Americans are haunted by zombie debt. Will you be next? 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z “The living conditions of Liberians become bad and worse,” they wrote. Firestone tires built Liberia’s economy. Now, painful layoffs are sowing fear for the future. 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Such private aid is not enough to assure that every Liberian receives assistance, they said. Post-war Liberians are demanding better mental health care 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z Closer to the 20,000-seat arena, Ben Kangar, a Liberian American and one of the few people of colour at the rally, expressed a similar sentiment. 'He has faults, but don't we all?': Trump supporters say he will defeat impeachment 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z Judge Timothy Hillman is holding a hearing Wednesday in Worcester federal court in a lawsuit filed on behalf of 15 Liberian immigrants. Judge weighs lawsuit on ending of Liberian immigrant program 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z At midday, officers were still searching for the missing in Paynesville City, a suburb of the Liberian capital, Monrovia, as Red Cross ambulances rushed to treat the injured. School fire kills 28 children in Liberia: ‘Everything was blazing’ 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The Liberian president, George Weah, visited the scene and was expected to attend the victims’ funeral at a Monrovia mosque before burial later in the day, said his spokesman, Isaac Solo Kelgbeh. Fire at Islamic School in Liberia Kills at Least 27, Police Say 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Because at that point, if you were of Liberian origin you were eligible for what was called temporary protected status. Transcript: Rob Spencer 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Liberians are the only nationality currently granted that status. Bill to guard Venezuelans from deportation stalls in Senate 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Lawyers for the Liberians counter the decision was motivated by “racial animus” and the administration’s “discriminatory immigration agenda.” Judge weighs lawsuit on ending of Liberian immigrant program 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z The Liberian businessman’s ban was announced days after he said he would appeal to CAS against a FIFA-backed plan to send its top administrator from Zurich to oversee the troubled African soccer body. FIFA bans African official for 10 years for finance offenses 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt initially said two ships were seized Friday in the Strait of Hormuz, the second sailing under a Liberian flag. Iran says British tanker seized because of collision 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z He was a West African immigrant, and he was involved in a scheme to sell false Liberian birth documents. Transcript: Rob Spencer 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z The Trump administration granted a reprieve to Liberians facing a similar situation, and could do the same with Iraqis. Iraqi Christians facing deportation feel conned by Trump: 'You vowed to protect us' 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z The Gayane, a cargo ship owned by MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co., was sailing under a Liberian flag. Customs: More cocaine seized on ship than estimated 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Agents are still inspecting containers aboard the MSC Gayane, which was flying under a Liberian flag. Cocaine haul from ship grows, arrests now stand at 6 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z They are 3,600 Liberians shielded by “deferred enforced departure status” and 300,000 immigrants from countries including El Salvador, Nicaragua and Haiti receiving “temporary protected status.” How your U.S. lawmaker voted 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z Liberians are angry about the apparent disappearance of state funds - and are planning a protest march on Friday to demand answers. Where are Liberia's missing millions? 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z A smaller group of Liberians who have been granted “deferred enforced departure” also would be protected. House passes immigration bill to protect ‘dreamers,’ offer a path to citizenship 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z On Sept. 25, 2014, Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian visiting family in Dallas, went to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital with fever, nausea and abdominal pain. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings to leave office after 8 years 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Ditto Naomi Campbell, testifying at former Liberian president Charles Taylor’s war crime trial in 2012 – because who would handle “dirty diamonds” in a cream Alaïa cardigan. Dressing for the dock: the psychology of courtroom style 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Days before the March deadline, Trump granted Liberians a reprieve to last through March 30, 2020. Liberians grapple with potential loss of U.S. legal status 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z As for the US dollars pumped into the Liberian economy, this is where each reports differs slightly. Where are Liberia's missing millions? 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Two civil rights organizations sued in Boston this month on behalf of 15 Liberian immigrants. Trump extends humanitarian program for Liberian immigrants 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z The status for thousands of Liberians was set to expire Sunday. President Trump extends immigration status for Liberians 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z The association also suggests 10 grants for Liberian students, citing the report’s disclosure of the seminary’s support for the colonization project in Africa, where slaves were returned to Liberia. Princeton Seminary students are asking for reparations for school’s role in slavery 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Though relieved, community members recognized that the clock was simply reset for the thousands of Liberians who fled civil war and instability in their home country in the 1990s and early 2000s. Liberians grapple with potential loss of U.S. legal status 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z This means that US dollars replaced older Liberian notes in the economy. Where are Liberia's missing millions? 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Trump’s effort to end DED for Liberians may also end up in court. 'I was raised an American': Liberians await possible deportation from US 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Two civil rights organizations sued in Boston on behalf of 15 Liberian immigrants earlier this month. President Trump extends immigration status for Liberians 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z He is still so newly arrived that Liberian food, often spicy, upsets his stomach. - The Washington Post 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Like many Liberians in Minnesota, she works in the healthcare industry. Liberians grapple with potential loss of U.S. legal status 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Of the newly printed notes, Kroll recorded that more than L$10bn was fed into the Liberian economy without withdrawing any older notes. Where are Liberia's missing millions? 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z But Liberians are left waiting and the days are ticking by. 'I was raised an American': Liberians await possible deportation from US 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z In fact, it is the Liberian police who aid the DEA’s arrest of Le Roux, but up until then, his sense of where to find cover was unerring. Review | Building an international criminal empire — online 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z As a celebrated Liberian sound man sits at the mixing board, Amaze and Lady Skeet lean against the foam-covered walls, teaching me Kolokwa words that they believe have emerged only in recent months. - The Washington Post 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 15 Liberians and their U.S. citizen children, as well as two advocacy organizations for black immigrants. Trump’s move to end humanitarian program exposes Liberian UCLA student to deportation 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z In fact, Kroll also reported that the old Liberian dollars were reintroduced into the economy within six months of being removed from circulation. Where are Liberia's missing millions? 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Like many of the thousands of Liberians in the US who face possible deportation at the end of this month, Nyensuahtee Fofana, 23, is anxiously awaiting any sign the Trump administration might reverse course. 'I was raised an American': Liberians await possible deportation from US 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z The bank was also unable to explain and present proper documentation on how the money was infused into the Liberian economy, the report found. Ex-leader's son held over 'missing millions' 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z “Kwass,” says Amaze, who is, officially speaking, the Lab’s Liberian accountability ambassador, its liaison to the local music community. - The Washington Post 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Lawyers called the termination of protections unconstitutional and asked that the court prevent Trump from ending the program for Liberians. Trump’s move to end humanitarian program exposes Liberian UCLA student to deportation 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z And, after a brief discussion about the delights of Liberian cuisine, my interview with the president finally got under way. Where footballers are told 'not to tackle' the president 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Liberian authorities deployed a team comprising of the army, police, immigration and drug enforcement agency officials to the gold field in Nimba county, a major centre for illicit mining. Miners arrested at 'lawless' rescue site 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z According to Kroll, the House of Representatives passed a resolution for the order of 5bn Liberian dollars to remove and replace old banknotes on the market. Ex-leader's son held over 'missing millions' 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z “It’s the one thing that Liberians have in common when they sit down to the table,” he says. - The Washington Post 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The children of Liberians face an unreasonable decision, lawyers say. Trump’s move to end humanitarian program exposes Liberian UCLA student to deportation 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z Poverty and a weak economy mean there is no shortage of Liberians willing to risk death in illicit goldmines, says the BBC's Jonathan Paye-Layleh in the capital, Monrovia. Bodies found in Liberia mine collapse 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Poverty and a weak economy mean there is no shortage of Liberians willing to risk death in illegal gold mines, our reporter says. Miners arrested at 'lawless' rescue site 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z The Central Bank requested additional 10bn Liberian dollars but the request was denied by the Senate. Ex-leader's son held over 'missing millions' 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z It was Liberian discontent with Doe that spurred the nation’s first civil war. - The Washington Post 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The request was made in a letter sent by Liberian official Musa Bility to fellow Confederation of African Football executive committee members. African soccer official wants meeting to discuss president 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z They include an illegal immigrant who used to work at Trump’s golf club in New Jersey, a Liberian immigrant facing potential deportation, and a climate scientist. Wife of American detained in Vietnam campaigns for his release at... 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Sacra contracted the virus while delivering babies at ELWA, a missionary hospital in the Liberian capital of Monrovia where he’s worked for more than two decades. US doctor who survived Ebola honored for service in Liberia 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z For the first time, the type of deadly Ebola virus responsible for recent epidemics has been found in a bat in West Africa, Liberian health officials announced on Thursday. Deadly Ebola Virus Is Found in Liberian Bat, Researchers Say 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z I wonder how far I have really traveled from the viper’s den of Liberian politics. - The Washington Post 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z A press release by the Liberian ministry of health today stressed-three times, in bold type-that there are no known human Ebola cases in the country at the moment. This bat species may be the source of the Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z It is easy to see that President Weah was acting as a role model - someone that many young Liberians want to emulate. How has this football star performed as a president? 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Appearing at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court, the defendants spoke only to confirm their particulars, with McGee giving his nationality as Liberian and the others saying they were Nigerian. Men in court after soldiers secure ship 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z A Liberian team in full protective gear — Tyvek suits, gloves, masks, goggles, hoods, boots — trapped and released 5,000 bats from about 10 species. Deadly Ebola Virus Is Found in Liberian Bat, Researchers Say 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z It is a new music that gives voice to the Liberian masses, and it is central to Liberia’s hope to transcend its long status as an American satellite. - The Washington Post 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z He, too, issued an appeal to all the peacekeepers who left Liberian children behind to come back and support them. Peacekeepers left more than 6,000 children in Liberia 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Many of the Liberian children, now grown, have never met their fathers. Peacekeepers left more than 6,000 children in Liberia 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Of the 10 girls who testified against Johnson at the time, one tested positive for HIV, according to a statement from More Than Me's Liberian advisory board. Charity CEO out after Liberia rape report 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The research team came from the Liberian government, Columbia University, the University of California, Davis and EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit group that studies emerging diseases that originate in animals and spill over into humans. Deadly Ebola Virus Is Found in Liberian Bat, Researchers Say 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z “Even the way Liberians see themselves has been shaped by the U.S.,” - The Washington Post 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The ex-wife of former Liberian president Charles Taylor has pleaded not guilty to a string of torture charges - some involving children. Former Liberia leader's ex-wife denies torture 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Unlike many of the Liberian children left behind, Kaine says his father looked out for him, asking if he could bring the boy and his mother home to where he lived. Peacekeepers left more than 6,000 children in Liberia 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Messages and memes have circulated on Liberian Facebook groups and social media. $100 Million in Cash Vanishes in Liberia, and Fingers Start Pointing 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z When chief prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone he indicted the then Liberian leader Charles Taylor for war crimes. Chair of U.N. probe of Gaza violence quits less than month into job 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z After rapper Lady Skeet performs, fans surge toward her, showering her with money until the air above the stage is a blizzard of Liberian five-dollar bills, each one worth about 3 U.S. cents. - The Washington Post 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Liberian sports minister D. Zeogar Wilson said Wenger is to be given the Humane Order of African Redemption with the rank of Knight Grand Commander. Liberian President Weah criticized for honoring Wenger 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z He, too, sent out an appeal to all the peacekeepers who left Liberian children behind to come back and support them. Peacekeepers left more than 6,000 children in Liberia 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Its currency, the Liberian dollar, is printed outside of the country with the approval of the Central Bank. $100 Million in Cash Vanishes in Liberia, and Fingers Start Pointing 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Suspicions about impropriety were heightened by the four-day delay in announcing the results, which fed into “suspicions, tensions and volatility,” according to former Liberian president and election observer Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Opinion | Zimbabwe is on a knife’s edge after an election marred by violence 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z In his teens, though, he sat on the sidewalks of Central Monrovia, making a slim margin distributing Liberian currency in exchange for American bills. - The Washington Post 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Davies was born to Liberian parents in a Ghanaian refugee camp and emigrated to Canada at age 5. Moving From Buyer to Seller, Major League Soccer Tests a New Revenue Stream 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z For the Liberians left behind, those broken bonds still hurt more than two decades later. Peacekeepers left more than 6,000 children in Liberia 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z “It’s a huge blow for us,” said Satta F. Sheriff, a Liberian child rights advocate. $100 Million in Cash Vanishes in Liberia, and Fingers Start Pointing 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z "The more the presidential vote is delayed, the more it calls into question the population's confidence in the election process," said former Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the lead observer of a U.S. monitoring mission. Riots shake Zimbabwean capital as election results are delayed 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Mr Godwin maintains his Liberian nationality but Canada is seeking to confirm his identity. Canada using DNA websites to ID migrants 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z “This is a critical moment in Zimbabwe’s democratic journey,” said Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Liberian president and a leader of one of the international observer missions. Zimbabwe election: polls open in first vote since Robert Mugabe's removal 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z A study published Monday describes a Liberian woman, 33, who survived an Ebola infection during the 2014-2015 epidemic and then, one year later, apparently infected her husband and two of their sons. Ebola in survivor’s family shows deadly virus’s lasting effects 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z The discovery involved transmission within a Liberian family in the closing days of the West African epidemic that lasted from December 2014 to mid-2016. For the First Time, a Female Ebola Survivor Infects Others 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z He almost admired Konstantin Yaroshenko, the pilot in the Liberian sting, because he spoke so fondly of his wife and daughter. The Man Who Captures Criminals for the D.E.A. by Playing Them 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z One such case involved Mr Bharati's client Franklin Godwin, who arrived in Canada in 1994 on a fraudulent Bahamian passport and requested asylum after disclosing to immigration officials that he was Liberian. Canada using DNA websites to ID migrants 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z He’s the second Liberian man convicted of lying about a role in the west African country’s civil wars. 2nd Liberian man convicted in US immigration fraud case 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Vinson was one of two nurses at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital who contracted Ebola after treating a Liberian man who was the first person diagnosed in the U.S. with the deadly virus. Defunct Ohio bridal shop wants Texas Ebola lawsuit revived 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z “I lost my son, my child,” said Kamara, a Liberian who ran her own home business selling drinks and food in Algeria and was expelled in May. Algeria abandons thousands of migrants in Sahara 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z She and other Liberian in the community plant vegetable gardens near Mulford Church. Community gardens in Iowa help connect Liberian residents 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z In the latter instance, officials claimed he was not Liberian but Nigerian. Canada using DNA websites to ID migrants 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Its closing presentation featured a speech by a teenage Liberian refugee, now playing football in Canada. Bickering North Americans win the right to host football’s World Cup 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Jury selection is under way in the federal trial of a Liberian man accused of lying on his U.S. citizenship application about his ties to convicted war criminals. The Latest: Jury selection begins for trial of Liberian man 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z While burning bodies was the most efficient way to kill disease, this outraged Liberians, who viewed it as desecration and then hid and buried the bodies in secret. Health officials concerned about public knowledge of Ebola outbreak in Congo 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z She said Liberians like to cook their own food. Community gardens in Iowa help connect Liberian residents 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z He also partnered with the American professional skateboarder Tony Hawk to empower children through sports, and worked with the United Nations in Liberian shantytowns after the 2014 outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. Noted Humanitarian Charged With Child Rape in Nepal, Stunning a Village 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z An estimated 4,200 Liberians are protected by the Deferred Enforced Departure program. Local Liberians wait as protections against deportation end 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z It’s the second case in recent years of former Liberian men or officials living in the Philadelphia area charged with immigration fraud related to their failure to disclose their roles in the Liberian civil wars. The Latest: Jury selection begins for trial of Liberian man 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z He didn’t get the Liberian striker from Juventus or Real Madrid, either, but from Tonnerre de Yaounde, a team in Cameroon. Wenger laid foundations for his success at Nancy and Monaco 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Harroun said garden plots are reserved primarily by people from the Liberian community in Muscatine and that she sees the community development every now and then when she visits the gardens. Community gardens in Iowa help connect Liberian residents 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z A Liberian warlord known as "Jungle Jabbah" has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the US for lying about his role in his country's civil war. Warlord 'Jungle Jabbah' jailed for 30 years 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Lartey said it was disheartening to see Trump end special legal status for Liberian immigrants, especially considering the longstanding relationship and history between Liberia and the U.S. Local Liberians wait as protections against deportation end 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z In October, Mohammed Jabbateh, 51, was found guilty in Philadelphia of immigration fraud and perjury for deceiving officials about his role during the Liberian civil war in the 1990s. Two Florida deputies shot and killed at restaurant; attacker later found dead 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Two dozen witnesses, including 17 Liberian victims, testified in the trial. Ex-Liberian warlord 'Jungle Jabbah' gets 30 years in U.S. prison 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z She said she’s not sure why there’s an increase in demand, but that there’s always more people from the Liberian community wanting to garden than space available. Community gardens in Iowa help connect Liberian residents 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z Many Liberians living in the United States were granted provisional residency — what the government calls temporary protected status, or TPS — because of threats they faced at home. ‘Jungle Jabbah’ was accused of cannibalism and other horrors in Liberia. How a U.S. court brought him to justice. 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z “Economically, the country is not ready to welcome the massive amount of people from here that may be deported if Congress does not do anything,” said Hunder, founder of the Liberian Organization of the Piedmont. Local Liberians wait as protections against deportation end 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z A Liberian man convicted of lying about his past as a rebel commander so he could enter the United States was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. Two Florida deputies shot and killed at restaurant; attacker later found dead 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z The onetime government administrator and Liberian refugee says she put in her time working, paid her taxes and now just wants to go home. In New York's 'Little Liberia,' immigrants get ready to leave — or go underground 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Recently Trump called for the end of Temporary Refugee Status for Liberians. Trump Returns to a Hard Line on Immigrants 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z The defendant is Thomas Woewiyu, a longtime ally and defense minister of Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president and warlord serving 50 years in a British prison for war crimes committed in Sierra Leone. ‘Jungle Jabbah’ was accused of cannibalism and other horrors in Liberia. How a U.S. court brought him to justice. 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z Olu Browne, the current president of the Liberian Organization of the Piedmont, said he hopes the next year will bring a change of heart in revoking the DED protection for Liberians. Local Liberians wait as protections against deportation end 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z “I think everybody was on edge, just because most Liberians are not ready to return home. This result is good for Liberians in the diaspora,” he said. She fled Liberia’s civil war 24 years ago. Now Trump wants her to go back 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z Across America, time is running out for thousands of Liberians who came here in the face of a grinding civil war, staggering poverty and disease. In New York's 'Little Liberia,' immigrants get ready to leave — or go underground 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z There is a community of Liberians living on Staten Island. Trump Returns to a Hard Line on Immigrants 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z This concern has only grown during the Trump administration, which has mounted an aggressive effort to reduce immigration to the United States and recently ended TPS for the thousands of Liberians living here. ‘Jungle Jabbah’ was accused of cannibalism and other horrors in Liberia. How a U.S. court brought him to justice. 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z He has phased out work permits for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants, including Liberians this week. Trump administration ends automatic release from immigration detention for pregnant women 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Still, he understood why many Liberian immigrant communities were celebrating last Tuesday. She fled Liberia’s civil war 24 years ago. Now Trump wants her to go back 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z Temporary protected status, or TPS, the legal designation that allows immigrants from countries affected by war or natural disaster to work and live in the U.S., expired for Liberian immigrants last May. In New York's 'Little Liberia,' immigrants get ready to leave — or go underground 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Exxon says all payments went to verified Liberian government accounts and it is confident that the agreement complies with Liberian and international anti-corruption laws. Advocacy group: Exxon knew of corruption in oil deal 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z The Deferred Enforced Departure program for Liberians was scheduled to expire Saturday. Trump Ends Temporary Immigration Status for Thousands of Liberians 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z The Liberian Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump to end special legal status for Liberian immigrants 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z That a similar outcome might be likely for Liberian DED holders in a year is a reality that Menyongaro and Gworlekaju are dealing with, right now, by simply trying not to think about it. She fled Liberia’s civil war 24 years ago. Now Trump wants her to go back 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z On Staten Island, New York City’s smallest and whitest borough — and the only one that voted for Trump — Liberians are clustered in a few brick apartment buildings along Park Hill Avenue. In New York's 'Little Liberia,' immigrants get ready to leave — or go underground 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z It’s not clear how many Liberians will be affected. Minnesota delegation vows ‘solution’ for Liberians 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z The protections for all Liberian beneficiaries will now end March 31, 2019. Trump to end deportation protection for Liberians 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z He fears any move to widen citizenship away from just black people would damage Liberians' chances to develop their own country. The country where citizenship depends on your skin colour 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z Gabrielle’s father, also Liberian, died in a car wreck about three years ago when she and her parents lived in another state. She fled Liberia’s civil war 24 years ago. Now Trump wants her to go back 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z “Liberians on Staten Island are at the front lines of the Trump administration’s attack on immigrants,” said Javier Valdes, co-executive director of the immigrant advocacy group Make the Road New York. In New York's 'Little Liberia,' immigrants get ready to leave — or go underground 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Dad lost his bid for Liberia’s presidency in 2005, was voted into the Liberian Senate 10 years later, then was elected president in December. Weah debut with PSG and possibly US follows dad’s election 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z I asked for more information and Ged told me that he had met Isaac in the town of Gbarnga, four hours' drive north of the Liberian capital, Monrovia. 'My hero is a bald referee' 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Mr Weah, he said, "needs to focus on the right policies for Liberians". The country where citizenship depends on your skin colour 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z The Ebola crisis was a shock to the Liberian health system, which was quickly overwhelmed. Life after Ebola 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z In one building full of Liberians, nicknamed the “executive mansion” after the presidential home in Liberia, an elderly woman cooks lunch each day for anyone who needs a meal. In New York's 'Little Liberia,' immigrants get ready to leave — or go underground 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z From a watchtower on Sime Darby’s Liberian plantation, low lines of palm can be seen trailing to the horizon, a duller green than the natural forest canopy that towers above the concession’s edge. Sime Darby's Africa ambitions stall pending new deforestation rules 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z From interviews with survivors and former soldiers, they identified Thomas as commander of the Liberian government’s feared special anti-terrorist unit, loyal to dictator Samuel Doe during the final days of his presidency. Carefree life in Philadelphia masks bloodthirsty Liberian warlord's past, suit says 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z After years of civil war - not to mention the devastating effect of the Ebola epidemic in 2014 - the promises are music to most Liberian ears. The country where citizenship depends on your skin colour 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z The Monrovia Church massacre in 1990 was the worst single atrocity of the Liberian civil war. Church massacre survivors seek justice 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Shortly after Bull came to the U.S., then-President Clinton granted Liberians a form of deportation relief and work authorization known as deferred enforced departure. In New York's 'Little Liberia,' immigrants get ready to leave — or go underground 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z From a watchtower on Sime Darby’s Liberian plantation, low lines of palm can be seen trailing to the horizon, a duller green than the natural forest canopy that towers above the concession’s edge. Sime Darby's Africa ambitions stall pending new deforestation rules 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z According to the CJA, Thomas lives with his Liberian long-term girlfriend in the southern outskirts of Philadelphia. Carefree life in Philadelphia masks bloodthirsty Liberian warlord's past, suit says 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z She lifted Liberia from the destruction of back-to-back civil wars and saw it through an Ebola outbreak that killed nearly 5,000 Liberians in 2014-2015. Liberia’s Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wins Africa leadership prize 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Like many Liberians, he was given what is known as "temporary protected status", because of the atrocities which were going on back home. Church massacre survivors seek justice 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z The Liberian migration to the U.S. began with the civil war, which dragged on for 14 years and killed more than 200,000 people, and flared again with the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa. In New York's 'Little Liberia,' immigrants get ready to leave — or go underground 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The plaintiffs include the Liberian Community Association of Connecticut and 10 people, including a West African family of six. Appeals court set to hear arguments over Ebola quarantine 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z "Let us all remember that we were elected to serve the Liberian people and not to be masters of them," Mr Weah said in an address that was interrupted by wild applause. Weah to scrap 'racist' citizenship law 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z On Monday in his first official address to the nation, Mr. Weah promised to prosecute corrupt government officials and ensure that Liberian businesses played a bigger role in the national economy. Liberia Swears In George Weah, Its Soccer Star President 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z One Liberian warlord, known as "Jungle Jabbah", was recently prosecuted for immigration fraud, since he had falsely claimed on his application that he had never belonged to any armed group. Church massacre survivors seek justice 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Kassa is working with other advocates and policymakers to ensure that Liberians are included in any immigration deal that Congress considers. In New York's 'Little Liberia,' immigrants get ready to leave — or go underground 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Liberians queued for miles to see the inauguration of the former football star as their new president, celebrating their country’s first peaceful, democratic transition of power in 47 years by dancing as they waited. George Weah sworn in as Liberia president as hopes soar sky-high 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Liberians held prayer services for 48 hours leading up to Weah’s inauguration. Liberia to swear in new leader ex-soccer star George Weah 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Liberians went through 14 years of barbaric, drug fuelled, chaotic war, where child soldiers carried out the most unspeakable crimes. The mixed legacy of the other 'Iron Lady' 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Not only was Collins’ win big news among the Montana and Liberian media, but made headlines nationally and internationally as well. Helena mayor reflects on journey that started as refugee 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z “People are hiding,” said Jennifer Gray-Brumskine, a community organizer with Make the Road New York who is Liberian and lives on Staten Island. In New York's 'Little Liberia,' immigrants get ready to leave — or go underground 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Last month, he vowed that “transforming the lives of all Liberians is a singular mission and focus of my presidency”. George Weah sworn in as Liberia president as hopes soar sky-high 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Raised in a poor neighborhood built on a mangrove swamp on the neglected outskirts of the Liberian port capital Monrovia, Weah was elected president of his country last week. George Weah: Slum to soccer stardom and now president 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Wahala is the Liberian word used to describe anything from an argument in the street to a full out war. The mixed legacy of the other 'Iron Lady' 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z The former international soccer star spoke at Coalition for Democratic Change party headquarters, where he vowed to tackle corruption and asked members of his party to applaud the Liberians who elected him. Liberia president-elect calls for foreign investments 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z He gets by doing odd jobs for other Liberians, helping someone move, for example, or cleaning an apartment. In New York's 'Little Liberia,' immigrants get ready to leave — or go underground 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z He is calling on investors to consider the struggling nation, saying it’s open for business, and calling on Liberians abroad to return home. Liberia president-elect says he will build on nation’s gains 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Maybe more importantly for poor Liberians in the same situation as Weah was: Soccer made him rich and famous. George Weah: Slum to soccer stardom and now president 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z When preliminary results pointing to Mr. Weah’s victory were announced, Liberians took to the streets and cheered. Liberia’s Vice President Concedes Election: ‘It Has Never Been About Me’ 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z As the towering statue of President Roberts continues to watch, Liberians will ask themselves whether the euphoria was worth it. Can this ex-footballer fulfil Liberians dreams? 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z She led the country from back-to-back civil wars and saw it through a deadly Ebola outbreak that killed nearly 5,000 Liberians but was criticized for not better tackling corruption. Ex-soccer star Weah elected Liberia president by wide margin 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Hundreds of Liberians took to the streets of the capital Monrovia Thursday evening to celebrate Mr. Weah’s victory, waving flags bearing his portrait. George Weah, Former Soccer Star, Wins Liberian Presidential Election 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Weah, by contrast, has won the hearts of mostly young Liberians through his star performances for Europe’s biggest football teams in the 1990s. Liberians head to the polls in historic, delayed election 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z The vice president and the third-place candidate, who won just under 10 percent, took their case to the Liberian Supreme Court, delaying the final vote by two months. Liberia’s Vice President Concedes Election: ‘It Has Never Been About Me’ 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Perhaps if he'd been allowed to contest for the presidency of the Liberian Football Association when he wanted to do so in 2004, there would have been something to assess his leadership with. Can this ex-footballer fulfil Liberians dreams? 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z She is a senator and the ex-wife of imprisoned former warlord and President Charles Taylor, which raised concerns among some Liberians. Ex-soccer star Weah elected Liberia president by wide margin 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Liberians lined up at polling stations across the country for a runoff election between a former international football star and the vice-president. Liberian football star faces vice-president in runoff election 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z But critics, including much of the country’s youth, say her administration was marred by corruption and that she did little to raise most Liberians out of dire poverty. Liberians head to the polls in historic, delayed election 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Liberians showed up in large numbers for the first-round election on Oct. Liberia to choose between soccer star, VP in Tuesday runoff 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z “While Liberians were dying in their numbers from the disease in 2014, other Liberians in top positions of responsibility were stealing funds sent to save them.” Ebola survivors want prosecutions for fraud, corruption 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z Voters propelled a diverse slate of candidates to victory, including a Liberian refugee elected mayor in Montana, the first Sikh elected mayor in New Jersey, and a transgender woman elected to Virginia’s State Legislature. Democratic Party, China, Texas: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z He could barely contain his emotions as he watched the Liberians disembarking from the van. 'This is surreal': descendants of slaves and slaveowners meet on US plantation 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Weah, by contrast, has won the hearts of mostly young Liberians through his star performances for Europe’s biggest football teams in the 1990s. Liberians head to the polls in historic, delayed election 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z “We will not compromise anything that looks like an attempt to deny the will of the Liberian people.” Liberia to choose between soccer star, VP in Tuesday runoff 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z The pressure has forced the government to disband the Liberian National Red Cross Society board and investigate the organization. Ebola survivors want prosecutions for fraud, corruption 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z And — get this — Montana’s capital city elected a Liberian refugee, Wilmot Collins, to become the state’s first black mayor. Perspective | Voters repudiate not just Trump but the white-supremacist hatred seen in Charlottesville 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Claudius Ross, a Liberian, visited Prospect Hill in June, when he was interviewed by the documentary film-makers Alison Fast and Chandler Griffin, who have been compiling footage from the reunion events. 'This is surreal': descendants of slaves and slaveowners meet on US plantation 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z But critics, including much of the country’s youth, say her administration was marred by corruption and that she did little to raise most Liberians out of dire poverty. Liberians head to the polls in historic, delayed election 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z And in Montana, a Liberian refugee defeated a candidate who opposed having refugees in his city. Late-night TV: 'Democrats kicked Trump's ass by using his arch-enemy – the popular vote' 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Liberian court halts presidential runoff: Liberia’s Supreme Court halted a presidential runoff scheduled for Tuesday until the National Elections Commission investigates allegations of irregularities and fraud in the first round. World Digest: Nov. 7, 2017 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Monrovia was unusually quiet on Wednesday morning as Liberians woke to the news. Liberia court halts presidential runoff amid fraud allegations 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z He became curious about his own background after his family was threatened by fighters from Liberian indigenous groups who were at war with his own ethnic group, freed slave descendants known as Americo-Liberians. 'This is surreal': descendants of slaves and slaveowners meet on US plantation 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z “I know one migrant who was arrested in the bus, on his way to work in the morning,” said Amara, a Liberian living in Algeria for two years. Adrift in Algiers: African migrants marooned in a new transit bottleneck 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Liberians are voting for a successor to Sirleaf, Africa’s first democratically elected woman president. Liberia’s governing party backs legal challenge to vote 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Wielding a big bag with labels showing it contained money, an officer from the Patrol Unit knelt before his department’s nominee and unloaded stacks of Liberian dollars into her basket. A pageant with a feminist cause in Liberia 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Fifty-one-year-old Mohammed Jabbateh was found guilty in a federal court in Philadelphia on Wednesday of immigration fraud and perjury for deceiving U.S. officials about his role during the Liberian civil war in the 1990s. Liberian rebel commander guilty of immigration fraud 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z After he moved to the US in 2007, Ross was distressed to read that some Liberian immigrants had enslaved members of indigenous tribes. 'This is surreal': descendants of slaves and slaveowners meet on US plantation 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Views were mixed among Liberians calling into a Tuesday morning talk show. Liberian runoff vote on Nov. 7 with Weah facing Boakai 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Liberians voted Tuesday at more than 5,300 polling stations to pick a successor to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first democratically elected woman president. Soccer star still leading in Liberia presidential election 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z The research, by doctors from the U.S. and Liberian governments and elsewhere, was published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Ebola Vaccines Show Promise in New Study 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z The Liberian Environmental Protection Agency recently launched a $35m project to build seaside defences that will protect the city’s main hospital, a power station and several schools from flooding. Monrovia in the spotlight: can this fragile city ever really replace 'Ma Ellen'? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Vice President Joseph Boakai, one of the front-runners, told reporters that if he wins, “we are not going to be a donor-driven country. Liberians are going to build their economy.” Liberians go to polls to replace Africa’s first female president 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z But that did not mean Liberians did not believe in them, and many feel disillusioned that the jobs, schools, electricity and roads that they thought were coming have not appeared. Liberian voters hope for peace as historic election gets under way 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Polls open for Liberians in a key vote for the nation’s democracy as Africa’s first female president steps aside. Trial in Mississippi woman’s burning death set to begin 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Among the other candidates, Johnson claims that the former Liberian football star George Weah offered him an alliance. Liberia prepares to find successor to Africa's first female president 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z But some Liberians remain nostalgic for Taylor, and invoking his name does not necessarily harm the prospects of his ex-wife, who since 2005 has been a senator for Bong County, a former Taylor heartland. After stability under Sirleaf, Liberians long for more from next leader 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z "The Liberian people want to see development and someone who can unify them." Is ex-warlord pulling election strings from UK prison? 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z This time, the Liberian police commissioner, Gregory Coleman, said: “We are in the driver’s seat and the UN’s in the back watching.” Liberian voters hope for peace as historic election gets under way 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z And in September she told the UN General Assembly that her stepping down “paves the way for the next generation of Liberians to lead the country”. Liberia gears up for an election 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z |
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