Liberia
latest news & developmentsUS Congress should ask questions about the Ivanhoe Atlantic Deal
Did US ambassador to Liberia Mark Toner, US Africa bureau official Troy Fitrell, Africa adviser to the US president Massad Boulos and former US special envoy J Peter Pham have…
A primer for the White House visit by West and Central African countries
Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal should learn from South Africa’s experience when preparing for their dealings with the US administration
Liberian warlord awaits appeals verdict in war crimes trial
Alieu Kosiah maintains he is innocent and has requested a full acquittal
If the state won’t deal with civil war criminals, then civil society will
Liberia decided not to prosecute anyone for crimes committed during its first and second civil wars. Now, one organisation is documenting and aiding prosecution outside the country
Monkeypox is on the loose in Europe. So why are journalists using pictures of Africans?
Western media treats Africans as victims, villains or vectors of disease.
Liberian prisoners live in appalling conditions
risoners get one meal a day, don’t have running water and cells are overcrowded, with many being pre-trial inmates
Liberia’s abandoned hotel stands as a symbol of a haunted past
When it opened its doors in 1960, the Ducor was one of a few five-star hotels in Africa, boasting a night club and air-conditioned rooms, according to travel guides
Insecurity and Covid-19: Threats to electoral democracy in Africa
Restrictions to battle the pandemic offer ideal cover for authoritarian regimes to undermine and clamp down on opposition parties
West Africa readies for Ebola battle
Guinea is fighting the virus with a vaccine used in the DRC, while their neighbours Sierra Leone and Liberia increase border surveillance
A brief history of anti-black violence in China
The recent news of evictions and mistreatment of African students in China during the Covid-19 pandemic is rooted in a history of violence and discrimination
Some African countries are choosing livelihoods over lockdowns
The methods that work in Western nations rarely translate into African contexts
Africa’s ill-resourced healthcare systems need immediate revamping
Now is the time to rewrite a collective script of Africa’s development agenda and the well being of its people
The doctor who gave her life to stop Ebola in Nigeria
When Ebola first hit Lagos, Dr Ameyo Adadevoh knew something was seriously wrong, so she did something about it
In Sierra Leone, malaria spiked during Ebola. Will it happen again during Covid-19?
While Sierra Leone was grappling with Ebola, there was a spike in deaths from another disease – malaria. We need to make sure this does not happen again
Soundtrack to a pandemic: Africa’s best coronavirus songs
Drawing on lessons from Ebola, African artists are using music to convey public health messaging. And they are doing it in style