Search results
Liberia marks its founding and independence amid challenges
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLiberia is celebrating two major anniversaries this year — 200 years ago freed slaves from the U.S....
New Liberia forest boss plans to increase exports, denies working with war criminal Charles Taylor
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 1 week agoLiberia, West Africa’s most forested country, has a long history of illegal logging, which the...
Liberia’s new president takes office with a promise to ‘rescue’ Africa’s oldest republic
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLiberia’s new president, Joseph Boakai, was sworn into office Monday after his narrow win in a...
Liberia may have ‘parallel system’ for illegal log exports
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoThe lush West African rainforests of Liberia are being cut down and illegally exported with the...
Liberia's presidential election likely headed for a run-off in closest race since end of civil war
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLiberia's presidential election Wednesday appeared headed for a run-off, with the top candidates...
Liberia passes a law setting up a long-awaited war crimes court
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoPresident Joseph Boakai on Thursday signed an executive order to create a long-awaited war crimes...
Liberia President Weah to watch son Tim and US at World Cup
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGeorge Weah never got to play at the World Cup despite being one of soccer's greats. Weah, who is...
Officials in Liberia formally declare Boakai the president-elect days after incumbent Weah conceded
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoElection officials in Liberia on Monday formally declared Joseph Boakai the president-elect, three...
Liberia's leader Weah is facing a tight runoff vote for a second term against challenger Boakai
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLiberian President George Weah faced a tight runoff election Tuesday as he seeks to defeat a repeat...
‘Carbon colonialism’: Locals forced out as Dubai carbon credit company makes land grab in Africa
Euronews via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMatthew Walley's eyes sweep over the large forest that has sustained his Indigenous community in...