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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 AOL· 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
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 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· 1 year 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...