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Liberia’s new president takes office with a promise to ‘rescue’ Africa’s oldest republic
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLiberia’s new president, Joseph Boakai, was sworn into office Monday after his narrow win in a...
After decades in the wings, Liberia's quiet man Boakai set for presidency
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMONROVIA/DAKAR (Reuters) -When Joseph Boakai won a place at Liberia's prestigious College of West...
Connecting Juneteenth, Monroe and Monrovia, Liberia
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth, also known as Black Independence Day, celebrates the day on June 19, 1865, when all slaves were made aware of the Emancipation Proclamation,...
Liberia counts votes as President Weah seeks second term
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 months agoVote counting was underway in Liberia on Tuesday during an election in which President George Weah...
Liberian president's home return after 48 days was graced by demonstrations
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoLiberia’s president George Weah is back in the country since he left on Nov. 1 only to find...
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....
Officials in Liberia formally declare Boakai the president-elect days after incumbent Weah conceded
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoElection officials in Liberia on Monday formally declared Joseph Boakai the president-elect, three...
Liberia President George Weah concedes election defeat to Joseph Boakai
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMONROVIA (Reuters) -Liberia President George Weah on Friday conceded election defeat to opposition...
A decade later, Liberians remember those who died in Ebola outbreak
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLiberians gathered this week to mark a decade since the country was hit by a devastating Ebola...
Liberia counts votes in presidential runoff as many hope for change
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMONROVIA (Reuters) -Ballot counting was underway in Liberia on Tuesday in a run-off election between...