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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....
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,...
Monday After: Stark man went from educator to Liberian war claims
The Repository via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWhen George S. Boley lived and worked in Stark County almost a half century ago he wanted to become...
Liberian President George Weah seeks a second term in a rematch with his main challenger from 2017
Associated Press via AOL· 8 months agoLiberian President George Weah is seeking a second term in office Tuesday, hoping that his efforts...
In the 1800s, the American Colonization Society relocated thousands of freed Black Americans to West...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSlave-owning US presidents Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and James Madison, as well as leaders...
Niger military deploys reinforcements to capital after ignoring deadline to cede power
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNiger’s armed forces have been bringing in reinforcements to the capital to prepare for a potential...
Haiti’s Violent Crisis Continues
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFrom the The Morning Dispatch on The Dispatch A demonstration in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 12, 2024, against CARICOM as representatives of the...
Ukraine-Russia war live: Big explosions heard in first major Russian attack on Kyiv in months
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBig explosions were heard in Kyiv as the Ukrainian capital came under air attack on Saturday, in the...
Namibia President Hage Geingob, dancers welcome Jill Biden at first stop of Africa tour
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoWINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Dancers, drummers and Namibia’s president and first lady welcomed U.S....
Rekha Basu: Big goals can come to fruition. Just ask Rajiv Shah.
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIt’s that time for looking backward and forward, ruminating on what you did this year that mattered,...