Full Coverage: Liberia

29.02.2008 Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and analyst Steven Radelet look at the growth of democracy and economic activity in sub-Saharan Africa -- particularly the case of Liberia -- and explain how progress can be sustained and consolidated.

01.11.2007 Following in the footsteps of the governments of China, Germany, Nigeria, and the United States, the World Bank finalized its cancellation of Liberia's debt this Tuesday.
From: The News (Liberia)

17.10.2007 After a 14-year civil war was brought to a halt by UN peacekeepers, Liberians elected Africa's first female head of state. Under President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf the country is slowly but surely pushing forwards in terms of economic growth, democracy, and education, writes Steve Radelet from Liberia.

15.10.2007 The need for the Liberian government to provide jobs, education, and rehabilitation, while fighting widespread corruption, is more important than ever now that the civil war has ended, says Liberian journalist Cholo Brooks.

10.10.2007 Suah, a young Liberian woman who lost an eye at the age of two, was denied entrance to nursing school because of her disability. But thanks to a floating clinic complete with ophthalmologists, Suah received a prosthetic eye and was able to get a job teaching others about HIV/AIDS.
From: Mercy Ships

01.10.2007 Disabled youths -- victims of the Liberia's gruesome 14-year civil war -- play soccer at home and around the world, yet continue to sleep on the streets. The Pulitzer Center's Liberia project is examining child soldiers' reentry into society through blogs, photos, videos, and other reporting.

06.06.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 5 (OneWorld) - Both the United Nations and some of the world's leading human rights organizations are welcoming the start of the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor.

29.05.2007 Slavery isn’t dead, says Robtel Neajai Pailey: its modern-day variant is just found on a different kind of plantation.
From Red Pepper

24.04.2007 UNITED NATIONS, April 24 (OneWorld) - As the United Nations prepares itself to take further action on a proposal to adopt an arms control treaty, civil society groups are stepping up pressure on governments to take a firm stand.

25.02.2007 Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recently travelled to Washington, DC. One year into her presidency, Sirleaf reflected on her government’s achievements, and the many challenges her country must still confront.

13.02.2007 How much of the goodwill showered to Liberia since the inauguration of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf will be translated into action for reconstruction, asks Abdoulaye W. Dukulé as a donors' meeting opens in Washington.

08.02.2007 "The Bush administration's repeated pledges of support for the reconstruction of Liberia must now translate into action," said a campaigner outside the U.S. Treasury Wednesday, calling for debt relief at next week's donors' conference.

08.02.2007 Perjantaina 9.2. on Leonardo di Caprion tähdittämän Blood-Diamond -elokuvan Suomen ensi-ilta. Elokuva nostaa veritimanteiksi kutsutut laittomat timantit julkisuuteen ja sen pohjalta on maailmalla noussut vilkas keskustelu länsimaissa ostettujen timanttien alkuperästä.

08.12.2006 The U.S.-born son of former Liberian warlord Charles Taylor has been charged with torture in a U.S. court for his actions in that war-torn country.
From: Human Rights Watch

19.10.2006 The international community should support Liberia's emerging democracy by forgiving the country's odious and burdensome debt, an Africa campaigning group said Wednesday as Liberia's leader visited Washington.

06.10.2006 Nigeria has been producing oil for decades, yet Nigerians remain as poor as their forefathers. A new producer, Chad had quickly veered from its plan to put oil revenues toward development. Now Liberia has begun oil exploration. Emira Woods looks at Africa's crude problem.

30.08.2006 A Monrovia (Liberia), si registra un improvviso aumento di casi di colera, riporta Medici Senza Frontiere (MSF) che ha deciso di riprendere l'unità per il trattamento del colera nell'ospedale cittadino JFK e sta incrementando le sue attività. "La settimana scorsa abbiamo ammesso 125 casi gravi al centro per il trattamento del colera, rispetto ai 46 della settimana precedente" - segnala MSF in Liberia. Intanto il Programma dell’Onu per lo sviluppo (Undp) sulla Liberia ha pubblicato il primo rapporto dalle prime elezioni libere dopo 14 anni di conflitto, che lo scorso anno hanno portato alla presidenza l’economista Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Dopo aver enumerato le conseguenze del conflitto civile sullo sviluppo umano – “alti tassi di mortalità infantile e materna, ostacoli per la crescita dei bambini e alti tassi di analfabetismo”, nonché fuga di cervelli e bisogno di riforme – il rapporto propone anche soluzioni pratiche affinché il nuovo governo promuova passi avanti nello sforzo di ricostruzione.

30.08.2006 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf nousi tammikuussa ensimmäisenä naisena afrikkalaisen valtion presidentiksi. Köyhän Liberian saaminen raiteilleen vaatii presidentin mukaan panostusta koulutukseen ja työhön. Turvaamalla ihmisten hyvinvointi, voidaan ennaltaehkäistä konflikteja ja saada ihmiset pysymään kotimaassaan, hän huomauttaa.

14.07.2006 Have you known or heard of someone who has died before their fifth birthday? Do you feel child mortality is a great concern in your community? What could you do to help? Kids in Liberia, India, and elsewhere react to those questions and more.

04.07.2006 From Sudan to Kosovo and Liberia, Mercy Corps shows how soccer can be used to bring people together, spark community reinvestment, and teach young people about HIV/AIDS.