Mar. 14, 2024 07:32 AM EDT
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberians gathered this week to mark a decade since the country was hit by a devastating Ebola outbreak that killed more than 10,000 people in West Africa, adding to the region’s economic and political troubles.
The second Wednesday of March in Liberia,...
Mar. 01, 2024 06:38 AM EST
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Violent protests in Liberia over the presence of armed guards in mining areas in the country’s northwest killed one demonstrator and left several injured, a government official said.
Both protesters and police were armed when the clashes erupted on...
Feb. 14, 2024 17:42 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday announced that Palestinians living in the U.S. will be shielded from deportation as the Israel-Hamas war continues, citing “significantly deteriorated” conditions on the ground in Gaza.
Palestinians will be covered under what’s...
Jan. 22, 2024 20:15 PM EST
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia’s new president, Joseph Boakai, was sworn into office Monday after his narrow win in a November election. Boakai, who at age 79 has become the country's oldest president, promised to unite and rescue Africa’s oldest republic from its economic woes.
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