Liberia
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Liberia’s scrapping of tuition fees splits opinion
Liberia’s free education policies seem to have alleviated one big problem but exacerbated another. For much of Charles’ time as a school student, his ... -
“Acknowledgement and an apology”: Healing old wounds in Liberia
While Liberia contends with how to deliver justice for the greatest atrocities in the civil war, Palava Huts are bringing reconciliation at the local ... -
Liberia must fight its fake news epidemic to fight the pandemic
Covid conspiracy theories are rife in Liberia. To handle this and future crises, the government will have to tackle this problem from its roots. ... -
They survived Ebola. Now they want to teach others to survive COVID-19.
Ebola survivors across West Africa could be a very useful knowledge resource to governments in their pandemic response strategies. Will they take the opportunity? ... -
Africa Insiders: Is Liberia ready to address war crimes?
The essentials: Liberia’s President George Weah is making moves that may lead to the establishment of an economic and war crimes court. This week, ... -
Missing billions, losing patience: Liberia probe targets former officials
Under pressure over the economy and corruption, President Weah has launched a controversial anti-graft investigation. On 26 August, five former central bank officials pleaded ... -
“Not the change we voted for”: Liberia awaits more protests as anger rises
Following the 7 June protests, the organisers gave President Weah a one-month ultimatum to act. That deadline is fast-approaching. It has now been almost ... -
“You have to face justice so I can get peace”: Calls for war court in Liberia
15 years after the brutal war ended, no one has been prosecuted in Liberia and many victims feel they’ve been forgotten. In July 1990, ... -
Insiders Insight: Stealing blood from West Africa
African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ... -
Liberia: How is President Weah faring one year on?
One turbulent year after George Weah came to power, the challenges are starting to pile up, but hope remains. One year ago today, ordinary ...
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