More than a century later, on April 14, 1979, the rice riot occurred, just when the country's economy was growing at an astronomical level from an annual rate of about two percent in 1961 to its ...

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is set to deliver his Annual Message today, in accordance with the Liberian Constitution. Modeled after the United States' State of the Union address, the event ...

Magdalene Ellen Dagoseh, has emphasized that the success of the Joseph Boakai-led administration depends not only on the expertise of those chosen to serve but also on their collaboration and shared ...

Monrovia, Liberia – More than a week ago, a devastating blaze raged through the halls of power in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, when the parliament building caught fire, destroying vital ...

But his fledgling career was interrupted by World War II, where he served in Liberia, in the medical corps, for nearly three years. In addition to garnering acclaim as an actor, writer ...

The West African State of Liberia is one of 27 countries in the world that has legislation denying women the right to pass on their nationality to their children in the same way as men. This means ...

The agreements were formalized during a ceremony in Morocco that also featured a Joint Communiqué, symbolizing the nations' ...

That city is the capital of the West African nation of Liberia, which has been left, after 10 years of brutal civil war, with a barely functioning government. Yet a third of the world's shipping ...

The war in Liberia began in December 1989 when the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), led by Charles Taylor, entered Liberia from the Ivory Coast and launched a military offensive to ...

Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world where only a small minority of families have clean water or sanitation. The country is in ruins after years of civil war. Child mortality is ...

Photographer's Portraits of Liberia's Ebola Survivors Show Sorrow, Anguish—and Joy Photographer's Portraits of Liberia's Ebola Survivors Show Sorrow, Anguish—and Joy Photographer's Portraits ...

Liberia's significant strides toward economic growth, educational parity, and greater protections for women's rights have not translated to equal opportunities for women in the workforce. The ...