Liberia passes a law setting up a long-awaited war crimes court
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to create a long-awaited war crimes court to deliver justice to the victims of Liberia's two civil wars.
A Dubai companyโs staggering land deals in Africa raise fears about risks to Indigenous livelihoods
A raft of agreements between African countries and Dubai-based company Blue Carbon could give the company control over large swaths of land for conservation projects.
Liberiaโs new president takes office with a promise to โrescueโ Africaโs oldest republic
Liberiaโs new President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has been sworn into office after a narrow win in the November elections to become the country's oldest-ever president.
Liberia's leader Weah is facing a tight runoff vote for a second term against challenger Boakai
Liberian President George Weah's quest for a second term faces a close runoff vote on Tuesday.
Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah to miss US Copa Amรฉrica qualifiers against Trinidad and Tobago
Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah will miss the United Statesโ Copa Amรฉrica qualifiers against Trinidad and Tobago because of hamstring- injuries, joining captain Tyler Adams on the sidelines.
Liberia's presidential election likely headed for a run-off in closest race since end of civil war
Liberiaโs presidential election appears headed for a run-off, with the top candidates neck and neck and the votes nearly fully counted.
Liberian President George Weah seeks a second term in a rematch with his main challenger from 2017
Liberian President George Weah is seeking a second term in office, facing a rematch against his main challenger from the 2017 election.
US wins Berhalter's return match as coach, beats Uzbekistan 3-0 on goals by Weah, Pepi and Pulisic
The United States won its first match in Gregg Berhalterโs second term as coach, beating Uzbekistan 3-0 in an exhibition behind goals by Tim Weah, Ricardo Pepi and Christian Pulisic.
Bale salvages 1-1 draw for Wales against US in World Cup
Gareth Bale converted a penalty kick in the 82nd minute to offset Tim Weahโs first-half goal and give Wales a 1-1 draw against the United States in the return to the World Cup for both nations.
Liberia marks its founding and independence amid challenges
Liberia is celebrating two major anniversaries this year โ 200 years ago freed slaves from the U.S. arrived here and 25 years later they declared the country to be independent.
Stampede at religious ceremony in Liberia kills 29 people
Officials in Liberia say that at least 29 people in Liberia, including 11 children and a pregnant woman, have died in a stampede of worshippers at a Christian ceremony in a densely populated area of the capital, Monrovia.
Weah's goal gains US bumpy 1-1 draw at Jamaica in qualifier
Tim Weahโs 11th-minute goal was matched by Michail Antonioโs spectacular 34-yard strike in the 22nd minute, leaving the United States with a 1-1 draw against Jamaica in a World Cup qualifier.
Pulisic sparks US over Mexico 2-0 in World Cup qualifying
Christian Pulisic scored on a glancing header with his first touch of the game in the 74th minute and Weston McKennie added a goal in the 85th to lift the United States over Mexico 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier.
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Liberian teen becomes hero for finding and returning $50,000
A teenager in Liberia who has become a national hero after finding $50,000 and returning it to its rightful owner said he will meet with the country's president next week.
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Weah, Dest spark US to 2-1 win over Costa Rica in qualifier
Tim Weah's shot for the go-ahead goal deflected off the near post and then off backup goalkeeper Leonel Moreiera in the 66th minute after Sergiรฑo Dest started the comeback from a first-minute deficit, and the United States rallied to beat Costa Rica 2-1 to ease pressure as World Cup qualifying neared the halfway point.
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Guinea declares Ebola epidemic, neighboring countries act
Guinea has officially declared an Ebola epidemic Monday Feb. 15, 2021, after at least three people have died and others have been infected in the West African nation. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay-File)DAKAR โ Guinea has officially declared it has an Ebola epidemic after at least three people have died and four others have been infected in the West African nation. Guinea's new Ebola outbreak occurred in NโZerekore, in southern Guinea, where health officials detected suspicious cases of Ebola with patients presenting symptoms of diarrhea, vomiting and bleeding. AdโThe government reassures the population that all measures are being taken to stem this epidemic as quickly as possible. Guineaโs announcement comes more than a week after eastern Congo confirmed it has four cases of Ebola.
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Ghana buries former president Jerry Rawlings with honors
FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 file photo, former Ghanaian president Jerry Rawlings attends the inauguration ceremony of Ghana's new President John Atta Mills in Accra, Ghana. In a tribute Wednesday, Ghanaโs President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo recalled the countryโs political past saying it โculminated in the emergence of President Rawlings in the political space,โ adding that he was โcharismatic, energetic and fearlessโ and won โadmirers and lifelong enemies." He won the elections and was sworn in as president in 1993 and served two elected four-year terms, leaving office in 2001. AdGhana commemorations for Rawlings lasted four days, beginning Sunday with a service at the Holy Spirit Cathedral. In addition to his wife, Rawlings is survived by three daughters: Zanetor Rawlings, Yaa Asantewaa Rawlings, Amina Rawlings; and one son, Kimathi Rawlings.
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Women's issues at UN: Still 'too low down on the agenda'
Some leaders took time to recall the 1995 conference, detail domestic initiatives or lament that progress toward female equality is lagging or even retreating. The 1995 work of what was officially called the U.N.'s Fourth World Conference on Women is considered a signal moment in women's rights. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed to his country's 2017 law requiring some employers to provide 26 weeks of paid maternity leave. Still, many leaders, including some female ones, didn't devote much time or detail to women's issues in their speeches. In Norway, the prime minister, the parliament speaker and over 40% of parliamentarians and government ministers are women.
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26 children die as fire breaks out in Liberia boarding school
Google Maps(CNN) - Twenty-six children have died after a fire broke out in a boarding school in a suburb outside the Liberian capital Monrovia, a government spokesman told CNN. The children were sleeping in a building attached to a mosque at a religious school in Paynesville City when it caught fire at around 11 pm Liberia time, Presidential Press Secretary Isaac Solo Kelgbeh said. The children, some as young as 10, were not able to escape the building because there was no fire exit and there were security steel bars on the windows, Kelgbeh said. While two survivors were taken to a local hospital and remain in a critical condition. "It is saddening even when a single citizen dies; what much more about 28 children, potential leaders, who were aspiring for a better and prosperous future," he added.