Liberia

Nature

Pangolin’s are the world’s most trafficked animal. But why?

Liberia's government has banned the hunting and sale of pangolins but many locals see no other ways of supporting themselves

06/03/2022

Cry Like A Boy

‘Not seen as a man’: Liberia’s zogos struggle with stigma

Pacon and many like him are referred to as “zogos”, a derogatory term in Liberia used to refer to disadvantaged people who eke out a scanty living. Most of them struggle with homelessness, violence, and drug addiction #CryLikeaBoy

02/12/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Liberia’s Ebola gravediggers still live with trauma six years on

Mark Korvayan was head of the burial team during Liberia’s Ebola crisis. He tells the #CryLikeaBoy about his experience.

18/11/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Liberia’s FaithVonic: making music to overcome tragedy

We spoke to Liberian artist FaithVonic about music as a creative coping mechanism and how she uses her platform to make sure women know their rights.

08/08/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | Liberia’s army of peace: The women who stood up to warlords

The power of women, that’s what this episode of the CryLikeABoy podcast is about. Listen to Cecelia Danuweli and Gini Reticker reflect on the role of women during the civil war in Liberia.

22/07/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | The women who redefined the frontline in Liberia's civil war

Liberia had been in a spiral of violence, hunger and death for more than a decade when the country's women said enough was enough and united to end the war. #CryLikeaBoy

08/07/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | Liberia's invisible war wound: from warrior to black sheep

We join Liberian journalist Carielle Doe to explore the war wounds that cannot be seen but are difficult to heal. The ex-combatants who once lived by their own rules now struggle with PTSD #CryLikeaBoy

24/06/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | Liberia’s civil war: the soldiers who battled masculinity

Liberia’s brutal civil war pushed soldiers and masculinity to the extreme. Jonathan and Morris had to show strength even when they feared death. Join our talk with Liberian journalist Carielle Doe as we retrace the past #CryLikeaBoy

10/06/2021

Liberia

At least 26 children killed in Liberia school fire, say police

At least 26 children killed in Liberia school fire, police spokesman Moses Carter told Euronews.

18/09/2019

Liberia

Weah sets his goals for Liberian presidency

Says priorities for six-year term are agriculture & infrastructure in first post-victory interviews.

03/01/2018

Liberia

Hundreds greet George Weah as Liberian presidential victory is confirm

Supporters dance and shout outside Weah's party headquarters as his opponent concedes defeat in the presidential election.

30/12/2017

Liberia

Ex footballer George Weah wins Liberia presidential election

George Weah has won Liberia's presidential run-off election with 61.5 percent of votes from 98.1 percent of ballots cast, says the election commission.

28/12/2017

Liberia

Too close to call in Liberia elections

Liberia's ruling Unity Party said the contest was too close to call in the presidential election. But his opponent's supporters claim to have taken the win

28/12/2017

Liberia

Liberians await presidential election result

The results after a presidential run-off vote in Liberia are expected in a few days

26/12/2017

Liberia

Liberians choose between experience or change

Boakai is a known quantity, while Weah is the people's champion, even if his lack of experience is an obstacle.

26/12/2017

Liberia

Liberia: presidential run-off vote

Voters in Liberia head to the polls for the second round of the presidential vote

25/12/2017

Africanews

[LIVE] Weah, VP Boakai to face off in November 7 Liberia election run-off

Ex-football star, George Weah of the Congress For Democratic Change (CDC) will face current vice-president, Joseph Boakai of the ruling Unity Party (UP) in a race to succeed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

16/10/2017

Liberia

Former footballer Weah and VP set to contest Liberia's presidential run-off

14/10/2017

Liberia

Ex-football star George Weah ahead in Liberia election

Early results show the former FIFA World Footballer of the Year has taken a lead in the presidential ballot.

13/10/2017

Liberia

Liberia braces for election results, opposition party cries foul

One of Liberia's main parties complains of fraud in Tuesday's presidential election, for which preliminary results are due any time.

12/10/2017

Liberia

Vote counting underway in Liberia's landmark election

Many queued before dawn on Tuesday to elect a successor to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and a new parliament.

11/10/2017

Liberia

Liberia votes to choose successor to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

The Nobel prizewinner has steered the West African nation from civil war to economic recovery during her 12-year presidency.

10/10/2017

Africanews

We are ready for elections, there is no room for cheating - Liberia EC

The NEC Director of Communications Henry Boyd Flomo told Africanews that every one will have access to the results and by Wednesday, they will announce the provisional results.

10/10/2017

Liberia

Optimism ahead of Liberia's election

Liberians are optimistic about their first power transfer for 73 years.

09/10/2017

Africanews

Elections history in Africa's oldest democratic republic: Liberia

The first governor Thomas Buchanan was succeeded by the first black governor Joseph Jenkins Roberts who was elected as the first black president upon independence in 1847.

08/10/2017

Africanews

General Butt Naked pleads for funding and Liberia's forgiveness

A former notorious Liberian warlord "General Butt Naked," who repented of his atrocities and became a preacher seeks for funding for his project.

20/10/2016