The United States wants the Economic Community of West African States to take the lead in any mission to end 14 years of almost non-stop war in Liberia. Washington has said it might send a small ...

is a former Liberian warlord known for his extreme brutality during the First Liberian Civil War (1989-1997). He led a group ...

A Liberian immigrant who spent years living in the Philadelphia region pleaded guilty Thursday to fraudulently obtaining immigration documents by failing to disclose that he had previously served as a ...

Despite the cessation of hostilities, the wounds inflicted during the civil wars persist, as many victims and survivors feel ...

By the outbreak of the Civil War, in April 1861, he was one of the largest coffee farmers in Liberia—and he hoped ... It was the first major shipment to the Union—and would prove vital in ...

Ganta — Haunted by the scars of Liberia's brutal civil war, 100 women from Nimba County ... revealing that the first indictment is expected by 2027. Despite the TRC's recommendations advocating ...

Help us further the reach of innovative ideas. Donate today. Read more stories by Clair MacDougall. Clair MacDougall is a writer who has lived and reported on Liberia, its history, and the legacy of ...

Dr. Yolanda Covington-Ward delivered the second lecture in the Black Studies Program’s Sankofa Lecture Series at Suffolk ...

A new release out this spring from Liberian-American singer-songwriter Mon Rovia focuses on his journey to finding empathy from grief, and making peace with the fact that he escaped Liberia’s civil ...

On a balmy January day in 2001, Maurice Pelham, a descendant of Mississippi slaves and a Liberian citizen ... injuries or wounds stemming from the civil war. Hundreds of peacekeepers lost their ...

"Lewis Brown is no stranger to the civil war in Liberia," said T. Dempster Brown, Chairman of Liberia’s Independent Human Rights Commission, joining a growing chorus of critics. T. Dempster ...