Glenna Gordon The Masonic Lodge in Monrovia, Liberia. Before the civil war, the descents of American slaves who mainly controlled the government often made official decisions at the lodge ...

By the outbreak of the Civil War, in April 1861, he was one of the largest coffee farmers in Liberia—and he hoped ... A ship that left the port at Monrovia in August 1862 carried 6,000 pounds ...

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More than 600 civilians have been killed in Liberia's capital Monrovia in fighting between ... any mission to end 14 years of almost non-stop war in Liberia. Washington has said it might send ...

For Rtd General Daniel Opande, stepping off a plane in Monrovia two ... ravaged to the core by civil war.“It brought back the memories of those very bad times in Liberia,” Mr Opande said ...

Monrovia — Assistant Police Commissioner and Chief of ... particularly because they are among the most affected victims of crimes committed during Liberia's Civil War. "There is a need for women's ...

the appellation "Monrovia." 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.

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 ...

"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 ...

Bremen and Hamburg recognised Liberia’s independence in 1855 (the first partners after the UK) and opened a joint consulate in Monrovia. After closing in 1990 due to the civil war, the German ...