Liberia

Liberian school children in the courtyard at Cathedral High School as students arrive in the morning to attend class in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. 
Critical State
How we make decisions about politics in the aftermath of conflict
A woman stands in silhouette against a blue sky.
Immigration
Liberians hesitate to apply for permanent resident status in US over daunting process
A woman prays during a service
Justice
‘It doesn’t feel very real’: Liberian immigrants in US rejoice at pathway to citizenship
Alfred Brownell
Conflict & Justice
This Liberian lawyer risked his life to save West Africa’s last remaining rainforest from palm oil developers
Woman in crowd looking at camera
Global Politics
Liberia was founded by people enslaved in the US. Advocates say the US should not end an immigration program that helps them.
Ellen Sirleaf wears a grey headwrap and robe as she speaks to a man in a blue suit.
Global Politics
Liberia’s Ellen Sirleaf: Women’s icon with nerves of steel
Wilmot Collins gestures across table to a woman who he is speaking with
Culture
His message to new refugees in Montana: ‘You have to have thick skin’
Miatta reads
Books
Once a refugee, she’s opened one of Liberia’s few bookstores, where children can read about themselves
The blood of a survivor of the Ebola virus is extracted as part of a study launched at Liberia's John F. Kennedy Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, June 17, 2015.
Medicine
West Africa is Ebola-free. Or is it?
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Health
These women show what it looks like to survive Ebola in Liberia
Jianjay Potter and Grace Zardon in Monrovia, Liberia.
Health
For Ebola patients, a way to see the faces of those helping
Student at Gibson High School in Monrovia, Deborah Natt,16, is smiling to be back at school. At every entrance there is a handwashing station.
Health
As Ebola loosens grip, Liberia’s schools begin re-opening
A mural in Monrovia illustrating health instructions for treating the Ebola virus.
Health
Liberians worry that next week’s elections might spread Ebola
Edward Turay, Sierra Leone's High Commissioner to Britain, attends the "Defeating Ebola: Sierra Leone" conference in central London on October 2, 2014.
Health
Ebola cases are soaring in Sierra Leone, and the government is coming up short
Conflict
Why does America have a ‘special’ relationship with Liberia?
Residents who were in an Ebola quarantine area complain to a security officer as they wait for their relatives to bring them food and essentials, in West Point, Monrovia, on August 23, 2014.
Health
It’s not just the US — Liberian officials are rethinking Ebola quarantines
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Music
Liberian immigrants hope their song will offer support to those dealing with Ebola back home
A health worker checks the temperature of a man at a roadside medical checkpoint outside Ganta, Liberia.
Health
How Liberians confronting Ebola manage to keep calm while Americans panic
Customers must wash their hands in chlorinated water before entering the boutique, Moie, owned by Patrice Juah in Monrovia, Liberia.
Health
Welcome to the ‘non-stop, nerve-wracking, temperature-taking, handshake-prohibiting Ebola ride’
A worker wearing a hazardous material suit arrives at the apartment unit where a man diagnosed with the Ebola virus was staying in Dallas, Texas, on October 3, 2014.
Health
Liberian Americans react to Ebola — and hostility — with ramped-up aid efforts
Friends in Jesus African International Church
Health
Where Ebola hits home in the United States
Health workers wearing protective clothing disinfect themselves after an abandoned dead body presenting with Ebola symptoms was found at Duwala market in Monrovia, Liberia, on August 17, 2014.
Health
This American doctor says racism is to blame for the slow response to the Ebola outbreak
A fan of Ivory coast holds a sign with a message against Ebola during the 2015 African Nations Cup qualifying soccer match between Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone.
Medicine
Why Ebola patients are being turned away at the gates of treatment centers in Liberia
Kent Brantly, who contracted the deadly Ebola virus, smiles during a press conference at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Brantly along with a second American aid worker who contracted Ebola while treating victims of the deadly virus in Libe
Medicine
Two infected Americans are now Ebola-free, but doctors aren’t sure why
Children in Lower Johnsonville, Liberia, wash their hands
Development
A Liberian pastor tries to stop the spread of Ebola, one house at a time
Medicine
A Liberian describes the hard reality of Ebola: ‘You’re running even from people you love’
A Chinese doctor checks the temperature of a passenger on a flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai during the SARS outbreak in 2003. There are now fears that Ebola could spread via travel from West Africa to the rest of the world.
Medicine
Put away the plastic sheets and duct tape — there’s no Ebola outbreak coming to the US
Rose Komono poses for a picture at a health clinic after overcoming the Ebola virus in Gueckedou, Guinea. In April, Komono became the first victim to have beaten the disease in the region of Gueckedou, which has borne the brunt of the deaths in the impove
Health & Medicine
This catchy West African dance tune carries a public health message about Ebola
Rose Komono poses for a picture at a health clinic after overcoming the Ebola virus in Gueckedou, Guinea. In April, Komono became the first victim to have beaten the disease in the region of Gueckedou, which has borne the brunt of the deaths in the impove
Health & Medicine
This catchy West African dance tune carries a public health message about Ebola
News of the spread of the ebola virus has residents of Guinea's capital Conakry on edge.
Health & Medicine
Why the World Health Organization is taking the ebola outbreak in Guinea ‘very seriously’
Young Fathers on Their Democratic Recording “Dead”
VIDEO: Former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years
African reporter confronted with violent threats after story on female circumcision
Liberia reacts to President’s Nobel Peace Prize
Will Nobel Prize winner lose Liberian election?
2011 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to women activists
Business, Economics and Jobs
Ethical clothing, made in Liberia
Arts, Culture & Media
The House at Sugar Beach
Health & Medicine
‘A Better World for Mothers’: Leading African Women Contemplate the New Year
Conflict & Justice
Why Many Liberians Feel Left Out in the Taylor Case
Arts, Culture & Media
What Liberians Make of the Charles Taylor Guilty Verdict
Arts, Culture & Media
Liberia Rebrands Itself as Cruise Destination
Conflict & Justice
Female Circumcision Temporarily Stopped in Liberia
Conflict & Justice
Reporter Threatened Over Female Circumcision Story in Liberia
TED Talks: Nobel-Laureate Leymah Gbowee on Peace in Liberia, and the World
Conflict & Justice
US Policy Sparks Anti-Gay Attacks in Liberia
A Look Into the History of Light
Former Liberian Dictator Charles Taylor Worked for US Spy Agencies
Global Politics
Fiber Optic Cable Emerges from the Sea in Liberia
My Conversation with the Iron Lady of Africa
Global Politics
Monrovia Protest Turns Deadly Ahead of Liberia’s Presidential Run-off
Global Politics
Despite Nobel Prize, Sirleaf’s Re-Election Not Guaranteed
Global Politics
Reaction From Liberia on Nobel Prize
Top of the Hour: Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Three Women, Morning Headlines
Arts, Culture & Media
Three women awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Arts, Culture & Media
Sheryl WuDunn on this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winners
Nobel Peace Prize Shared Between Three Women
Global Politics
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf — ‘Ma Ellen’ — and her Liberian Presidential Re-election Bid
Global Politics
Rebuilding of Liberia After War
Business, Economics and Jobs
Ivorian Refugees Affecting Liberian Health Care