Nov 6th, 2008 · At the height of a civil war, Liberia's women banded together to help end the violent reign of dictator Charles Taylor. Gini Reticker's vivid documentary proves "the weaker sex" is anything but. (Recommended)
Oct 23rd, 2008 · Long an advocate for Africa's economic development, business leader Bob Johnson is part of a deal to provide direct flight service from the U.S. to Liberia. In June, Delta Air Lines is due to provide direct service from Atlanta to Monrovia, the Liberian capital. Johnson will also build a hotel there.
Oct 21st, 2008 · Journalist Helene Cooper fled her home country of Liberia as a young woman when civil war erupted in 1980. She details the journey that took her back to Liberia, in her memoir The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood. Cooper tells Renee Montagne what it was like to return to Liberia after 23 years.
Sep 25th, 2008 · Leaders from around the world are in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly. Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf talks about the financial crisis in the U.S., South Africa's new president and her work to stop poverty and corruption in Liberia.
Sep 22nd, 2008 · Jury selection in the trial of Boston-born Charles "Chuckie" Taylor Jr. begins this week in Miami. Taylor once led Liberia's "Demon Forces" and allegedly took part in torturing victims.
Jul 31st, 2008 · Liberians are working hard to re-build both their country and their lives after years of brutal civil war. The challenge can be particularly difficult for former soldiers. Jackie Redd and Florence Ballah, two women soldiers featured in a new documentary, Women of Liberia: Fighting for Peace, discuss the ills of war and rebuilding after loss.
Feb 21st, 2008 · President Bush spent a few hours in Liberia on Thursday, the last stop in a five-nation, six-day Africa tour. While in the city of Monrovia, the president promised to support development in Liberia, which was eviscerated during a brutal 14-year civil war.
Feb 16th, 2008 · President Bush visits Africa for six days and will highlight one of the initiatives of which he's most proud -- his administration's global AIDS initiative. President Bush is traveling to Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Liberia.