Leymah Gbowee Reveals Boakai Helped Fund Women’s Peace Movement in 2003
Leymah Gbowee told a U.N. gathering that Joseph Boakai gave US$300 to Liberia’s women’s peace movement during its 2003 campaign. ...
Tag: Liberia civil war
Doe’s Daughter Says Her Father Sheltered Charles Taylor’s Mother During War; Taylor’s Niece Calls It a Lie
MONROVIA — The daughter and niece of Samuel K. Doe and Charles Taylor, respectively, traded accusations on social media this ...
Liberia’s War Crimes Court Nears Make-or-Break Moment as Funding Gaps and Political Divisions Persist
MONROVIA – Seventeen years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission demanded accountability for Liberia's two civil wars, President Joseph Nyuma ...
Beating War Drums in a Nation That Bled
There are moments in a nation’s life when words are not just careless—they are dangerous. This is one of those ...
Sirleaf Regrets Not Doing More for Liberia’s Youth After Civil War
MONROVIA — Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected female head of state, says her biggest regret after ...
The scars of Liberia’s past still affect communities, relationships, and institutions, Senator McGill says
BREWERVILLE — Margibi County Senator Nathaniel McGill says many Liberians are still struggling to mend their broken lives and relationships ...
34 Years On: Victims’ Families Demand Justice and Recognition for Freeport Massacre
MONROVIA – Families of victims, and advocates on Tuesday, September 9, gathered at the front gate of Freeport of Monrovia ...
