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New Liberia forest boss plans to increase exports, denies working with war criminal Charles Taylor
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 3 months agoLiberia, West Africa’s most forested country, has a long history of illegal logging, which the...
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau says 'let's keep fighting for justice' in International Women's Day post
Yahoo Canada Style· 5 months agoSophie Grégoire Trudeau took to Instagram to mark International Women's Day on March 8. (Photo by...
Liberia’s new president takes office with a promise to ‘rescue’ Africa’s oldest republic
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoLiberia’s new president, Joseph Boakai, was sworn into office Monday after his narrow win in a...
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Variety via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoFabula-Fremantle’s “Hot Sur,” The Mediapro Studio’s “El Mal” and “Two Nights in Lisbon,” from...
RPT-NEWSMAKER-After decades in the wings, Liberia's quiet man Boakai set for presidency
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 8 months agoWhen Joseph Boakai won a place at Liberia's prestigious College of West Africa in the 1950s, he helped pay his fees by working as the school janitor, cleaning floors and toilets at night and ...
Liberian President George Weah concedes defeat after provisional results show challenger won runoff
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoLiberian President George Weah conceded defeat late Friday after provisional results from this...
Liberia's leader Weah is facing a tight runoff vote for a second term against challenger Boakai
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoLiberian President George Weah faced a tight runoff election Tuesday as he seeks to defeat a repeat...
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Is Forging a New Path for the Next Generation of Women Leaders
Time via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoCredit - Courtesy Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wouldn’t want other women to have to...
Today in History: November 10, U.S. Marines first organized
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoToday in History Today is Friday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2023. There are 51 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 10, 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under authority ...
Liberian president Weah to face opponent Boakai for 2nd time in runoff vote
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoLiberian President George Weah will face off against challenger Joseph Boakai for the second time in a Nov. 14 runoff vote, election officials in the West African nation said Tuesday. The results ...