Liberia

"I Was In Hell": Infected Pregnant Liberian Nurse Recounts Ordeal

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 23, 2020

Liberian nurse Sedia Marwolo was 32 weeks pregnant when medics arrived at her home and hauled her away to a special coronavirus hospital, which she likened to "hell".

At Least 26 Children, 2 Teachers Killed In Liberia School Fire: Official

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 18, 2019

A fire at a Koranic school near the Liberian capital Monrovia overnight killed at least 26 children and two teachers, the president's office said Wednesday.

"Ordered To Cook Husband's Heart," Said Woman At "Jungle Jabbah" Trial

World News | Prue Clarke, The Washington Post | Sunday April 15, 2018

The jury knew her only as Witness 18. The woman, dressed in the colorful traditional garb of rural Liberia from where she had come, said the man on trial was not an entrepreneur living quietly in Southwest Philadelphia, as he claimed. Rather, she told the court, Mohammed Jabbateh was "Jungle Jabbah," a ruthless militant commander responsible for ba...

Sierra Leone, Liberia Risk Ebola-Like Outbreaks From Poor Sanitation

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 10, 2016

Sierra Leone and Liberia risk new deadly epidemics akin to the impact of the Ebola virus due to lack of clean water and hygienic conditions in most homes, an NGO warned Tuesday.

Michelle Obama Urges Liberian Girls To Stay In school

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 28, 2016

US First Lady Michelle Obama urged girls in Liberia on Monday to fight to stay in school, as she visited the west African country where the vast majority drop out due to financial pressures.

Michelle Obama, Daughters To Visit Liberia, Morocco, Spain: White House

World News | Reuters | Thursday June 16, 2016

Michelle Obama will travel to Liberia, Morocco and Spain with her teen daughters Malia and Sasha at the end of June to promote education for girls, one of her signature issues as the first lady of the United States, the White House said on Wednesday.

West Africa Marks End Of Deadly Ebola Outbreak

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 9, 2016

Liberia said today it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases in west Africa of the tropical virus that has left more than 11,300 people dead in the region since late 2013.

Liberia Health Ministry Declares Latest Ebola Outbreak Over

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 9, 2016

Liberia's health ministry said on Thursday the country was free of Ebola, meaning there are no known cases of the deadly tropical virus left in west Africa.

Liberia Says Latest Ebola Fatality Travelled To Guinea

Health | Agence France-Presse | Monday April 4, 2016

A woman who died of Ebola this week in Liberia, months after it was declared Ebola-free, had travelled to Guinea with her three children, one of whom is also sick, the health ministry said Sunday.

Liberia Suffers New Ebola Death, Months After Outbreak Declared Over

World News | Reuters | Friday April 1, 2016

A woman has died of Ebola in Liberia, months after the West African nation was declared free of the virus and weeks after neighbouring Guinea also recorded a new flare-up, health officials said today.

All-Female Indian Peacekeeping Unit Inspiration For All: Ban Ki-Moon

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 13, 2016

Hailing India's women peacekeeping unit in Liberia as an inspiration for all, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said that their conduct has served as an example of how women can help the world body in its efforts to combat sexual exploitation and abuse.

Ebola And Civil War Trauma Threaten Liberia's Economic Growth

World News | Reuters | Wednesday February 3, 2016

Sitting in a dusty schoolyard in rural Liberia, mental health clinician Dickson Korfeh watches as pupils dance, sing and play games in their break, and focuses on those who do not take part.

WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak Over As Liberia Gets All-Clear

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 15, 2016

The world breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday as a two-year Ebola epidemic that killed 11,000 and triggered a global health alert was declared over, with Liberia the last country given the all-clear.

Liberia Declared Ebola-Free, Signalling End To West African Epidemic

World News | Reuters | Thursday January 14, 2016

Liberia was declared free of the Ebola virus by global health experts on Thursday, a milestone that signalled an end to an epidemic in West Africa that has killed more than 11,300 people.

Indian Women Peacekeepers Inspire Liberian Girls

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 13, 2016

Indian women peacekeepers serving in the UN mission in Liberia have been a source of inspiration for the country's girls, the contingent's commander has said while terming women as "agents of change".