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Liberia: The Real Danger is Not Spending Enough

Ruthie Ackerman | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

Read More: Rape, Massacre, Child Soldiers, Africom, Guinea, War, Ruthie Ackerman, Violence, Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Education, Military, Conflict, Colonel Moussa Dadis Camara, Job, Ceasefire, World News

Conservatives will ask why during an economic recession should we spend even more money in Liberia. My answer: for the security of Liberia and the entire West African region.

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A Liberian Child in America

Trish Kinney | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: Rainn, Liberia, Child Abuse, Crime, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, World News

Because the topic of child sexual abuse and violence is so shrouded in secrecy and psychological control, it remains a quiet killer of the souls and spirits of our children.

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The Unfinished Agenda on Women's Equality Day

Carol Peasley | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Equality Day, India, Women's Rights, US Ratification of CEDAW, Afghanistan Election 2009, Women's Vote, Afghanistan, Cedaw, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Cedpa, World News

Ws we think back on August 26, 1920, we should also look forward. We've come a long way towards achieving equality for women, but we are not yet there.

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Clinton In Liberia Offers Support For President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 09.13.2009 | World

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MONROVIA, Liberia — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton offered strong support Thursday for embattled Liberian President Ellen Johnso...

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's First Elected Female President, Lifting Up Liberia (VIDEO)

WorldFocus | Lynn Sherr | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

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Fractured by a 14-year civil war, Liberia is trying to pick up the pieces, facing staggering unemployment and lackluster infrastructure. Halfway in...

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Women's Conference Leaves Liberians Out In The Cold

Press Wire | Richard Powell | Posted 04.07.2009 | World

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An international conference aimed at the empowerment of women has caused a stir in the host country's capital Monrovia after slums were bulldozed to g...

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Breaking the Resource Curse: Concession Negotiation in Liberia

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 04.06.2009 | World

Read More: Raja Kaul, Capacity Building, Public Procurement Concessions Act, Resource Curse, Firestone, Karin Lissakers, Liberia, Lift Liberia Poverty Reduction Strategy, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Extractive Industry, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Concession Agreements, Revenue Watch Institute, Arcelormittal, Poverty Reduction, Peter Rosenblum, Natty B. Davis, Joseph Bell, World News

Sub-Saharan Africa possesses some of the highest concentrations of natural resources. Yet, for all the mining and extraction, relatively precious few of the benefits trickle down to its citizens.

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Pray the Devil Back to Hell: An Interview with Director Gini Reticker

Brad Listi | Posted 12.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Gini Reticker, Brad Listi, Africa, Charles Taylor, Pray the Devil Back to Hell, Liberia, Liberia Mass Action for Peace, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Movies, Lurd, Entertainment News