Why did Mr. Stimson pick Liberia from the list of lands in which one form or another of slavery still exists?— Plainly because U. S. blacks founded the Republic in 1847, named it “Liberty ...

Liberia was colonised in 1822 by freed slaves coming directly from America through the administration of the American Colonisation Society. Independence was achieved in 1847 under J.J. Roberts ...

Liberia, founded as a haven for freed US slaves, endured two bouts of brutal fighting in 1989-1996 and 1999-2003 Some 250,000 people were killed Thousands more were mutilated and raped ...

Liberia, founded by freed US slaves in the 19th Century, has not had a smooth transfer of power in 73 years. Ms Sirleaf urged people to vote peacefully in a nation still recovering from a 14-year ...

At the end of the Second World War there were only three independent countries in Africa: Liberia, which had been founded by freed slaves and declared itself independent in 1847. Ethiopia ...