Mercy Krua is a Liberian refugee who lives in Boston. Her son, Jefferson Krua, was also a Liberian refugee. But he decided to move back to Liberia and make his life there. In part, he says, because no matter how much money he could make in the US, he would always be a black man in America.
Liberian academic and author Robtel Neajai Pailey says children, with their curiosity and strong sense of right and wrong, are the natural audience for a book about corruption. So she wrote one.
It's hard to learn to read when your country has been torn apart by war and disease. It's even harder when children's books come from far away. But Wayétu Moore, whose family fled Liberia's civil war when she was five, is setting out to change the odds for kids in Liberia and other countries with low literacy.
There are plenty of kinds of workers mobilizing to fight Ebola in West Africa, not just doctors and nurses. They include "contact tracers," who monitor people and try to get them to respect quarantines. They say they're still doing a vital job without the tools they need.
Public concern about the spread of Ebola in Liberia seems to be waning, even though about 10 new cases continue to be reported in the capital Monrovia every day. Now the possibility of Senate elections there next week has health officials especially worried.
One of Liberia's most popular hip-hop stations is taking its young audience and the Ebola crisis seriously. Hott FM is quickly becoming Monrovia's best source for 24/7 Ebola coverage — through both news updates and the hottest songs. Have a listen.
It's been 21 days since registered nurse Deborah Wilson worked with Ebola patients in Liberia. That means she's Ebola-free. She's proud of the work she did with Ebola patients, but it's made life difficult — not because of illness, but because of stigmatization from even her closest friends.
More than a dozen Ebola patients in Liberia have gone missing after a mob attacked and looted a Monrovia-area health facility. Now, the Liberian government fears that infected individuals are returning to their communities, where they risk spreading the virus.
It's hard to learn to read when your country has been torn apart by war and disease. It's even harder when children's books come from far away. But Wayétu Moore, whose family fled Liberia's civil war when she was five, is setting out to change the odds for kids in Liberia and other countries with low literacy.
With every disease, physical and mental trauma go hand in hand. Ane Bjøru Fjeldsæter, a Norwegian psychologist with Doctors Without Borders, helped treat the latter during her time in Ebola treatment centers in West Africa. That's where she struck up a friendship with Patrick, a 6-year-old patient.
A journalist in Liberia has gone into hiding after receiving threats related to a story she wrote on female circumcision. Female genital mutilation has received a lot of attention in the Western media; in Liberia remains extremely sensitive.
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Health
Liberia's hottest hip-hop station has all the latest Ebola music and news
PRI's The World
September 02, 2014
One of Liberia's most popular hip-hop stations is taking its young audience and the Ebola crisis seriously. Hott FM is quickly becoming Monrovia's best source for 24/7 Ebola coverage — through both news updates and the hottest songs. Have a listen.
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Health
Where Ebola hits home in the United States
PRI's The World
September 25, 2014
As the Ebola crisis grows, a California church is helping one community with strong ties to Liberia cope.
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Medicine
An Ebola nurse faces widespread stigma after returning from Liberia
PRI's The World
October 30, 2014
It's been 21 days since registered nurse Deborah Wilson worked with Ebola patients in Liberia. That means she's Ebola-free. She's proud of the work she did with Ebola patients, but it's made life difficult — not because of illness, but because of stigmatization from even her closest friends.
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Health
Fear in Liberia turns violent as a mob attacks an Ebola clinic
PRI's The World
August 18, 2014
More than a dozen Ebola patients in Liberia have gone missing after a mob attacked and looted a Monrovia-area health facility. Now, the Liberian government fears that infected individuals are returning to their communities, where they risk spreading the virus.
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Health
As Ebola loosens grip, Liberia's schools begin re-opening
PRI's The World
February 16, 2015
In Liberia, the first thing pupils do is have their temperatures taken. Schools had been shut for seven months after the Ebola outbreak.
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Books
Once a refugee, she's opened one of Liberia's few bookstores, where children can read about themselves
PRI's The World
January 30, 2016
Updated
It's hard to learn to read when your country has been torn apart by war and disease. It's even harder when children's books come from far away. But Wayétu Moore, whose family fled Liberia's civil war when she was five, is setting out to change the odds for kids in Liberia and other countries with low literacy.
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Health
Ebola forges a bond between a young boy and the psychologist who helped him
PRI's The World
October 02, 2014
With every disease, physical and mental trauma go hand in hand. Ane Bjøru Fjeldsæter, a Norwegian psychologist with Doctors Without Borders, helped treat the latter during her time in Ebola treatment centers in West Africa. That's where she struck up a friendship with Patrick, a 6-year-old patient.
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Conflict & Justice
Reporter Threatened Over Female Circumcision Story in Liberia
PRI's The World
March 20, 2012
A journalist in Liberia has gone into hiding after receiving threats related to a story she wrote on female circumcision. Female genital mutilation has received a lot of attention in the Western media; in Liberia remains extremely sensitive.
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Health
Welcome to the 'non-stop, nerve-wracking, temperature-taking, handshake-prohibiting Ebola ride'
PRI's The World
October 15, 2014
Patrice Juah lives in Monrovia, Liberia where she owns a small boutique. She says she hasn't shaken hands with or hugged friends for several months.
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Global Politics
Former warlords are among the Liberians vying to be the next head of state
PRI's The World
October 10, 2017
Voters went to the polls in Liberia Tuesday to replace Africa's first female head of state. And gender politics are playing a big role.