Bonnie Allen

Liberia reacts to President’s Nobel Peace Prize

Two Liberian women shared this year’s Nobel Peace Prize with a woman from Yemen. The news provoked celebrations and pride in many parts of Liberia, though not everyone is happy.

Acid attacks on the rise in Uganda

What Liberians Make of the Charles Taylor Guilty Verdict

Arts, Culture & Media

Liberia Rebrands Itself as Cruise Destination

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Despite Nobel Prize, Sirleaf’s Re-Election Not Guaranteed

Global Politics

Reaction From Liberia on Nobel Prize

Global Politics

Not everyone is happy in Liberia about Sirleaf winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

The World

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf — ‘Ma Ellen’ — and her Liberian Presidential Re-election Bid

Global Politics

Liberian incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is running for re-election. The women’s vote helped put her in office last time. But many Liberian women are turning their back on the president

The World

Acid Attacks on the Rise in Uganda

Conflict & Justice

Acid throwing attacks are not that common in Africa, but they are starting to happen more often in Uganda.

The World

A Rhino Called Obama

Conflict & Justice

The first rhino born in Uganda in 27 years has round-the-clock security.

The World

Liberians Strained in Helping Ivorian Refugees

Global Politics

The fighting has subsided in Ivory Coast, but Ivorians who fled across the border to Liberia still aren’t going home. As Bonnie Allen reports, it is creating a hardship for their Liberian hosts.