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‘We cannot replace USAID, but we can do big things’: conservation plots a future without American money

The Trump administration’s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats and the people who defend both. Now the world is seeking a new way forward

The Guardian - UK

PHOTO ESSAY: Liberia's largest gold miner and community tensions

The announcement posted in the village has a cheerful tone: “BMMC is pleased to inform you that there will be a blast” at a mining pit nearby.

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP report on toxic spills from gold mining in Liberia

A joint investigation by The Associated Press and The Gecko Project has found that cyanide, arsenic and copper repeatedly leaked from a facility run by the largest gold miner in Liberia in recent years

The Independent UK

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Liberia's largest gold miner repeatedly spilled dangerous chemicals, records show

The Independent UK

‘Why was it me?’ Mon Rovîa on going from war-torn Liberia to US folk-pop stardom

Having just released his debut album, Bloodline, the singer discusses his fractured identity, survivor’s guilt and how he took solace in Mumford & Sons

The Guardian - UK

Man freed after Minneapolis immigration raid says he now fears leaving home

A man who fled civil war in Liberia as a child says he has been afraid to leave his Minneapolis home since being released from an immigration detention center following his arrest during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown

The Independent UK

Federal Judge Slams Trump Admin Lawyer Over Plan To Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia To Africa: 'Extremely Troubling'

A federal judge slammed a DOJ lawyer over the justification given to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, saying his testimony was a "zero."

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Trump Admin Taking Steps To Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia To Another African Country

An ICE official will testify about the steps the Trump administration has taken to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the African country of Liberia as it continues its push to remove him from the country after being brought back from El Salvador

Latin Times

Poorer nations call on rich countries to open their wallets at Cop30: ‘Clean up the mess you are making’

ON THE GROUND AT COP30: After a year of aid cuts from the US, UK and around Europe, Nick Ferris speaks to African nations about the help they desperately need to fight the climate crisis. But there are few signs that richer countries are willing to step up

The Independent UK

After mistaken deportation, US asks judge to let it send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia

U.S. government attorneys say they have cleared all the hurdles needed to send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia

The Independent UK

A Sudanese massacre foretold: the grim familiarity of the RSF’s rampage through El Fasher

Atrocities unfolding in El Fasher since it fell to paramilitary forces follow a bleak pattern seen in Rwanda, Liberia and Sudan itself, including lack of international action

The Guardian - UK

US says it now plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia as soon as Oct. 31

The U.S. government now plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia

The Independent UK

Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be deported to Liberia as soon as Halloween, Trump administration says

ICE has repeatedly tried to send the wrongfully-deported Salvadoran immigrant to African countries

The Independent UK

As cocoa production in Liberia fosters mass deforestation, campaigners urge Europe to act

Cocoa production is fueling illegal deforestation in Liberia, new investigation reveals.

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The Independent UK

No bats and no men: Kickball is sweeping the nation of Liberia

The sport started as a version of baseball

Al Jazeera

Where is Liberia, whose president Trump praised for his ‘good English’?

Liberia was founded in 1822 as a colony for free Black Americans in West Africa as slavery ended.

Al Jazeera

‘Such good English’: Liberians confused, angry at Trump comments to Boakai

US president appeared surprised by his counterpart’s ‘beautiful English’, despite it being Liberia’s national language.

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‘Never misses an opportunity to be racist and wrong’: Jasmine Crocket responds as Trump forgets they speak English in Africa

Trump barely speaks English on Truth Social

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The Independent UK

Democrat blasts ‘racist’ Trump Liberian remarks as it’s revealed African leaders were pressed to take random migrants

Trump on Wednesday lauded the president of Liberia for speaking English so well, when that is his country’s national language

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Of course Trump was shocked the Liberian president spoke ‘good English’ — even though it’s the country’s official language

This isn't even his first slip of tongue.

Radio France Internationale

Africans accuse Trump of chasing minerals and mocking their presidents

People across Africa have hit out at this week’s high-profile summit between Donald Trump and five African leaders, saying the US president showed little respect during a White House lunch and is only chasing the continent’s minerals.

Evening Standard

Trump praises Liberian president's English - the country's official language: 'Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?'

‘Such good English,’ Trump said, asking: ‘Where did you learn to speak so beautifully? In Liberia?’ ‘Yes sir,’ Jospeh Boakai replied

The Independent UK

Trump asks Liberian president where he learned English - his country’s official language

Watch as Donald Trump asks the President of Liberia, where English is the official language, where he learned to speak the language.

The Independent UK

Trump commends Liberian president’s English during lunch with African leaders

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The Independent UK

Trump asks the President of Liberia, where English is the official language, where he learned to speak it ‘so beautifully’

President Joseph Boakai responded to Trump’s question with a polite chuckle

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