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The Latest Breaking News from Liberia

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.

Euronews

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

The sport started as a version of baseball

The Independent UK

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.

Al Jazeera

‘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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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

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

Radio France Internationale

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

Evening Standard

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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Trump Commends Liberian President for Speaking 'Such Good English.' It's Their Official Language

Trump complimented Liberian President Joseph Boakai on his English during a White House summit, seemingly unaware that English is Liberia's official language.

International Business Times

Trump Hosts African Leaders In Landmark Trade-focused Summit

US President Donald Trump will host five leaders from West Africa Wednesday for a White House summit aimed at fostering trade to counter the growing regional influence of Russia and China.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Supreme Court will allow Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce to go ahead

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings from experts that vital government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs

The Independent UK

Photos show Liberia’s health clinics shuttered after US aid cuts

As cuts to U.S. aid take hold, medical services in Liberia are feeling the pinch.

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The Independent UK

As US abruptly ends support, Liberia faces empty health clinics and unplanned pregnancies

Roseline Phay is a farmer in the West African nation of Liberia

International Business Times

Thousands Attend Funeral Of Liberian Ex-warlord Prince Johnson

Thousands gathered in northern Liberia on Saturday for the funeral of warlord-turned-politician Prince Johnson, a notorious face of the country's brutal civil wars who died without facing trial.

Radio France Internationale

Funeral of former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson reopens wounds of civil war

Thousands of people gathered in northern Liberia on Saturday for the funeral of warlord-turned-politician Prince Johnson – a notorious face of the country's brutal civil wars, and who died without facing trial. A Liberian rights activist tells RFI it was "painful" to see Johnson commemorated as a hero.

Radio France Internationale

The largely unsung role of US former president Carter in southern Africa

Former US president Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday aged 100, was well known for his diplomatic skills and commitment to respecting human rights – much less so for his African legacy. And yet he was the first US president to visit sub-Saharan Africa and during his short term in…

Al Jazeera

Parliament blaze and a deadlock: Why is Liberia in a political crisis?

Are there links between the fire that gutted parts of parliament and a legislative impasse involving Speaker Koffa?

The Conversation

Ebola: how a vaccine turned a terrifying virus into a preventable disease

The Ebola virus devastated west Africa in 2014, claiming over 11,000 lives in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

Radio France Internationale

Liberia’s education system faces persistent challenges despite high hopes

When former president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the Harvard University-trained leader, ascended to power in Liberia in 2005, her compatriots celebrated her intention to consign the country’s poor educational standards to history.

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