Liberia

Liberia is a country in West Africa founded, established, and controlled by citizens of the United States and ex-Caribbean slaves a colony for former African American slaves and their free black descendants.It was established in 1821 even though they didn’t declare independence until July 26, 1847. The United States finally accepted and Liberia gained independence on February 5, 1862. Liberia was also the first nation to gain its independence, although it wasn’t the only independent state in Africa at the time. There are 17 ethnic groups - Kpelle, the largest group; Bassa, Gio, Kru, often fishermen; Grebo, Mandingo, often in trade and transport; Man, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, Belleh, Mende, and Dey. The population is 4,730,437…

The U.S. Responsibilities of Issues in Liberia . Liberia is located in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and is between Côte d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone. It is a country of foreign companies owning most of its land and wealth. It was first settled in by Americo-Liberians in 1817. This was the first cause of conflict in Liberia. The country was, and still is, in political and tribal conflict. Charles Taylor, the man who declared a revolution against the Liberian government,…

rights and international law and involving inputs from a variety of stakeholders and actors (Dunn, and Tar, 2008: 23). Effective post conflict military reforms needs to effectively address comprehensive nation-building responsibilities of a military force, therefore attaining such in liberia will require sustain international commitment to the peace accords, re establishment of trust…

Created in the 1820s by the American Colonization Society, Liberia is a country that was “founded,” by freed slaves and free Blacks from the United States. Several factors led to the initial support of colonization in this nation and clergy, merchants, and slaveholder’s established the national organization to send over four-thousand Blacks to the West Coast of Africa. In this essay I will delve into the economic, social, and political reasons for colonization in Liberia. Support for…

decisions if operating in that environment. Having a cultural understanding of Liberia, a key American ally in Africa, is particularly important for military leaders in this increasingly vital part of the world. Liberia, literally “land of the free,” originated as a place to relocate freed African-American slaves. It started as a settlement of the American Colonization Society in 1822. This was a group of politicians and abolitionists who foresaw the end of slavery in America and wanted to…

In Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, the Ebola virus was quickly widespread. Some countries banned flights from those infected areas for the safety of their own population. Although flight bans seem to be an easy solution to the problem, they can lead to negative outcomes. Flight bans could negatively affect societies because the virus would be less contained, researchers would have trouble working, and economies would ultimately change. Since there is no known cure for the virus, people have…

your mother, and your siblings get away, but your father stays to fight. You are urged to keep going and in 3 days end up in Guinea. You are completely lost in what has happened, but soon you figure out that an uprising has occurred, your village is burned to the ground, and your friends and father had been killed. That is the road to Present day Liberia. The indigenous people of Liberia migrated around the twelfth and fourteenth century. They were made up of 16 different groups which are:…

Charles Taylor a former Liberian President on May 30, 2012 was sentenced to 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting during the Sierra Leone civil war. The Special Court of Sierra Leone found him guilty on 11 counts of crimes such as terrorism, murder, and enslavement. Liberia and Sierra Leone Taylor was the first Liberian government official to be found guilty for receiving royalties from illegal diamond mines that were exchanged for armored weapons and utilities. The conflict or “blood”…

Blood Diamonds Conflict diamonds are a great concern in Africa especially with the bloodshed they cause. Blood diamonds, or conflict diamonds, are jewels mined in Africa and sold by rebels to gain military force. This has been a tremendous problem during the different civil wars in some countries in Africa. However, they are now being used in Liberia at rates never seen before. These diamonds are usually mined in northern and western regions of Africa. In some areas, diamonds would be placed on…

countries with widespread transmission are Guinea with 1971 case, Liberia with 7069 cases, and Sierra Leone with 6073 cases, of these three countries 5,406 people have died from this horrible disease” (CDC)’. ‘”In America there has only been four cases, but one person has died” (CDC).’ This leads to another question, how are these countries going to get food and supplies? How has the food supply in African countries been effected by Ebola? “About 200,000 people are having problems getting food…