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Couple raise funds for neonatal unit they set up in Liberia after son born early

A doctor working in Africa had to race halfway around the world to get back to the UK after his wife went into labour 11 weeks early. Mikey Bryant, 36, who works with malnourished children, watched the birth of son Finley over video-link in November ...

18 May 2022 at 13:25

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Liberia’s leader faces tight run-off vote for second term against challenger

Liberian President George Weah faced a tight run-off election on Tuesday as he seeks to defeat a repeat challenger and win a second term in the West African nation. The former international footballer easily defeated Joseph Boakai in the 2017 ...

14 Nov 2023 at 14:20

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Russian missile hits Liberia-flagged ship in Ukraine’s main Black Sea port

A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa hit a Liberian-flagged freighter, killing a port worker and injuring three citizens of the Philippines, who are crew members on the ship, Ukraine’s armed forces have said. The report ...

09 Nov 2023 at 14:50

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Shipping firms halt Red Sea journeys after rebels’ missile attacks

Maersk, the world’s biggest shipping company, has told all its vessels planning to pass through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea to “pause their journey until further notice” after a missile attack on a cargo ship. German-based ...

15 Dec 2023 at 17:33

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Trial over crimes against humanity in Liberia opens in Paris

A former Liberian rebel went on trial on Monday in Paris on charges of crimes against humanity, torture and acts of barbarism during the country’s civil war in the 1990s. Kunti Kamara, 47, is accused of “complicity in massive and ...

10 Oct 2022 at 18:45

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Liberia’s warlord-turned-senator Prince Johnson dies at 72

Prince Johnson, the Liberian former warlord and senator whose brutal tactics shocked the world, has died at the age of 72, authorities have said. Johnson, who infamously videotaped himself drinking Budweiser as his men cut off ...

28 Nov 2024 at 20:19

Trump’s ‘condescending’ praise of Liberian president’s English skills criticised

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Liberia anger at Trump’s ‘condescending’ praise for Boakai’s ‘beautiful English’

There was confusion and anger in Liberia on Thursday after US President Donald Trump praised the English skills of President Joseph Boakai. “Such good English,” Mr Trump said to Mr Boakai, with visible surprise. “Such ...

10 Jul 2025 at 17:30

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