Tuesday 27 July 2010

Lessons from Liberia (1)

Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

 By Kingsley Omose

After the last civil war that resulted in the removal of Charles Taylor from power I made several visits to Liberia, and after each visit it always amazed me that despite gaining independence in the 19th century and being one of the oldest independent nations in Africa the level of development in Monrovia and surrounding counties was nothing to write about... read more