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Liberian elections: Test of African democracy?

DemocracyisacultureAfricaisfindingseeminglyimpossibletoadopt.ItremainsaperfectlyflawedcopycatofsupposedidealsfromtheWest.Atitsbest,Africahasintroducedtheworldto

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Chinese peacekeeping police receive UN medals in Liberia

ThefifthChinesepeacekeepingpoliceteamtoLiberiawasawardedUNpeacekeepingmedalsforitsoutstandingperformance,theChineseMinistryofPublicSecurity(MPS)saidFriday.All14

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Last Liberia sanctions, vestige of civil war, are lifted

More than a decade after the end of Liberia’s last civil war, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to lift the remaining sanctions against the West African country, enabling it buy arms on the global market and ushering in a new era of normalcy for a long-brutalized land.

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WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in W. Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared the end of the most recent flare-up of the Ebola virus in Liberia, marking all known chains of transmission have been stopped in West Africa.

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West Africa "on cusp of" becoming Ebola free: UN Chief

Liberia is expected to join Sierra Leone and Guinea Thursday as the third and final West African country to be declared free of Ebola transmissions, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said here Wednesday.

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U.S. army spends nearly 400 mln dollars to cope with Ebola crisis

​As of Jan. 5, the U.S. Defense Department has spent 384.9 million dollars in response to the Ebola crisis that broke out in Africa last year, according to a DOD statement released on Thursday.

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U.S. military's Ebola control effort may extend: Pentagon

​The U.S. military effort to help prevent the spread of Ebola in West Africa could be extended beyond its six-month mission if there is a surge of new cases of the deadly disease, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday.

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Man tests positive for Ebola in Indian capital, says Health Ministry

​One man tested positive for Ebola and has been kept under isolation in India's capital New Delhi, an official from the Health Ministry said Tuesday.

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Africa's richest man offers to assist Liberia fight Ebola

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has expressed his desire and preparedness to assist Liberia in the fight against the spread of the Ebola virus disease.

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Ebola cases top 7,000 in West Africa: UN

​The UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported that more than 7,000 people have been diagnosed with infection of the Ebola virus in West Africa, a UN spokesperson said here Thursday.

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U.S. missionary with Ebola slowly recovering, reunites with husband

The husband of an American missionary aid worker said Monday that his wife was slowly recovering and that they enjoyed a tearful reunion Sunday through an isolation glass at a hospital in Atlanta.

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U.S. and Liberia launch partnership dialogue

The United States and Liberia on Tuesday launched a Partnership Dialogue with a view to pursuing high-level diplomatic and economic cooperation between them.