MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Emergency services in Liberia were tackling a fire in the parliament building on Wednesday which ...

Liberia, on Africa's west coast, was established as a home for freed slaves returning to the continent, escaping from unthinkable misery in the United States. Perhaps, then, it is unsurprising ...

Despite this early start, Liberia now has one of the highest illiteracy rates in the world. According to the latest statistics ... by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing ...

"A lot of people come into government believing they are there to enrich themselves," says Liberia's President Joseph ... had a childhood," he tells BBC Africa Daily in a wide-ranging interview.