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  1. A healthcare worker checks a malaria test, April 23, 2008. REUTERS/Thierry Roge

    UNDP, Global Fund gain ground on malaria in Liberia and Tajikistan

    26 April 2012 16:02 BST | Comments (0)

    Jeffrey O'Malley | Health and Science

    Despite improvements, challenges are tremendous as hundreds of thousands of people, mainly in sub-Saharan Arica, still suffer...

  2. A riot police officer stands guard in front of the National Elections Commission building during presidential elections in Monrovia, Liberia 13/10/2011 REUTERS/Luc Gnago

    Conflict and corruption

    31 October 2011 12:14 GMT | Comments (0)

    Saad Mustafa | Anti-Corruption Views

    Corruption often thrives in post-conflict societies - what can those societies do to fight back?

  3. This January 2008 photo shows former Liberian President Charles Taylor sitting in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court prior to the hearing of witnesses in his trial in The Hague. REUTERS/Michael Kooren

    The man who divided Liberia

    15 September 2011 12:55 BST | Comments (0)

    Rebekah Curtis | Bookworm Corner

    Author draws on variety of testimonies and original interviews, including with former leader Charles Taylor, to recount ...

  4. INTERVIEW - UNDP progress on post-conflict Liberia water, sanitation project

    24 August 2011 20:43 BST | Comments (1)

    julie-mollins | AlertNet News Blog

    Author draws on variety of testimonies and original interviews, including with former leader Charles Taylor, to recount ...

  5. Louise Yarsiah leads the women of WANEP in song in Liberia. Photo: Jenny Hobbs, Concern Worldwide

    Women In Liberia mobilise for peace

    08 March 2011 16:02 GMT | Comments (1)

    Jenny Hobbs | Aid Worker Diaries

    Few people are aware that a group of women – calling themselves the Peace Women - were instrumental in bringing peace to ...

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