Cannibalism has recently been both practiced and fiercely condemned in several wars, especially in Liberia and Congo.

Cannibalism has been reported in several recent African conflicts, including the Second Congo War, and the civil wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Ghana has been extremely active in international peacekeeping activities under UN auspices in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Rwanda, and the Balkans, in addition to an eight-year sub-regional initiative with its ECOWAS partners to develop and then enforce a cease-fire in Liberia.

Since 1990 ECOWAS has been engaged in a peacekeeping mission in Liberia to which Ghana has contributed a large contingent of troops.

Guinea has participated in both diplomatic and military efforts to resolve conflicts in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau, and contributed contingents of troops to peacekeeping operations in all three countries as part of ECOMOG, the Military Observer Group of ECOWAS.

The Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior has stated that the mutineers were ex-UN soldiers recently returned from Liberia who were angry about delays in being paid.

* IKEA has provided furniture for over 100 " bridge schools " in Liberia.

* Since its 1824 renaming in his honor, the capital city of the West African country of Liberia has been named Monrovia.

Liberia has a mostly hilly terrain, from rolling plains along the coast to a rolling plateau and low mountains in the northeast.

Liberia has a tropical climate.

Politics of Liberia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic modeled on the government of the United States, whereby the President is the head of state and head of government ; unlike the United States, however, Liberia is a unitary state as opposed to a federation and has a pluriform rather than the two-party system that characterizes US politics.

Liberia's government is based on the American model of a republic with three equal branches of government, though in reality the President of Liberia has usually been the dominant force in Liberian politics.

Since its creation the Nigerian military has fought in a civil war – the conflict with Biafra in 1967 – 70 – and sent peacekeeping forces abroad both with the United Nations and as the backbone of the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) Cease-fire Monitoring Group ( ECOMOG ) in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

The Army has demonstrated its capability to mobilize, deploy, and sustain brigade-sized forces in support of peacekeeping operations in Liberia.

Nigeria has played a central role in the ECOWAS efforts to end the civil war in Liberia and contributed the bulk of the ECOWAS peacekeeping forces sent there in 1990.

The estuary is one of the few good harbours on West Africa's surf-pounded " Windward Shore " ( Liberia to Senegal ), and also has a good watering spot ; it soon became a favourite destination of European mariners.

Switzerland also has joined UN economic sanctions imposed on Libya, Sierra Leone, UNITA ( Angola ), Liberia, and Serbia / Montenegro.

The UNCCD has 194 country Parties: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, the People's Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d ' Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, European Union, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, the Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

It has a large ' megachurch ' in Seoul, Korea and the Peace Island in Liberia with the New Hope Academy situated there.

Recent documentation has noted “ Kru societies can now be found along the coast of Monrovia, Liberia to Bandama River in Cote d ' Ivoire ” “ Villages maintain their ties based on presumed common descent, reinforced by ceremonial exchanges and gifts ”.

Benin has also adopted a mediating role in the political crises in Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, and Togo and provided a contribution to the United Nations force in Haiti, all of which were indications of the country's growing confidence in the international community.

Switzerland has represented Israel's interests in numerous countries ( Hungary ( 1967 – 1989 ), Guinea ( 1967 – 1973 ), Ceylon / Sri Lanka ( 1970 – 1976 ), Madagascar ( 1973 – 1994 ), Liberia ( 1973 – 1983 ) and Ghana ( 1973 – 2002 )).

* Earliest day on which Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 15 is the latest ; celebrated on the second Friday in April ( Liberia )

These troops started to arrive in Liberia probably as of 15 August.

A ECOWAS-ECOMIL force of 1000 Nigerian troops was airlifted into Liberia on August 15, to halt the occupation of Monrovia by rebel forces.

Elections were held on 15 October 1985 in which Doe's National Democratic Party of Liberia ( NDPL ) was declared winner.

Guus Kouwenhoven ( born September 15, 1942, Rotterdam ) is a Dutch national who worked in Liberia during the presidency of Charles Taylor and is the subject of a UN travel ban.

In May 1975, Liberia became a signatory to the treaty which established the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) in order to create a common market in West Africa and promote regional economic integration and stability in 15 West African countries, with the intention that it would mirror the success of the European Common Market ( now the EU ).

There are 15 counties in Liberia, as of 2008.

The Church of the Province of West Africa is a province of the Anglican Communion, covering 15 sees in West Africa, specifically in Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone.

In the case of light switches, the circuit to be switched is within 10 % of 230 volts at 5A 6A or 10A for all European and most of South American, African and Asian countries, whereas Japan, North America and Liberia use a supply between 100 and 127 volts with maximum circuit currents of up to 15 or 20 amperes so the overall power per circuit is similar.

King of Liberia claimed he received 243, 000 votes in the 1927 general election, which exceeded the number of eligible voters over 15 times.

According to an official statement King had received 234, 000 votes ; however, at the time Liberia had only 15, 000 registered voters.

According to an official statement, King received 234, 000 votes ; however, Liberia had 15, 000 registered voters at the time.

Stephen died on June 15, 1859, according to the date on his tombstone, before he could carry out his life's dream of buying the freedom of his wife and son and traveling to Liberia.

They opened with a 1-0 win over Dahomey on 11 April, and then beat Chad 2-1 on 13 April and Liberia 3-1 on 15 April.

Approximately 21 km ( 15 mi ) further along the coast to the east, the Cavalla River empties into the sea, marking the border between Liberia and the Côte d ' Ivoire.

Dr. Amos Claudius Sawyer ( born June 15, 1945 ) was the President of the Interim Government of National Unity in Liberia ( November 22, 1990 – March 7, 1994 ).

General elections were held in Liberia on 15 October 1985.

Approximately 21 km ( 15 mi ) further along the coast to the east, the Cavalla River empties into the sea, marking the border between Liberia and the Ivory Coast.

Located on the coast in the northwestern third of Liberia, Montserrado County is bordered by three counties.

The Bassa are a people of Liberia, living in Grand Bassa, Rivercess, Margibi and Montserrado counties, who speak the Bassa language, a Kru language.

Bong County is one of the over 13 political subdivisions of Liberia known as counties.

The group scored significant gains in areas held by another rebel group – the National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL ), notably around the diamond mining areas of Lofa and Bomi counties.

With a Provisional Census 2008 population of 126, 146, the county has grown by 2. 9 % annually, the second highest among the counties of Liberia.

As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 104, 932, making it one of the least populous counties in Liberia.

The group scored significant gains in areas held by another rebel group – the National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL ), notably around the diamond mining areas of Lofa and Bomi counties.