Arriving in Liberia for my first visit to the African continent, I was unsure of what to expect. However, I knew my purpose—to ...

Despite two decades of relative peace, the country has the smallest Army of anywhere in Africa, with just 1,500 soldiers ...

President Taylor had his own disjointed militia that he ran from his own mansion.... On the Ivorian issue, when I realized that militia forces from Liberia were involved, I talked to him one day ...

under military and Army conditions.... We arrived in Liberia of June of 1942, and I, of course, was fascinated and happy; I couldn't have chosen a better place to go had the Army given me that ...

ROBERTSPORT, Grand Cape Mount County - The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) has provided an update on Operation True Guardian, a nationwide security initiative aimed at strengthening border control ...

The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) has a long history of serving partisan and tribal interests, and has been accused of having been involved in numerous heinous crimes against civilians.

Perhaps the single greatest threat to continued stability in Liberia is the failure to ensure ... are vulnerable for re-recruitment into another armed conflict as well as likely to participate ...

and intimidation by armed groups. Despite these obstacles, Kanneh became one of Liberia's few elected female senators, a testament to her resilience, but also a reminder of the steep barriers ...