Counties of Liberia

positive and negative effects on Liberia, although they were not directly involved, they were very much impacted from the relationship they had with the United States. Although there were both positive and negative impacts on Liberia from the Cold War, the negative impacts largely outweighed the positive. The Cold War contributed to many positive opportunities for Liberia. Since the first settlers in Liberia were free African-American slaves, the U.S and Liberia had a longstanding relationship.

Despite what is commonly assumed, specific African traditions and beliefs were not merely transferred from the continent to the Americas. Rather, African American communities took on African customs and incorporated them into their own distinct worldview, and these new African American customs were even transferred back to the Continent. The Atlantic served as a passageway that did moved more than human bodies, but also the traditions that those bodies carried with them. Evidence for this phenomenon

Liberia: A Cultural Overview Liberia 's political system and history has been strongly based and influenced on American and English common law. This is due in part to Liberia 's initial colonization of freed American slaves starting around 1820. Initially 86 immigrants, also known as “Americo-Liberians” settled in the now named Monrovia, named after President James Monroe. In the following years thousands more freed slaves and free African-Americans resettled by a campaign created by the American

Honorable Gamaliel Marcus “Von” Kelley, Jr. was born on September 16, 1934, unto the blessed union of Gamaliel Marcus Kelley, Sr. and Jane-Ann Frazier in Greenville, Sinoe County, Republic of Liberia. The late Honorable G. Marcus Kelley, Jr. graduated from Sinoe High School in 1957. He later matriculated to the University of Liberia and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science, in 1961. He also acquired a diploma from the Foreign Service Institute in 1960. The late Honorable G

Monrovia and the county requires a 4WD-built vehicle and could take up to a day or two, based on the road conditions and the time of the year. It sometimes takes longer than a day or two when traveling with commercial vehicles. Other sites in the county require additional travel on foot, or by motorcycle. The climate in the research area is wet and tropical. The main ethnic group residing in the area is Krahn . The absence of written materials about their history and culture means that a researcher

Liberia has a multi- party system, with seventeen total parties. The government is modeled after the United States government. The legislature seems to hold the most power in the country, while the president is immune from suits, proceedings, and arrests, the president can still be impeached from the office for treason or bribery. There is a national and a local government, though the local government is appointed by the president until each county can afford to hold their own elections. The elections

I. Introduction Liberia is a country rich in natural resources but is one of the poorest countries in Africa. In this paper, I will explain the causes of this poverty, such as poor governance and corruption and the effects on society and the economy of the country. Corruption is rampant in African countries and beneficial to only the private sector, yet this country has not been able to successfully stop it and improve its structure. The government is the backbone of the country. It is supposed to

larger population; say, outside Liberia to neighboring countries. Ethical Compliance This study will adhere to the highest of standards in carrying out social research. We closely follow

Critique of Yamin et al. (2015) “Effect of Ebola Progression on Transmission and Control in Liberia” The Ebola outbreak of 2014 in West Africa with its devastating outcomes has been a worldwide alarming situation leading to the development of research studies in attempt to better understand the disease and find ways of controlling its spread. One of the most affected countries, Liberia, has been the subject of a research study conducted by doctors and epidemiologists of Yale University in Connecticut

Purpose of the Research Liberia is rich in Natural resources including gold, diamond, iron ore, timber, and vast arable Land resources. People who live in rural Lands and communities in Liberia make up about one-third of the country and depend on Land and natural resources for their livelihoods (Knight, Siakor and Robert Lawrence Nyahn). The mismanagement of Liberia’s natural resources was one factors that led two decades of civil crisis which lasted for 14 years and which resulted in the deaths