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January 15, 2015

Liberia Liberia

About Liberia

Post By editor January 15, 2015

Liberia was founded by freed slaves from the United States of America. Liberia became an independent nation in 1847. It is the second oldest country in Africa after Ethiopia. The country is named after “Liberty” and its capital is Monrovia. Since 1989 Liberia has been experiencing civil war from time…

June 23, 2014

Artisanal Mining, Liberia, Reports Artisanal Mining, Liberia

Field Trip Report Liberia

Post By editor June 23, 2014

May 2014 *Featured Image: An artisanal diamond digger in Liberia. He dives into the bottom of a river and grabs as much soil as possible with a hose wrapped around his body to breathe, hoping he can get a piece of diamond, which rarely happens. He continues to do so…