Tag: Liberia

Liberia’s President Concedes Election Defeat in a Knife-Edge Vote

President George Weah, a former soccer star whose administration had weathered accusations of corruption, announced that he had lost his bid for re-election to Joseph Boakai, a 78-year-old former vice president.

A Sting Operation to Save Elephants, With No Stings

While live bees can be used as a deterrent to keep elephants away from farms, a new technology fills in for cases where a buzz without the sting is preferable.

In Liberia and Across Africa, Viktor Bout’s Bloody Legacy Is Still Felt

The Russian arms dealer swapped for Brittney Griner was convicted of conspiring to kill Americans. But in the 1990s and early 2000s, he supplied weapons to myriad African conflicts.