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Where is Liberia, whose president Trump praised for his ‘good English’?

Liberia was founded in 1822 as a colony for free Black Americans in West Africa as slavery ended.

Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2025

‘Such good English’: Liberians confused, angry at Trump comments to Boakai

US president appeared surprised by his counterpart’s ‘beautiful English’, despite it being Liberia’s national language.

Al Jazeera · Jul 10, 2025

‘Never misses an opportunity to be racist and wrong’: Jasmine Crocket responds as Trump forgets they speak English in Africa

Trump barely speaks English on Truth Social

We Got This Covered · Jul 10, 2025

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Democrat blasts ‘racist’ Trump Liberian remarks as it’s revealed African leaders were pressed to take random migrants

Trump on Wednesday lauded the president of Liberia for speaking English so well, when that is his country’s national language

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Of course Trump was shocked the Liberian president spoke ‘good English’ — even though it’s the country’s official language

This isn't even his first slip of tongue.

We Got This Covered · Jul 10, 2025

Africans accuse Trump of chasing minerals and mocking their presidents

People across Africa have hit out at this week’s high-profile summit between Donald Trump and five African leaders, saying the US president showed little respect during a White House lunch and is only chasing the continent’s minerals.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 10, 2025

Trump praises Liberian president's English - the country's official language: 'Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?'

‘Such good English,’ Trump said, asking: ‘Where did you learn to speak so beautifully? In Liberia?’ ‘Yes sir,’ Jospeh Boakai replied

Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2025

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Trump asks Liberian president where he learned English - his country’s official language

Watch as Donald Trump asks the President of Liberia, where English is the official language, where he learned to speak the language.

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Trump commends Liberian president’s English during lunch with African leaders

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The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Trump asks the President of Liberia, where English is the official language, where he learned to speak it ‘so beautifully’

President Joseph Boakai responded to Trump’s question with a polite chuckle

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Trump Commends Liberian President for Speaking 'Such Good English.' It's Their Official Language

Trump complimented Liberian President Joseph Boakai on his English during a White House summit, seemingly unaware that English is Liberia's official language.

Latin Times · Jul 9, 2025

Trump Hosts African Leaders In Landmark Trade-focused Summit

US President Donald Trump will host five leaders from West Africa Wednesday for a White House summit aimed at fostering trade to counter the growing regional influence of Russia and China.

International Business Times · Jul 9, 2025

The Latest: Supreme Court will allow Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce to go ahead

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings from experts that vital government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Photos show Liberia’s health clinics shuttered after US aid cuts

As cuts to U.S. aid take hold, medical services in Liberia are feeling the pinch.

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

As US abruptly ends support, Liberia faces empty health clinics and unplanned pregnancies

Roseline Phay is a farmer in the West African nation of Liberia

International Business Times · Jan 18, 2025

Thousands Attend Funeral Of Liberian Ex-warlord Prince Johnson

Thousands gathered in northern Liberia on Saturday for the funeral of warlord-turned-politician Prince Johnson, a notorious face of the country's brutal civil wars who died without facing trial.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 18, 2025

Funeral of former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson reopens wounds of civil war

Thousands of people gathered in northern Liberia on Saturday for the funeral of warlord-turned-politician Prince Johnson – a notorious face of the country's brutal civil wars, and who died without facing trial. A Liberian rights activist tells RFI it was "painful" to see Johnson commemorated as a hero.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 30, 2024

The largely unsung role of US former president Carter in southern Africa

Former US president Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday aged 100, was well known for his diplomatic skills and commitment to respecting human rights – much less so for his African legacy. And yet he was the first US president to visit sub-Saharan Africa and during his short term in…

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Al Jazeera · Dec 26, 2024

Parliament blaze and a deadlock: Why is Liberia in a political crisis?

Are there links between the fire that gutted parts of parliament and a legislative impasse involving Speaker Koffa?

The Conversation · Dec 13, 2024

Ebola: how a vaccine turned a terrifying virus into a preventable disease

The Ebola virus devastated west Africa in 2014, claiming over 11,000 lives in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 9, 2024

Liberia’s education system faces persistent challenges despite high hopes

When former president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the Harvard University-trained leader, ascended to power in Liberia in 2005, her compatriots celebrated her intention to consign the country’s poor educational standards to history.

International Business Times · Nov 28, 2024

Liberian Ex-warlord Prince Johnson Dies Aged 72

Former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson, a key player in the country's back-to-back civil wars from 1989 to 2003, died Thursday aged 72, officials from his party and the Senate told AFP. Johnson, who was seen sipping beer in a video as fighters loyal to him tortured then president Samuel Doe…

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024

Move over, Moo Deng: Meet Haggis Edinburgh Zoo’s new pygmy hippo

Pygmy hippos are native to the forests and swamps of Liberia

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2024

Food scarcity in Liberia: how women who run households cope

Liberia, with a population of just over 5.6 million people, is one of the world’s ten poorest countries, with a GDP per capita of US$662.50. The lingering effects of two civil wars (1989-2003), Ebola outbreaks (2014-2015) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) have left Liberia short of achieving widespread development goals.…

France 24 · Sep 20, 2024

Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox

In tonight's edition, Rwanda starts its vaccination campaign against Mpox with doses given by Nigeria. Also, Guinea's most wanted fugitive has been extradited from neighboring Liberia, along with his son. And Nigeria is hoping to ban plastic water sachets, one of the largest sources of single-use plastic waste in the…

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