Posted on July 26, 2018

Liberia is said to be the oldest republic on the African continent, having declared its independence on this date in 1847. Most of Africa was divvied up, colonized, and controlled by European powers, but the U.S. backed Liberia's efforts to remain independent during the so-called "Scramble for Africa"!
Unfortunately, just because Liberia was Africa's first republic, that doesn't mean that the nation is running smoothly. There has been political instability, Liberians have suffered health crises like Ebola, and Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world.
On the other hand:
I hope Liberia can get beyond the crises and solve the problems and develop into the kind of nation that people want and deserve. (I hope those things for my own country, too!)
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