WILMINGTON -- "It's very important to know where you come from," says Gwanyan Gwen Barker. The first-generation Liberian-American has always admired her parents, who emigrated from the West African ...

In Fokwele, Liberia, a town in transition to modern ways, conflicts arise because of differing life styles. Many old customs of the Kpelle tribe are still alive, but are complicated by new economic ...

GENEVA, Aug. 7 (UNHCR) - The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday it has begun to transfer some newly arrived Liberian refugees in neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire to a camp near the town of Guiglo in the west ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 7 August 2001 UNHCR in Côte d'Ivoire ...