Liberia

Ebola Survivor: 'You Feel Like ... Maybe ... A Ghost'

5:06pm December 26, 2014

by Didrik Schanche

Outside St. Joseph's Catholic Hospital in Liberia, Dr. Senga Omeonga muses over the weeks he spent at an Ebola ward — not as a doctor, but as a patient. He says the experience was life-changing.

British health workers lift a newly admitted Ebola patient onto a wheeled stretcher in to the Kerry town Ebola treatment center outside Freetown, Sierra Leone, earlier this week.

Sierra Leone Puts North On Lockdown Amid Ebola Spread

10:59am December 25, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The country that has been hardest-hit by the ongoing outbreak of the deadly virus, has shut down shops, markets and most travel in the north.

A man peddles plastic Christmas trees and lights in downtown Monrovia.

Christmas In Liberia: Ebola Fears, No Snow, Holiday Spirit

8:43am December 24, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

The deadly virus has cast a shadow over the country. Nonetheless, many Liberians are determined to have a happy Christmas and a hopeful new year.

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Health workers rest outside a quarantine zone at a Red Cross facility in the town of Koidu, Kono district in Eastern Sierra Leone on Friday. The World Health Organization says the number of Ebola deaths in the current outbreak has exceeded 7,000.

U.N. Reports More Than 7,000 Ebola Deaths Since March

1:58pm December 20, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The World Health Organization has added nearly 400 more deaths from the current outbreak since its last report earlier this week.

Residents of New Georgia Signboard, a small village just north of Monrovia, pass the time by playing a fast-paced board game called Ludo.

A Game Of Ludo Helps Liberians Catch A Break From Ebola

2:52pm December 16, 2014

by Didrik Schanche

The fast-paced board game — it's a lot like Parcheesi — offers a way to escape the stress of life in the Ebola zone.

Samuel Gbarzeki, a professor who's been out of work since schools were suspended in July, gets his news and shares his views at the Daily Talk.

A Liberian Prof Doesn't Like What He's Seeing On The News Blackboard

1:38pm December 12, 2014

by Didrik Schanche

Samuel Gbarzeki is one of the many Liberians who stop by the Daily Talk blackboard to check out the news. The English professor has a lot to say about the latest headlines.

The Daily Talk uses chalk, photos and Liberian slang to spread the latest news. Editor Alfred Sirleaf set up the blackboard on Monrovia's main thoroughfare.

Liberia's Daily Talk: All The News That Fits On A Blackboard

1:36pm December 12, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

It's one of Liberia's most popular news sources, with updates on everything from Ebola to politics. The plywood newsboard on a busy Monrovia sidewalk is the brainchild of journalist Alfred Sirleaf.

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Ebola survivor Klubo Mulbah (center), a physician assistant who was infected by a patient, celebrates among friends and family on Sept. 24 in Monrovia, Liberia. She was among 15 Liberian patients who recovered from Ebola and were released from the ELWA 2

World News

Remembering Michel Du Cille: Photos Of Sorrow And Triumph In Liberia

1:14pm December 12, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The three-time Pulitzer winner died Thursday while on assignment in Liberia for The Washington Post. Regarding those tough assignments, du Cille always emphasized compassion and dignity.

At the Arsenal video club, men sit shoulder to shoulder. But some still say it's too dangerous to go in because of Ebola.

As Ebola Cases Drop, Liberia's Soccer Fans Are Back In The Zone

7:13pm December 11, 2014

by Sami Yenigun

Liberians cram into sports bars to cheer on their favorite teams. That wasn't happening when Ebola was at its peak. But now, the fans are gathering again.

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The bright yellow steel bridge over St. John's River is an official border crossing between Liberia and Guinea. The Liberian-Guinean border has been closed since July to help curb the spread of Ebola.

Boredom On The Border Between Liberia And Guinea

9:38am December 11, 2014

by John Poole

To stop the spread of Ebola, Liberia shut down its border crossings to Guinea. That might have been wise from a medical point of view, but it's bad for the economy — and the restless residents.

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