Following Current Events in Liberia

The following are good sources of information about the current situation in Liberia:

• Allafrica.com
  http://allafrica.com/liberia/
  Although it is a subscription service, Allafrica.com does allow access to its most recent articles for free. It regularly carries articles from the Liberian newspaper The Inquirer.
• The UN News Centre's special page on Liberia/West Africa
  www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=78&Body=West Africa&Body1
  Includes articles on Liberia and other countries in related conflict in the region.
• Irinnews Liberia
  www.irinnews.org/frontpage.asp?SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=Liberia
  Maintained in Nairobi by Patricia Hodges, Irinnews is the website of the Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). With its focus on humanitarian intervention, conflict resolution and reconciliation, it is an excellent source of news with links to UN Reports, or information on how to acquire them.
• Liberia Life
  http://www.liberianews.com
  From the WN Network. A collection of articles from a number of sources.
• ReliefWeb Liberia
  http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/ByCountry/Liberia?
  OpenDocument&StartKey=Liberia&Expandview
  Another Project of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Reliefweb provides invaluable humanitarian information. See reports and other information concerning the West African subregion at Reliefweb http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vLCE/West+Africa?
  OpenDocument&StartKey=West+Africa&ExpandView
• Humanitarian Information Centre for Liberia
  http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/liberia/
  This site compiles much useful information for those engaging in humanitarian assistance for Liberia. Its situation reports from the WHO are not up to date, so the WHO website should also be consulted (http://www.who.int/disasters/emergency.cfm?emergencyID=39&doctypeID=2 (WHO).
• Google Newsalerts
  http://news.google.com/
  Immediate or daily alerts may be chosen; picks up allafrica.com stories.
• News with Liberian Commentary and Analysis
• The Perspective
  http://www.theperspective.org/
  Published by the Liberian Democratic Future (LDF) out of Atlanta, Georgia.
• The New Democrat
  http://www.newdemocratnews.com
  Site of the former print newspaper, the facilities of which burned down in 1996. Maintained in the Netherlands.
• The Analyst
  http://www.analystliberia.com
  Owned and operated by Liberian journalists. Published since 1998 with an emphasis on the role of the press in monitoring society and promoting democracy.
• The Liberian Connection
  http://liberian-connection.com
  Portal with latest news from Liberia and helpful background information.

Several sites have posted newsfeeds or collections of news stories on Liberia:

• St. Thomas Diplomacy Monitor
  http://www.diplomacymonitor.com/stu/dm.nsf/issued?openform&cat=Liberia,
• Michigan State University's GlobalEdge
  http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/CountryStats.asp?CountryID=192&RegionID=5,
  and
• Africawithin.com
  http://www.africawithin.com/tour/liberia/liberia_news.htm