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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the president of Liberia and the only elected female head of state in Africa. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year for her work. Sirleaf has a background in economics and is working to rebuild Liberia's economy as the former UN African development director.
The document summarizes the status and priorities for sustainable soil management in Liberia. It describes Liberia's geography, terrain, land use, and major crop production. It then analyzes the country's soil types, including lateritic soils which cover 75% of the land. The status of Liberia's soils is discussed, noting issues like low fertility, erosion, and mining impacts. Key hindrances to sustainable management are a lack of farmer knowledge, policy tools, and research adoption. Priorities identified include increasing agricultural funding, promoting soil-friendly practices, reforestation, conducting a soil survey, building stakeholder capacity, and supporting lowland farming.
Liberia is a country in West Africa established in 1822 by freed American slaves. Its capital and largest city is Monrovia, named after former U.S. President James Monroe. Liberia has a population of over 4 million people and was the first African republic to declare its independence in 1847. The country's culture shares some similarities with Brazil, as its cuisine incorporates tropical fruits and staple foods like cassava, fish, plantains, and peppers. Notable Liberians include George Weah, the first African player to win FIFA World Player of the Year, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first elected female head of state in Africa and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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A cryptologist deciphers codes, creates codes to protect information, and uses problem-solving skills to address worldwide threats. The student chose this career because they enjoy puzzles and codes, and finding unique solutions. Cryptologists earn a median salary of $125,000 annually, with potential for advancement. Related careers include computer programming, cybersecurity, engineering, and mathematics. The student's high school offers a cybersecurity academy that aligns with cryptology studies. They plan to attend the University of Maryland, College Park cryptology program while gaining job experience through tutoring, athletics, and community service.
The document is a career report about becoming a cryptologist written by Kelly Long. It defines a cryptologist as someone who deciphers codes and creates codes to protect private information. Long explains that she is interested in this career because she enjoys solving puzzles and being challenged by new tasks. The report provides details on cryptologist salaries, opportunities for career advancement, related career paths, relevant high school and university programs, and Long's community service activities.
This document discusses inter-governmental consultation on climate protection and air quality in Latin America and the Caribbean from October 31 to November 2, 2012 in Bogota, Colombia. It focuses on the impacts of biomass burning from deforestation and agricultural fires, including impacts to air quality, weather, climate, and human and ecosystem health. Potential strategies to address biomass burning impacts are also explored.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the president of Liberia and the only elected female head of state in Africa. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year for her work. Sirleaf has a background in economics and is working to rebuild Liberia's economy as the former UN African development director.
The document summarizes the status and priorities for sustainable soil management in Liberia. It describes Liberia's geography, terrain, land use, and major crop production. It then analyzes the country's soil types, including lateritic soils which cover 75% of the land. The status of Liberia's soils is discussed, noting issues like low fertility, erosion, and mining impacts. Key hindrances to sustainable management are a lack of farmer knowledge, policy tools, and research adoption. Priorities identified include increasing agricultural funding, promoting soil-friendly practices, reforestation, conducting a soil survey, building stakeholder capacity, and supporting lowland farming.
Liberia is a country in West Africa established in 1822 by freed American slaves. Its capital and largest city is Monrovia, named after former U.S. President James Monroe. Liberia has a population of over 4 million people and was the first African republic to declare its independence in 1847. The country's culture shares some similarities with Brazil, as its cuisine incorporates tropical fruits and staple foods like cassava, fish, plantains, and peppers. Notable Liberians include George Weah, the first African player to win FIFA World Player of the Year, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first elected female head of state in Africa and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
The document provides an overview of population growth trends globally and in India. It discusses key topics like the demographic transition model, past and projected world population growth, and current population growth rates in different countries and regions. The demographic transition model outlines the typical stages that societies progress through as mortality and birth rates change due to factors like industrialization, urbanization, and increased access to family planning. World population grew slowly until the 18th century but has increased rapidly in recent centuries, reaching 6.8 billion in 2010, with most growth occurring in developing countries still in the early stages of the demographic transition.
A cryptologist deciphers codes, creates codes to protect information, and uses problem-solving skills to address worldwide threats. The student chose this career because they enjoy puzzles and codes, and finding unique solutions. Cryptologists earn a median salary of $125,000 annually, with potential for advancement. Related careers include computer programming, cybersecurity, engineering, and mathematics. The student's high school offers a cybersecurity academy that aligns with cryptology studies. They plan to attend the University of Maryland, College Park cryptology program while gaining job experience through tutoring, athletics, and community service.
The document is a career report about becoming a cryptologist written by Kelly Long. It defines a cryptologist as someone who deciphers codes and creates codes to protect private information. Long explains that she is interested in this career because she enjoys solving puzzles and being challenged by new tasks. The report provides details on cryptologist salaries, opportunities for career advancement, related career paths, relevant high school and university programs, and Long's community service activities.
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Yemen was once divided between North and South Yemen but unified in 1990. It prides itself as the only republic on the Arabian Peninsula, while other countries are kingdoms or emirates ruled by one family. Arabic is the official language. The document discusses Yemen's history and some current problems, including a high murder rate that is the second highest in the world, with many deaths caused by guns kept in homes. Possible solutions proposed include banning some or all guns, improving the police force, and providing better career and training opportunities for police and military.
The document summarizes key events in Botswana's history. It notes that the Tswana people first arrived around 1200 AD as part of the Bantu migration. Diamonds were discovered at Orapa in 1967. In 1990, Botswana became the world's second largest diamond exporter after Russia. The Bechuanaland People's Party was formed in 1965 and constitutional changes in 1997 limited the presidency to two terms and lowered the voting age to 18.
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The Republic of Mali was formerly a French colony known as French Sudan. It gained independence in 1960 after joining Senegal to form the Mali Federation within the French Community. Mali faces water shortage issues, particularly in the northern regions which are mostly desert. Mali has proposed trading salt for purified water with Madagascar to help address both countries' problems - Mali's water shortage and Madagascar's food and health issues. Solutions to Mali's water problems include drilling deep wells, purchasing water from other countries, and obtaining water from other sources within Mali to purify.
Cote D'Ivoire is a country located in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea. It has a population of over 21 million people and its capital and largest city is Yamoussoukro. Cote D'Ivoire was formerly a French colony but gained independence in 1960. However, it has experienced political instability and civil war in recent years due to warring tribes and politicians challenging election results. This instability has negatively impacted healthcare, economic growth, and security in the country. Proposed solutions include requesting assistance from international organizations like the UN and ECOWAS to restore stability, improve social services, and support economic recovery.
The Democratic Republic of Congo was originally formed in 1885 and has gone through several name changes, and it is the largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa covering over 905,600 square miles. French is the official language, but there are also four other nationally recognized indigenous languages as well as over 200 other non-recognized languages. The DRC has a troubled history following its civil war in 1998 and currently has no laws protecting women's rights or addressing issues like domestic violence.
Angola is a country in southwestern Africa with a population of over 10 million people and a total area of 481,351 square miles. It has a very low population density of 0 to 5 people per square mile. Portuguese is the primary language spoken. Angola struggles with significant healthcare issues, having only 8 doctors per 100,000 people and a life expectancy of just 47 years old along with an infant mortality rate of 125. Potential solutions proposed include training Angolans in healthcare in America to bring back skills and resources, as well as neighboring countries providing temporary medical care and assistance. However, the document states that fully solving the major lack of healthcare is likely impossible without dire consequences.
Zimbabwe faces problems with its healthcare system, land conflicts, and financial troubles. To address its health issues, the author proposes selling oil and gold to build medical schools or sending doctors abroad for training. The final solution is to sell oil and gold to fund the construction of medical schools and improve healthcare.
Ethiopia has a population of 65 million people and literacy rates are very low, especially for females. The country has climate zones ranging from grasslands to deserts and relies on exports like coffee, livestock, and gold. However, there is a huge lack of education in Ethiopia, with only 36% of people being literate. Fewer than 30% of males and 18% of females can read. Many children must choose between farming and school. To address this, the document proposes building more schools so literacy rates increase by ensuring children can attend classes. The final plan involves trading Ethiopian doctors and a medical school to Sudan for money to buy wood to construct new schools.
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The most common language spoken in Liberia is English. The country was originally settled by freed black slaves from America and got its start economically from rubber production. Major problems include unsafe water conditions that often cause sickness and a lack of doctors, with only 3 per 100,000 people. Proposed solutions involve putting up warning signs about the water and paying doctors more to increase that profession within Liberia. The author's final plan is to ask neighboring countries for help in exchange for Liberia's resources or through forming alliances.
Sudan and South Sudan have a population of over 36 million people across nearly 1 million square miles. The countries face serious medical issues, with a low life expectancy, high infant mortality, and only 9 doctors per 100,000 people. Education is also a problem, with a literacy rate of just 61.1%. Possible solutions include sending Sudanese to medical school in the US to become doctors and return, making a deal with Ethiopia to trade oil for Ethiopian schools and doctors for Sudan and South Sudan, or doing nothing. The best option is a combination of the first two solutions - sending people abroad to study and making a deal with Ethiopia to help address both countries' needs.
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Cameroon was originally settled over 3,000 years ago during the Bantu Migrations. It became a German colony in 1884 and then a French colony in 1914. Cameroon gained independence from France in 1960 and has had the same president since 1982. A key problem is that Cameroon lacks sufficient cropland to grow its own food. The document proposes and analyzes several potential solutions to this problem, including trading salt and doctors from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of Congo for cropland, cutting down part of Cameroon's rainforest to make new cropland, or trading teachers for food. The proposed final solution is for Cameroon to trade its salt and doctors to the D
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Rwanda was formerly a German colony that gained independence in 1962. The main ethnic groups are the Hutus and Tutsis, who fought a civil war in the 1990s after a genocide that killed hundreds of thousands of Tutsis. Finding more perpetrators of the genocide risks reigniting tensions between the groups. The document proposes giving Hutus doctors as a gift from Tutsis to help promote reconciliation.
Yemen has a population of 18 million with low annual rainfall and high infant mortality and literacy rates. Its economy depends on oil and fish exports. Yemen was previously two separate countries that united in 1990 but still struggles with education, having a low literacy rate due to not enough schools. The document proposes that Yemen provide medical aid to Namibia in exchange for gold to build more schools and increase literacy.
Drew Pruett chose a career in film/editing because he enjoys making movies and editing video to look professional. He plans to attend the computer programming academy at Atholton High School to gain experience relevant to editing and animation before attending college. Drew hopes to attend the University of Southern California, which has a strong film program and is located in Los Angeles, a major center of the film industry with many jobs and high wages in the field.
The document discusses Logan Ghandi's career research project on becoming a marriage and family therapist. It summarizes that marriage and family therapists diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders to help people overcome problems. Logan chose this career because they love helping people and are good at it. The average salary for a marriage and family therapist is around $46,000. Logan's potential for advancement is to become president of a marriage and family counseling organization. Related careers include recreational therapist, occupational therapist, and social worker.
This document provides information about the career of a cryptologist from the perspective of a high school student. It defines a cryptologist as someone who deciphers codes and creates codes to protect private information. The student chose this career because they enjoy solving puzzles and being challenged. The document also outlines the expected salary, potential for career advancement, related career paths, relevant high school and university programs, and community service experience of the student.
Yemen was once divided between North and South Yemen but unified in 1990. It prides itself as the only republic on the Arabian Peninsula, while other countries are kingdoms or emirates ruled by one family. Arabic is the official language. The document discusses Yemen's history and some current problems, including a high murder rate that is the second highest in the world, with many deaths caused by guns kept in homes. Possible solutions proposed include banning some or all guns, improving the police force, and providing better career and training opportunities for police and military.
The document summarizes key events in Botswana's history. It notes that the Tswana people first arrived around 1200 AD as part of the Bantu migration. Diamonds were discovered at Orapa in 1967. In 1990, Botswana became the world's second largest diamond exporter after Russia. The Bechuanaland People's Party was formed in 1965 and constitutional changes in 1997 limited the presidency to two terms and lowered the voting age to 18.
Madagascar faces severe health issues including high infant mortality, low life expectancy, and many deaths annually from preventable diseases. The country only has 11 doctors per 100,000 people and struggles with a poor economy. Two proposed solutions are to invest more in education to increase the number of doctors and healthcare professionals, and to increase trade with neighboring countries to boost the economy. The document argues that investing in education is the best approach to solving Madagascar's health problems long-term.
The Republic of Mali was formerly a French colony known as French Sudan. It gained independence in 1960 after joining Senegal to form the Mali Federation within the French Community. Mali faces water shortage issues, particularly in the northern regions which are mostly desert. Mali has proposed trading salt for purified water with Madagascar to help address both countries' problems - Mali's water shortage and Madagascar's food and health issues. Solutions to Mali's water problems include drilling deep wells, purchasing water from other countries, and obtaining water from other sources within Mali to purify.
Cote D'Ivoire is a country located in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea. It has a population of over 21 million people and its capital and largest city is Yamoussoukro. Cote D'Ivoire was formerly a French colony but gained independence in 1960. However, it has experienced political instability and civil war in recent years due to warring tribes and politicians challenging election results. This instability has negatively impacted healthcare, economic growth, and security in the country. Proposed solutions include requesting assistance from international organizations like the UN and ECOWAS to restore stability, improve social services, and support economic recovery.
The Democratic Republic of Congo was originally formed in 1885 and has gone through several name changes, and it is the largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa covering over 905,600 square miles. French is the official language, but there are also four other nationally recognized indigenous languages as well as over 200 other non-recognized languages. The DRC has a troubled history following its civil war in 1998 and currently has no laws protecting women's rights or addressing issues like domestic violence.
Angola is a country in southwestern Africa with a population of over 10 million people and a total area of 481,351 square miles. It has a very low population density of 0 to 5 people per square mile. Portuguese is the primary language spoken. Angola struggles with significant healthcare issues, having only 8 doctors per 100,000 people and a life expectancy of just 47 years old along with an infant mortality rate of 125. Potential solutions proposed include training Angolans in healthcare in America to bring back skills and resources, as well as neighboring countries providing temporary medical care and assistance. However, the document states that fully solving the major lack of healthcare is likely impossible without dire consequences.
Zimbabwe faces problems with its healthcare system, land conflicts, and financial troubles. To address its health issues, the author proposes selling oil and gold to build medical schools or sending doctors abroad for training. The final solution is to sell oil and gold to fund the construction of medical schools and improve healthcare.
Ethiopia has a population of 65 million people and literacy rates are very low, especially for females. The country has climate zones ranging from grasslands to deserts and relies on exports like coffee, livestock, and gold. However, there is a huge lack of education in Ethiopia, with only 36% of people being literate. Fewer than 30% of males and 18% of females can read. Many children must choose between farming and school. To address this, the document proposes building more schools so literacy rates increase by ensuring children can attend classes. The final plan involves trading Ethiopian doctors and a medical school to Sudan for money to buy wood to construct new schools.
The document discusses the Democratic Republic of Congo, including its geography, languages, history of independence and conflicts, and one of its major problems being a shortage of doctors. It proposes several potential solutions to increase the number of doctors in DRC and discusses their positives and negatives. The proposed solution is for DRC to negotiate a trade with neighboring Cameroon, trading land and a gold mine for doctors and other resources to help address the lack of healthcare.
The most common language spoken in Liberia is English. The country was originally settled by freed black slaves from America and got its start economically from rubber production. Major problems include unsafe water conditions that often cause sickness and a lack of doctors, with only 3 per 100,000 people. Proposed solutions involve putting up warning signs about the water and paying doctors more to increase that profession within Liberia. The author's final plan is to ask neighboring countries for help in exchange for Liberia's resources or through forming alliances.
Sudan and South Sudan have a population of over 36 million people across nearly 1 million square miles. The countries face serious medical issues, with a low life expectancy, high infant mortality, and only 9 doctors per 100,000 people. Education is also a problem, with a literacy rate of just 61.1%. Possible solutions include sending Sudanese to medical school in the US to become doctors and return, making a deal with Ethiopia to trade oil for Ethiopian schools and doctors for Sudan and South Sudan, or doing nothing. The best option is a combination of the first two solutions - sending people abroad to study and making a deal with Ethiopia to help address both countries' needs.
This document provides information about Mali and discusses improving the country's literacy rate. It notes that Mali has a literacy rate of only 46% and lacks sufficient schools and teachers. To address this, the document proposes building more schools, hiring more teachers, and establishing school bus systems. It suggests other countries could help by donating money, supplies, and teachers to support expanding education in Mali.
Cameroon was originally settled over 3,000 years ago during the Bantu Migrations. It became a German colony in 1884 and then a French colony in 1914. Cameroon gained independence from France in 1960 and has had the same president since 1982. A key problem is that Cameroon lacks sufficient cropland to grow its own food. The document proposes and analyzes several potential solutions to this problem, including trading salt and doctors from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of Congo for cropland, cutting down part of Cameroon's rainforest to make new cropland, or trading teachers for food. The proposed final solution is for Cameroon to trade its salt and doctors to the D
This document discusses illegal gold mining in Ghana. It provides links to articles about Chinese miners flocking to Ghana for gold boom, illegal Chinese gold miners plaguing Ghana with police facilitation, solutions and ways to stop illegal gold mining in Ghana, and background on gold mining in Ghana.
Rwanda was formerly a German colony that gained independence in 1962. The main ethnic groups are the Hutus and Tutsis, who fought a civil war in the 1990s after a genocide that killed hundreds of thousands of Tutsis. Finding more perpetrators of the genocide risks reigniting tensions between the groups. The document proposes giving Hutus doctors as a gift from Tutsis to help promote reconciliation.
Yemen has a population of 18 million with low annual rainfall and high infant mortality and literacy rates. Its economy depends on oil and fish exports. Yemen was previously two separate countries that united in 1990 but still struggles with education, having a low literacy rate due to not enough schools. The document proposes that Yemen provide medical aid to Namibia in exchange for gold to build more schools and increase literacy.
2. Map of Liberia
The contiguous countries are Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire.
Relative Location: West of Africa
Absolute Location: 6.3636˚N, 9.4659˚W
4. Liberia’s Facts
Total Area Population People Per Climate Average Annual Range of
Square Mile Zone Temperature Rainfall Elevation
January/June
43,000 sq. 4,128,572 82 Tropical, 26˚C, 79˚F 170 cm 0-1000
mile Humid and (January) 70 inches meters
111,370 sq. Hot 27˚C, 81˚F (Northerns above sea
km² (June) Uplands) level (Cape
Mount)
Landforms Water Groundcover Crops in Urban Areas 510 cm
Features Rural Areas 200 inches 60-150
(Coast) meters on
Peninsula, Rivers, Trees, Soil, 39.9% Rural 60.1% Urban
the land
Cape, Hills, Lakes, Rocks, Mud, 2/3 in the The urban life
Mountains, Mouth of Shrubs, Swamp, rural areas increased
The
Plateau, Rivers Cropland, numerously
Wologizi
Valley, Grassland, over a period
Mountains
Costal Tropical Forest, of time. When
reach a
Plains Broadleaf the Liberian
maximum
Evergreen Civil War took
of about
place, it
1,380 m
destroyed
everything. Now
. their rebuilding.
5. Liberia’s Facts
Birthrate Infant Doctors Per Literacy Gross Life
Per 1000 Mortality 100,000 Rate National Expectancy
(per 1,000) (people) Income per
capita
50 115.1 2 38% $520 50 years
(2000) (2000) (1997-1998) (1996-1998) (2011) (2003)
92.1 57.5% $43 per month 56.7 years
36.45 (2005) (2003) (2011)
(2012) 72.71 55.9% 55.1 years
(2012) (2004) (male)
77.08 72.3% (2011)
(male) (men) 58.1 years
(2012) (2004) (female)
68.2 39.3 (2011)
(woman) (women)
(2012) (2004)
6. Liberia’s Facts
Country Currency/ Natural Resources Trade Official Languages
Examined US $1 Products
Liberia Liberian Rubber, Timber, Iron, Aluminum English
Dollar Diamonds, Cocoa, Iron Ore
and Coffee
Sierra Leone Leone Diamonds Vehicles, English
Machinery,
Cereals, Meat,
Pharmaceutical
Products
Côte d’Ivoire CFA France Aluminum Pineapples, French Askan
Gold Palm Oil, Fish, Portuguese
Bananas,
Cocoa, Coffee,
Cotton,
Petroleum,
Didier Drogba
7. Liberia’s Facts
Type of Government Economy/Economic System Educational System
Republic Market-based economy Start school at age 6
Unemployment rate 70% Elementary school starts from 1-6
Poor country Middle school starts from 7-9
Ranked 147th in the world Secondary school starts from 10-
Interesting Facts 12
College or University starts from
Motto: The love bought us 13-16
here All schools starts from March-
Liberia means “Land of December
Free” in Latin 1 teacher for 38 students
Foods Housing Activities Animals Clothing Tools
Beef Internal Concrete Games, Cow, Ox, Goat, Western Style Racks, Forks,
Soup Steel Festivals, Fish, Sheep, Pig, Traditional Spoons, Knives,
Jollof Rice Insulation Restaurants and Chicken, and Cattle stylish pants Baskets, Grinder,
Monrovian Foam Parks and shirts for Shovel, Blender,
Collards and Wattle men. Axe, and Saw
Cabbage Cement Women wear
Sweet Wood a “two piece”
Potato Pone Mud
Ginger Beer Tile
8. Liberia’s Facts
Major Major Major Major Specialty Crops Beliefs,
Religions Ethnicities Celebration Sports Foods Traditions,
Customs,
Special Clothing
Christianity Kpelle, Weddings, Soccer, Beef Cocoa, Beliefs consists of
(85.6%) Bassa, Gio, Birthdays, Basketball, Internal Coarse witches, ghosts
Muslim Kru, Grebo, Funerals, Volleyball, Soup Grain, Nuts, and tall tales.
(12.2%) Mano, Christmas, Canoeing, Jollof Rice Fiber, Fruits, Traditions consists
Traditional Mindingo, Easter, New Handball, Monrovian Pineapple, of unique forms of
(0.6%) Gbandi,Gola Years Day, Swimming, Collards Sugar Cane, dancing,
Other , Krahn, Vai, Thanksgiving, Cycling and Rice, handshakes, fairs,
(0.2%) Bella, Kissi, Armed Forces Cabbage Vegetables, exhibits, foods and
None and Loma Day, Sweet Cassava, live music.
(1.4%) Independence Potato Palm Oil, Oil Customs consists
(2008) Day, National Pone Seeds, of dancing, songs,
Redemption Ginger Bananas, arts, and crafts.
Day, & Good Beer, Fufu, Plantain & Clothing consists
Friday. & Palava. Legumes of Western style
(jeans and a t-
% of TV’s per Computers Vehicles Internet Jobs shirt). Men wear
people person per person per person Users % shot or long pants
with with a loose round-
neck. Women
phones wears a long shirt
45% 70,000 3,080 12,000 cars 20,000 Forestry (lappa) and a
(2011) (2011) (2011) & 35,950 (2009) Mining loose top (bubba).
trucks (2003) Agriculture
10. History of Liberia
1822 – First settlement of freed slaves from the United States established in what is now Liberia.
1847 – Liberia becomes independent republic.
1944 – William Tubman becomes president. He stays in that post until his death in 1971, promoting foreign
investment and trying to bridge the divide between descendants of the former U.S. slaves and native Liberians..
December 1989 – Charles Taylor launches a rebellion that leads to civil war
September 1990 – Doe captured and executed.
1997 – Charles Taylor elected president.
August 2003 – Peace deal ends the civil war. Taylor resigns and is charged with war crimes by The Hague for his
role in Sierra Leone's civil war. A transitional government takes over.
November 2005 – Economist Ellen Johnson Sirleaf elected president, becoming the first elected female head of
state.
April 2007 – The United Nations lifts an embargo on Liberian diamonds that had been in place to prevent
proceeds from funding the civil war in Sierra Leone.
February 2009 – President Sirleaf apologizes before the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission for
supporting Taylor.
October 2011 – President Sirleaf wins Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle to promote women's rights. Fellow
presidential candidate Winston Tubman tells the French news agency Mrs. Sirleaf is undeserving of the prize
because she “committed violence.” Tubman also says giving her the award days before the country's election is
unacceptable.
November 10, 2011 – President Sirleaf wins second term in presidential runoff boycotted by opposition candidate
Tubman, who alleged fraud.
2012 February - Energy companies report discovery of oil off the coasts of Liberia and Sierra Leone. Work
continues to estimate their size.
2012 March - George Boley, the former leader of the rebel Liberial Peace Council, is deported to Liberia from the
US over his role in the civil war in the 1990s.
2012 April - Ex-president Charles Taylor is found guilty of war crimes for aiding and directing rebels in Sierra
Leone. He is sentenced to 50 years in jail.
2012 June - Liberia closes its border with Ivory Coast after seven UN peacekeepers are killed on the Ivorian side,
by attackers allegedly based in Liberia.
11. Problems in Liberia
The problem in Liberia is that they are poor. Moreover, they are ranked
147th in the world. Also, they have a low GNI with a budget of $552. This
problem leads from the lack education because for every one teacher
there is about 38 students. Therefore, no great education can cause
people without any job. So, without a job the families can’t make money
and can’t feed their children. In addition, Liberia has a low life
expectancy and a very small amount doctors. Lastly, they are recovering
from the Liberian Civil War.
12. Solutions to the Problem
Some solutions may include:
Loan Money From Other Countries
Pros: Helps the poor and homeless people
Cons: Not many countries will loan money
Liberia may ask their contiguous countries to loan money
Educational Help
Pros: Increases knowledge
Cons: Needs great teachers and materials
Liberia would like to ask if Equatorial Guinea will trade 200 teachers for 12 carats of diamonds
($39,600)
Provide Housing (shelter)
Pros: Improve quality of life for the needy and homeless people
Cons: Lots of money to build
Liberia may ask professional builders to build houses from their contiguous countries
Increase Job Opportunities
Pros: People can get money
Cons: Competition for jobs
Liberia may ask their contiguous countries to create businesses in Liberia for employment
13. Final Solution
My final decision was the Educational Help. I chose this decision
because if you have knowledge you can apply for jobs and earn
money to support your family. In order to receive educational help, I
traded with Equatorial Guinea for 200 teachers in exchange of 12
carats of diamonds which is worth $39,600. I would like to ask the
world to help provide shelter and money for the poor. For example,
The ACCESS Agency can provide shelter and Goodwill Agency can
donate money to the poor.