http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/country/430/ en_GB_DOC Liberia http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82703 Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and analyst Steven Radelet look at the growth of democracy and economic activity in sub-Saharan Africa -- particularly the case of Liberia -- and explain how progress can be sustained and consolidated. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81016 Following in the footsteps of the governments of China, Germany, Nigeria, and the United States, the World Bank finalized its cancellation of Liberia's debt this Tuesday. From: The News (Liberia) http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80778 After a 14-year civil war was brought to a halt by UN peacekeepers, Liberians elected Africa's first female head of state. Under President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf the country is slowly but surely pushing forwards in terms of economic growth, democracy, and education, writes Steve Radelet from Liberia. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80741 The need for the Liberian government to provide jobs, education, and rehabilitation, while fighting widespread corruption, is more important than ever now that the civil war has ended, says Liberian journalist Cholo Brooks. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80695 Suah, a young Liberian woman who lost an eye at the age of two, was denied entrance to nursing school because of her disability. But thanks to a floating clinic complete with ophthalmologists, Suah received a prosthetic eye and was able to get a job teaching others about HIV/AIDS. From: Mercy Ships