A few days ago, we woke up to some troubling news from our neighbouring counterpart Guinea about a second outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. At the time of the writing of this piece, there are seven cases and at least three deaths. The largest Ebola outbreak to date started in Guinea in 2014 and continued up to 2016, spreading in Liberia and Sierra Leone. More than 28,000 people were infected and more than 11,000 lives were lost. Continue Reading
Livies for thousands of Liberian children and at-risk inhabitants of our cities remain challenging and unsafe, especially during the ongoing State of Emergency and lockdown. Let’s look around and see how many children are let out there to fend for themselves and make ends meet. Do we really care about their future? Do we know that they are at high risk of contracting the CoronaVirus? Are their rights really protected? Are we willing, as civil leaders, to help them out?
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The extent to which citizens will adhere to these measures will greatly depend on the extent to which their livelihoods are affected. We know this from our experiences during the years of war,when people are hungry, they get angry and will overcome any “obstacles” in order to secure their daily bread, even if said “obstacle” is a nationwide lockdown. Continue Reading
