Liberia: Democracy in Focus
Democracy in Focus is a new program from New Narratives and Front Page Africa looking at Liberia's governance and democracy. It's a collaboration with reporters from some of Liberia's best reporters with the New Narratives program. Funding is provided by the Swedish and US embassies and the American Jewish World Service. The funders had no say in the program's content.
Liberia: Democracy in Focus
LORMA Language Edition: Nearly 400,000 Children Live on Liberia's Streets, Access to Toilets Among Worst in World
Thanks to host: Korpo Kollie of Radio Kintoma in Lofa County
Coming up in this episode …
New data shows nearly 370,000 Liberian children are living on the streets. Many live a hellish existence of sex work and drugs.
Access to toilets is still a big problem for rural Liberians. Leading to sickness and death of thousands of citizens.
The Boakai administration charges five former government officials after independent audits found they had engaged corruption. Political payback? Or is it finally the end of impunity for corrupt officials?
And Liberia’s religious leaders join a continent-wide movement to call on Africans to address the climate crisis
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Funding for this podcast comes from the Swedish and US embassies in Liberia and the American Jewish World Service. See more of our collaborations with media in West Africa at www.newnarratives.org
