Liberia: Hardship Soaring!

In the 1970s, Liberia's economy was regarded as one of the strongest in the world. In fact, it was compared to that of Japan. But that was changed in 1989 when the first devastating war to ever hit a West African nation struck, leaving the once booming economy ruined.

Tried as past administrations did, not much was achieved.

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