Liberia

My name is Morris Matadi and I'm a Liberian former child soldier who participated from the ages of 11 to 20. I can remember that my dad asked me one day at the dinner table who I really wanted to be, and I said I wanted to become an air…

The 19-year-old, dressed in a school uniform of sky blue shirt and navy shorts, looks incongruous in a class full of pupils at least six years younger than him. But the one-time primary school dropout is happy. Last year, he was…

There’s no doubt corruption hinders economic development. For Africa, corruption is rife and it has completely eroded trust between the public and the continent’s leaders. While there are countless initiatives and organisations already…

Alphonso Davies' stellar first season at Bayern Munich has brought a league and cup double and now a Champions League winner. But his determination to succeed was forged in an upbringing shaped by war and poverty. From moving across the…

American Journalist and correspondent of the New York Times, Helene Cooper has had to live a rather upside-down life, after having to flee her home country in Liberia. Helene remembers growing up in Monrovia, Liberia as a very…