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Liberia Has a Drug Problem. One ‘General’ Is Trying To Fix It With Brutality

Liberia’s Rehab Hell

Liberia is struggling to contain its population’s addiction to a cheap synthetic form of marijuana called kush. One powerful former military leader has taken a brutal approach at a rehab facility the state claims to know nothing about.

A Rare Moment of Patriotism in Liberia’s Elections

Conceding as Victory

In a region where eight coups have unfolded in the past three years, presidents have extended term limits and elections have lacked credibility, Liberian President George Weah’s acknowledgment of his electoral defeat stood out.