CGD in the News

After the war, many Liberians returned to rebuild the state. I was one of them (Apolitical)

December 12, 2018
From the op-ed:
 
In 2006, at the end of almost two decades of civil and political strife, Liberia was a broken nation. Ethnic and sectarian tensions weakened the bonds that upheld our sense of a shared national identity.
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Longing for opportunities to contribute to the country’s development, many Liberians living in the diaspora returned home to serve as fellows.
 
I was one of them.
 
Read the full piece here.