“Only the grass dies when elephants fight.” This Liberian proverb is a reminder that it’s the powerless who suffer when governments or factions fight. This is part of a complete episode.
draw-down n.— «The mission’s boss further stated that the draw-down of the troops would be done in three phases beginning December 2008 to December 2010. He said that the draw-down in its troop doesn’t mean that they are in a hurry to...
day-boy n.— «Crowds and queues of “day-boys” before and inside the gates of the Free Port, fondly called gateway to Liberia’s economy, braving and struggling under the whips and wallops of security guards, to fend for themselves and their...
jackolantern n.— «To accomplish that, his display included a scoreboard showing a draw between the kerosene “jackolanterns” that most Liberians used during the war and electric lights.» —“All the News That Fits: Liberia’s...
book people n.pl.— «Another peculiarity in Liberia life and politics is the misconception that the “book people” (a Liberian parlance for persons with some kind of formalized education in a classroom setting, as opposed to education in a...