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Article: Perspective: Wild West of Africa; Few of us could have pinpointed Liberia on a map until the recent coverage given to the long and brutal civil war. Now there is a worldwide aid appeal for this west African nation.Caroline Foulkes takes a look at a country born out of good intentions but with a history of conflict.(Comment)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- August 14, 2003
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Byline: Caroline Foulkes
The breakfast is waffles with maple syrup, the currency is the dollar and the accent is pure Deep South.
But this is not America. This is Africa.
Being a colony itself for so long, America never got the kind of toehold in Africa that European countries achieved. It never got to build an empire, stamp its hallmark on it then watch it crumble.
It got Liberia instead. An African state with the dark, troubled soul of the Deep South.
It started out well enough. After the American Revolution, many of the ...