MONROVIA, Liberia, Sept 16 (UNHCR) - The government of Liberia has declared four western counties safe for return, two weeks before the start of one of the largest voluntary repatriation operations in ...

The American Colonization Society still controlled Liberia when Edward Roye moved there in 1846. In 1847, however, Liberians declared their independence, so they could establish a sovereign state and ...