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Several recent instances of violence at campaign rallies and voter registration events indicate Liberia will likely see localized political violence leading up to and during the October elections. Security managers shoul...

On January 26, the U.S. Department of State published a travel advisory recommending travelers exercise increased caution in Liberia in part due to the upcoming bicentennial celebrations, alongside COVID-19, crime, and c...

A resurgence of Ebola in Guinea threatens the country’s population and may decrease the already limited ability of OSAC members to operate in the region due to COVID-19. The unknown origin, size, and duration of the Ebol...

Possible demonstrations announced to take place December 30 in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, could turn confrontational and disrupt OSAC constituent operations. Security managers should review their security measures and...

A coalition of sitting legislators, former presidential candidates, and a media personality, organized a large-scale “Save the State” demonstration on June 7 to demand government reforms to improve living situations and...

“The Council of Patriots,” a coalition of five major Liberian opposition parties has called for large-scale “Save the State” demonstrations on June 7 to demand government reforms to improve living conditions and good gov...

The meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa, which includes over 400 million people in 26 countries, tends to see periodic waves of meningitis outbreaks, most often during the dry season (December-June). These outbreaks ca...

Leadership elections in Africa often raise the possibility of civil unrest. Even in instances when the electoral process goes relatively smoothly, the affected state will often experience some disruptions that could impa...

The second-most common parasitic disease in the world, schistosomiasis kills more than 280,000 people a year in Africa, and presents an increased risk for infection to adventure travelers, Peace Corps volunteers, mission...

After having being declared Ebola-free on May 9, Liberia announced a new case on June 29. A teenaged male in Margibi County died the day prior following treatment for malaria. By July 8, four additional cases all with ep...

Liberia has been declared Ebola-free free by the World Health Organization after more than 10,000 cases of the virus claimed the lives of 4,765 people. On May 5, the CDC lifted its recommendation against non-essential tr...

Africa's Cup of Nations soccer tournament has been impacted by the outbreak of Ebola by needing to change venues, adjust security protocols, and worry about fan violence. Although the matches began in mid-April, they wil...

This interactive product is a compilation of information from previous OSAC reporting on Ebola and Department of State messaging by country.

This is the third of three papers on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has killed more than 1,000 people. The Department of State, the CDC, and WHO have issued various messages and guidance about the outbreak. This...

The largest outbreak of Ebola ever reported has been sweeping through West Africa, causing over 720 deaths and at least 1,000 more infections.

Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a rare virus native to Central Africa. The virus has taken more than 1,500 lives since it was first recorded in 1976, including the last major Ebola outbreak in 2012, when at least 31 people di...

On August 10, Liberian officials seized a “worrisome” amount of arms and ammunition near the southern border with Cote d’Ivoire. The weapons cache included rockets, machine guns, assault rifles, and a large amount of amm...

On July 20 at 1115h, approximately 200 angry men claiming to be Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) soldiers gathered outside the Camp Scheifflin demobilization site along the Robertsfield Highway and threatened to establish r...

On May 17, 2005, an American working for an American organization operating in Liberia was held at gunpoint by ex-combatants at the organization's facility in Kumbgo, a village in Bomi County located approximately 80 mil...