A new government is promising to address the poverty, corruption, widespread drug abuse, sexual violence and family breakdown that scars a country still haunted by a legacy of conflict.
Will Liberia find its voice?
Crisis in West Africa

Ranked as one of the 10 poorest countries in the world, Liberia is fighting widespread destitution with the help of the Church
PHOTOS: AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED
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