Liberia's Land Bill in Limbo

Oct 28, 2016 | Sumit Galhotra
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A narrow window is quickly drawing shut for Liberia to enact a landmark law that would guarantee millions of its people the right to formally own the land they have long lived on and farmed. If the Liberian legislature fails to pass the bill by a deadline currently set for the end of this month, critics warn that local communities may face further destitution and renewed conflict in a country that has long been mired in poverty and emerging from decades of civil war.