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Covering an area that spans the entire width of the continent beginning at the Sahara Desert and ending at the southernmost tip of South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa is home to countless cultures, languages, religions, plants, animals and natural resources.

Sub-Saharan Africa

<p>Sub-Saharan Africa is a study in diversity. Covering an area that spans the entire width of the continent beginning at the Sahara Desert and ending at the southernmost tip of South Africa, the region is home to countless cultures, languages, religions, plants, animals and natural resources. It&rsquo;s no surprise that it captured the imagination of Europe&rsquo;s earliest explorers &mdash; and that it continues to capture the imagination of current world powers eager to exploit it. And yet despite the region&rsquo;s diversity, Sub-Saharan African countries have common challenges &mdash; transnational terrorism, rapid population growth, endemic poverty and corruption &mdash; that prevent them from capitalizing on their economic potential. The coming years will be critical for the region, especially as its political institutions mature in a rapidly globalizing world.</p>

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Under its current president, Liberia has made a tenuous recovery from years of turmoil. But the president is stepping down from power, and multiple challengers field an upcoming election that could unveil lingering divisions within Liberian society.

Liberia: A Presidential Election Tests Democratic Progress

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Liberian Vice President Joseph Boakai has conceded the presidential race to George Weah, The New York Times reported Dec. 29.

Liberia: Vice President Concedes Runoff Race To Opponent George Weah

Liberian election officials are tabulating votes from the presidential runoff election held on Dec. 26, Reuters reported.

Liberia: Election Officials Tabulating Historic Presidential Runoff Results

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Liberia's Supreme Court ruled to halt the presidential runoff vote scheduled for Nov. 7 until the electoral commission investigates claims of fraud in the Oct. 10 elections made by third-place candidate Charles Brumskine, Reuters reported Nov. 6.

Liberia: Court Halts Presidential Runoff Vote 

Former international soccer star George Weah is set to win the first round of Liberia's presidential election, the country's elections commission said Oct. 15, Reuters reported.

Liberia: Former Soccer Star Set To Win First Round Of Presidential Election

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The United Nations handed over security control to Liberian forces on June 30, nearly 13 years after it first established a peacekeeping mission in Liberia, the U.N. News Service reported.

Liberia: U.N. Peacekeepers Hand Over Control To Security Forces

Liberian authorities declared the latest Ebola outbreak in the country over on June 9, after the country passed the World Health Organization (WHO) threshold of 42 days since the last known patient tested negative for the second time, AFP reported.

Liberia: Latest Ebola Outbreak Declared Over

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After two weeks of negotiations, representatives of nearly 200 countries have approved the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the extent of climate change in the coming decades, The Telegraph reported Dec. 12.

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The World Health Organization officially declared the end of the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone on Nov. 7 at a public ceremony in Freetown, Al Arabiya reported. 

Sierra Leone: U.N. Declares Country Free Of Ebola

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Liberia: Vice President Concedes Runoff Race To Opponent George Weah

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Liberia: Court Halts Presidential Runoff Vote

Liberia: Former Soccer Star Set To Win First Round Of Presidential Election

Liberia: U.N. Peacekeepers Hand Over Control To Security Forces

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