Articles about 'Liberia'

As a teenager, Mainlehwon Vonhm walked alone, barefoot and hungry out of war-torn Liberia to the safety of a refugee camp. Two decades later he flew from the USA back to to Liberia to set up a charity that helps young people to live in peace. Currently studying at Cambridge’s Faculty of Education, Vonhm will this Thursday give a public talk about the challenges facing his home country.

A talk at the University of Cambridge’s Festival of Ideas this evening will focus on the extraordinary life of Alexander Crummell – the son of a slave – who was one of the first black students to study at Cambridge.