Previously On Urban Focus: Broadcast From Liberia
President Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, discusses her country’s efforts to rebuild itself on the next Urban Focus. President Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman elected to lead an African country, discusses the challenges and successes in leading Liberia in the aftermath of nearly 15 years of civil war.
James Kollie
The program also includes an interview with James Kollie, the deputy coordinator of the Liberia Reconstruction and Development Committee. He will discuss some of the country’s plans to develop the infrastructure of Liberia, focusing on roads, schools and hospitals.
Left: Rabbie Nass; Right: Front, Sametta Morris, Sundygar Dearboy, Back Row, left to right, Nicholas Buigar, Friday The Cell Phone Man, Slo Diamond
The program also includes a discussion with some of Liberia’s up-and-coming young singers and rappers who describe the current entertainment scene. The discussion includes Rabbie Nass, Nicholas Buigar, Sametta Morris, Slo Diamond, Friday the Cell Phone Man and Sundygar Dearboy.
Jonathan Hicks, a DBC senior fellow and former political reporter for The New York Times, is the show’s host. He is now traveling in Liberia and to report on the development of West Africa’s oldest independent country.
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