2018年3月26日 · In fact, he is not a citizen at all - prohibited from becoming a full member of Liberian society because of the colour of his skin and his family's roots in Lebanon. Liberia, on Africa's west...

Pages in category "Liberian people of Lebanese descent" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

2020年12月9日 · In 2018, only between 3,000 – 4,000 Lebanese live in Liberia (compared to some 100,000 in Senegal) out of a total population of some four million. Despite this low number, many Liberians feel as threatened as they did during …

2018年11月26日 · MONROVIA – The president of the World Lebanese Culture Union has called on the government of Liberia to review regulations that directly affect the Lebanese community while expressing support for President George Weah’s call to amend the country’s citizenship law.

1996年5月17日 · The Lebanese have been in Liberia for about a hundred years, and they control much of business. The war has driven most of the original community of fifteen thousand Lebanese out of the...

1976年7月25日 · Lebanese population in Liberia expands as result of Lebanese civil war, leading to complaints from unemployed Liberians and Govt efforts to curb influx; Liberian Acting Justice Min Astrada...

There also is a sizeable number of Lebanese, Indians, and other people with Asian roots who make up a significant part of Liberia's business community. Because of the civil war and its accompanying problem of insecurity, the number of non-Africans in Liberia is low and confined largely to Monrovia and its immediate surroundings.

Since its independence in 1847 Liberia has played host to countless Lebanese merchants and their families in search of greener pastures to fuel growth of their country's economy.

2006年7月25日 · Up to 50 Liberians are trapped in Beirut. Many sought refuge in Lebanon after fleeing civil war in their own country 12 years ago. Some are married to Lebanese. They have watched thousands of other foreigners being evacuated by their embassies. Liberia has no embassy in Lebanon.

2011年5月20日 · Thousands Lebanese fled Liberia's long civil war; those who stayed found plenty of opportunities for reconstruction. Many educated and well-off Liberians also left. But competition from...