Local freedmen proclaimed the independence of Liberia on July 26, 1847. A national flag was needed, and a committee of women was made responsible for its design. They substituted a star for the cross, symbolizing Liberia's status as the only independent Western-style state in Africa.
Because of the country's low agricultural production and poor household incomes, Liberia has suffered from chronic food insecurity since the civil war. Healthcare systems are also struggling to recover and the Ebola epidemic of 2014 proved that the system was still too weak.
Facts About the Republic of Liberia
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