Liberia was in the international news in the recent times for:

Liberia attracted international attention primarily because of its prolonged and devastating civil wars that killed and displaced large numbers of people. The United Nations established UNMIL in 2003 following the Second Liberian Civil War to monitor the ceasefire and support stabilization efforts [1]. Reports estimate hundreds of thousands uprooted during the conflicts (about 700,000 displaced by mid-2003), and the conflict’s regional impact and humanitarian crisis drew sustained global concern; former President Charles Taylor was indicted and removed from power amid these events [3]. U.S. and background country profiles also describe a 14-year period of civil war (1989–2003) that shattered Liberia’s economy and society [4].

Sources

1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Mission_in_Liberia
2. [2] https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/west-africas-refugee-crisis-spills-across-many-borders
3. [3] https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/RL/PDF/RL33185/RL33185.29.pdf
4. [4] https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/6618.htm