In this book, Agbogu brings to the fore the already dwindled echoes from the horrendous Liberian war which up till today still has its debilitating grip, and its suffocating effects, on the country.

A recent editorial boldly declared that "Liberia is too rich to be poor." The sentiment is true--but the conclusion is incomplete. Liberia's poverty is not a mystery, a coincidence, or a natural ...