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A quilt fit for a queen

Posted at 1:11 7 Jul

Line drawing of former slave Martha Hicks in a newspaper

Penny Dale

BBC Africa

More than a century ago a former slave fulfilled her dream to meet Queen Victoria, taking with her a gift.

A former slave's gift for Queen Victoria

Posted at 18:32 6 Jul

How former slave Martha Ricks gifted a quilt to Queen Victoria

When former slave Martha Ann Erskine Ricks fulfilled her dream of meeting Queen Victoria, sailing from Liberia to England in 1892, she took with her a special gift for the monarch.

Morocco to become part of West Africa

Posted at 13:18 5 Jun

West Africa's regional body agrees to admit Morocco even though it shares no common borders.

Torture charge for Charles Taylor ex-wife

Posted at 13:13 3 Jun

Agnes Taylor pictured in the early 1990s

Agnes Reeves Taylor, ex-wife of the former Liberia leader, appears in a London court.

Woman arrested in Liberia torture probe

Posted at 13:59 1 Jun

The 51-year-old suspect was arrested in east London and a second property was also searched.

Liberia country profile

Posted at 11:05 11 Apr

Provides an overview of Liberia, including key events and facts about this West African country

Hero nurse 'died after Ebola prejudice'

Posted at 22:19 1 Mar

Front cover of Time Magazine with Person of the Year 2014

Salome Karwah was a Time magazine person of the year - but died after hospital neglect, her husband says.

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