Liberia

Thousands of hospital staff fled Liberia during its brutal civil war. Channel 4 News reports on how the critical lack of anaesthetists is contributing to almost 2,000 women dying in childbirth a year.

A British lawyer for former Liberian President Charles Taylor has walked out of a war crimes trial. Courtenay Griffiths told Channel 4 News the judges had shown inflexibility which he found appalling.

Ongoing violence in the Ivory Coast, following the disputed election at the end of last year, has seen 20,000 flee across the border to Liberia. Jane Deith hears their stories of violence and abuse.

As the UN warns that violence in the aftermath of the Ivory Coast’s disputed election could reignite civil war, a charity tells Channel 4 News about the impending “serious humanitarian situation”.

Channel 4 News foreign editor Ben De Pear blogs on the involvement of Dr KA Paul in the Koran burning controversy in the United States.