Liberia: The Legacy of April 14 On Rice Production or the Lack of It in Liberia

Glass stores lining the prime business area of Camp Johnson Road were being smashed, and stores were being looted as young people ran in the streets chanting slogans calling for the downfall of the government, while some hooligans had a field day looting private businesses.

Government soldiers were firing live shots into the skies, and some were even firing directly into the crowd of demonstrators in central Monrovia, killing and wounding many people. The government seemed on the brink of falling….