These two Liberians who fled civil war in the 1990s have been elected in U.S. elections - Face2Face Africa

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These two Liberians who fled civil war in the 1990s have been elected in U.S. elections - Face2Face Africa

Liberians are jumping for joy at the fact that two of their countrymen have clinched victories in the elections in the United States. Naquetta Ricks and Nathan Biah have won seats in the House of Representatives in Colorado and Rhode Island, respectively. Ricks, who fled Liberia during a civil war and gained refuge in the...

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