Liberia Rebrands Itself as Cruise Destination
Cruise ship at the Freeport of Monrovia. (Photo: Bonnie Allen)
Liberia is trying to rebuild its tourism industry, almost 10 years after the country’s brutal civil war ended.
This week, it welcomed its largest group of tourists in decades, when a cruise ship docked in Monrovia. Bonnie Allen has the story.
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