When Liberia reopened its borders earlier this year after the Ebola outbreak came under control, many people thought it was premature with the virus still rife in Sierra Leone and Guinea.
Liberia Reopens its Borders
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View of Ganta, Nimba County, northern Liberia, April 7, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)
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Across this rough road, called the Small Ganta Main Street, is the Ebola free zone of Small Ganta, Liberia, April 7, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)
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Nimba County Inspector, Reginald Mehn, Liberia, April 7, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)
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People sitting under a mango tree at dusk in a small community, one the worst affected communities of Ganta, Liberia, April 7, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)