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
![Jamesetta Munah Cooper works at the YMCA in Ganta, Liberia, April 7, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/6fb78343-238d-4625-b6ea-cd4eb81a1ae2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Jamesetta Munah Cooper works at the YMCA in Ganta, Liberia, April 7, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)
![A house in Small Ganta which was one of the worst affected communities in Ganta, Liberia, April 7, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/51274367-54e3-4a58-b630-44653b64739e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A house in Small Ganta which was one of the worst affected communities in Ganta, Liberia, April 7, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)
![Tarlee M. Vah, April 7, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/062e4897-bab0-40f2-952c-be5c37e0376f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tarlee M. Vah, April 7, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)