A 15-member trade and medical delegation from Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, is currently in Liberia to explore investment possibilities and render humanitarian services to needy Liberians.

The end of 2003, it was clear that most foreign investments were not only bogus and exploitative but that they also fueled insecurity in the Ecowas subregion with Liberia as epicenter.

Business has been slow for many Ghanaian traders. They blame the situation on not only the influx of cheap Chinese products but also insufficient legal protection and corruption.

Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (Democrat - Illinois) has proposed legislation in the United States Congress which would authorize U.S. $225 million in assistance to Liberia over the five years from 2009 to 2013. In an interview with AllAfrica's François