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Happy days are back in Monrovia

Locals relaxing at the CeCe beach on a Sunday

Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, which suffered the brunt of civil war in the 90s and at the turn of the century, is slowly coming back to life.

The country is slowly rising from the ravages of a horrific war and a near-dead economy. As reconstruction work gets underway, Liberian society can breathe a sigh of relief as life begins to return to normal.

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