Hotel Africa is the famous Hotel in Liberia that hosted the Organization of the African Unity Conference in 1979. the hotel was looted during the Liberian civil war
I'm a Liberian watching from Ghana. I've been feeling so much depressed since I started following your channel exploring those historical places in our country, Liberia about how much the civil war negatively impacted Liberia. I wish these places could be like before. Anyway, keep exploring and I hope for the very best of Mama Liberia. Thanks so much 🙏🙏
Good morning Mr. Emmanuel Y. Kortu, I am a Sierra Leonean_Liberian. I mean my mother is a Liberian and my father is a Sierra Leonean. But I got some academic background from both countries though I was born in Sierra Leone, Pujehun to be specific. I love listening to your program. And my grandma always think deeply when I share your videos with her taking it from her home town Bentol to this Hotel Africa and few others. I want to say thank you very much for this great job you are doing. With time the future leaders who may come across these videos will be inspire and move to making those situations what they auth to be. Once again thank you.
I love when he ask the question, how much will cost to renovate and he answered his own question. That's make me laugh. Great job by the way brother. Thank for all your videos#loveafrica
Eventually it will get better 😌 🙂 I remembered few years ago when you did the first video of this place, it was really deserted but at least someone is taking care of it a little.
Wow wow, I remember during my time in highschool at CWA, I had friends who parents were living at the villa. Mostly Taylor government officials. We always used to throw a pool party. Gus Negobe was a dutch dude who always own hotel Africa. Get it fact right. His kids used to go to BW Harris and CWA. Great place to hang out when were kids.
Gus Kouwenhoven was not the owner of the Hotel Africa. He was the manager. The hotel was built by the government of Liberia during the presidency of William R. Tolbert for the 1979 OAU conference hosted in Liberia.
I wonder why madam president Ellen didn't repairs the hotel I can remember during the civil war she said that Monrovia should be flattened and she will rebuild it what happened to the promise for the two terms you served?
Knowing this place before and seen it now make your heart bleed. I hope the Liberian learned a lesson from what so called revolution because this revolution was not about improving the life of the Liberian people rather all about greed and power resulting of destroyed the little things Liberia used to have and deeping the struggle and poverty of the people.hope the Liberian, realize the best way for changes is through the ballet box by electing genuine and honest people who have real plans not who rob butter on your lips during election.
All this happens because they do not want Liberia to develop and look good like other Africa country', we all , see what this going on in this promise land of mother Africa 🌍. The good God has destroy all wicket power over Africa. Peace am black and white one love 😍
Government can't do everything. That's why the concert of Public-Private Partnership Investment is a viable option to pursue in Liberia for developing facilities like Hotel Africa
Man, I am Vasco viewing places in Liberia from youtube. I don’t believed it because I lived at St. Paul Bridge (the Town is near the St. Paul river. So we called the Town St. Paul Bridge) before the war, as children, we always goes to Hotel Africa to look at the white people and I do remember the Manager a fat white man was haven White BMW 7series doing those days in the 80’s. I missed that place a lot when again.
Did you say renovation? You meant demolish and rebuild. That building is done. 4 iconic structures in Liberia that is in a state of disarray are, Edward J Roye building, Ducor, unity conference center and Hotel Africa.
Structural engineers will have to study the structures' integrity to confirm if the four iconic buildings still hold up or not. Until then, every statement is simply an option and opinion is not fact; it's subjective
Say someone who has worked in Commercial construction. A magnitude 1 earthquake will bring that building down. She belongs to Mother Nature at this stage trust me on that
@@ciwoza6985, Liberians are very interesting people. I was hired from the US to come work for a government education institution in Liberia. But when I arrived, there was no office to sit in and no computer to work with. These resources were promised during the hiring process but never available. The work environment wasn't conducive to work with in as politics took over a lot of what I was hired to do. Therefore, after one year, I resigned, returned to the US, and immediately a large gov university in the Midwest of the US spotted me, hired me, and has since retained me for nearly 10 years, facilitating efforts to bring hundreds of millions of dollars to the university. My story is only one of the hundred stories of professional Liberians in the diaspora who came to Liberia to work but faced similar barriers, resigned, and returned to the US. The US is great because in part it is excellent at spotting, hiring, retaining, and empowering talents from all over the world.
It’ll take at least $1B to scrape and rebuild. If the politicians can stop their corrupt ways, maybe we can put $1Mil aside each year to reach that goal. We can simply levy more tax on all those ships carrying Liberian flag and this project can start in 5 years.
Call me crazy if you want;: though there was a civil war, believe that Liberia was meanly destroyed by The SO-CALLED FOREIGN HELPERS, who said they came to make peace, while looting and carrying away things by ship to their country. Even down to the electric poles and wires were all taken away; (Just to name a few). Though Liberia was not develop as other neighboring countries, it was peaceful; it used USD one to one, that gave it the name SMALL AMERICA. People came from all over Africa and other parts of the world to Liberia for the dollars. And you know what? Our sister countries were jealous of that. So many of them even traveled with Liberian passports.
I'm a Liberian watching from Ghana.
I've been feeling so much depressed since I started following your channel exploring those historical places in our country, Liberia about how much the civil war negatively impacted Liberia. I wish these places could be like before. Anyway, keep exploring and I hope for the very best of Mama Liberia.
Thanks so much 🙏🙏
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Good morning Mr. Emmanuel Y. Kortu, I am a Sierra Leonean_Liberian. I mean my mother is a Liberian and my father is a Sierra Leonean. But I got some academic background from both countries though I was born in Sierra Leone, Pujehun to be specific. I love listening to your program. And my grandma always think deeply when I share your videos with her taking it from her home town Bentol to this Hotel Africa and few others. I want to say thank you very much for this great job you are doing. With time the future leaders who may come across these videos will be inspire and move to making those situations what they auth to be. Once again thank you.
Easy to turn into many Large Luxury Condos. Does not have to be torn down. Solid Concrete. Great location. Huge potential.
🎉🎉🎉Thank you for such a noble great job for Mama Liberia
I stayed at this hotel for a week or so (can't remember exactly) in Oct/Nov'1998 or 1999!
Thank you Emmanuel and the team for all what you do talking about the untold story.
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I love when he ask the question, how much will cost to renovate and he answered his own question. That's make me laugh. Great job by the way brother. Thank for all your videos#loveafrica
Eventually it will get better 😌 🙂
I remembered few years ago when you did the first video of this place, it was really deserted but at least someone is taking care of it a little.
War is a very bad thing
Love the content 🤘🏼 Good day from America 🇺🇸
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Wow wow, I remember during my time in highschool at CWA, I had friends who parents were living at the villa. Mostly Taylor government officials. We always used to throw a pool party. Gus Negobe was a dutch dude who always own hotel Africa. Get it fact right. His kids used to go to BW Harris and CWA. Great place to hang out when were kids.
Not Gus Negobe, but Gus Kouwenhoven!
Gus Kouwenhoven was not the owner of the Hotel Africa. He was the manager. The hotel was built by the government of Liberia during the presidency of William R. Tolbert for the 1979 OAU conference hosted in Liberia.
I wonder why madam president Ellen didn't repairs the hotel I can remember during the civil war she said that Monrovia should be flattened and she will rebuild it what happened to the promise for the two terms you served?
The waters were so deep to swim,she started with civil servants salary arrears etc...there was backlog.
Mr. Raw thanks for the drone video kudos
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I visited this hotel in 99. It was still very functional. Really can’t believe this is how it looks like now. Love from Nigeria
Thank you so much bro
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Knowing this place before and seen it now make your heart bleed. I hope the Liberian learned a lesson from what so called revolution because this revolution was not about improving the life of the Liberian people rather all about greed and power resulting of destroyed the little things Liberia used to have and deeping the struggle and poverty of the people.hope the Liberian, realize the best way for changes is through the ballet box by electing genuine and honest people who have real plans not who rob butter on your lips during election.
That is the effect of war
Thank you for the tour. Unfortunate condition.
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All this happens because they do not want Liberia to develop and look good like other Africa country', we all , see what this going on in this promise land of mother Africa 🌍. The good God has destroy all wicket power over Africa. Peace am black and white one love 😍
Man shut up Liberians did it too them selfs
Who is they? Liberia’s collapse was self-induced - bigoted Americo-Liberians and incompetent indigenous Liberians.
War is not good at all
Wow my country
seems Liberia was once a good place to live, but wars destroyed lives, property, and beauty of the country
Government can't do everything. That's why the concert of Public-Private Partnership Investment is a viable option to pursue in Liberia for developing facilities like Hotel Africa
Man, I am Vasco viewing places in Liberia from youtube. I don’t believed it because I lived at St. Paul Bridge (the Town is near the St. Paul river. So we called the Town St. Paul Bridge) before the war, as children, we always goes to Hotel Africa to look at the white people and I do remember the Manager a fat white man was haven White BMW 7series doing those days in the 80’s. I missed that place a lot when again.
This the sad reality
Did you say renovation? You meant demolish and rebuild. That building is done. 4 iconic structures in Liberia that is in a state of disarray are, Edward J Roye building, Ducor, unity conference center and Hotel Africa.
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No brother I strongly disagree with you because those buildings are still in good condition and their foundation are %100 durable
Would require Engineering Study and assessment.
Structural engineers will have to study the structures' integrity to confirm if the four iconic buildings still hold up or not. Until then, every statement is simply an option and opinion is not fact; it's subjective
When I have money I will come back home and work on that place
How many acres of land was this hotel built on?
Such a beautiful hotel it use to bec❤
Yes it was!
Mr, Kortu this was updated up to 2003 we when to club there from 1999 to 2002 and it was damaged in 2003
Sorry that area was up to date 1999 to 2003 it was damaged by the armed from Guinea
Hotel Africa, Ducor hotel, EJ Roye building, former presidents estates etc. Liberia doesn't know how to generate capital.
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Why in Liberia there are so manies buildings left behind without renovating them. They could bring more money to the country if they were converted.
Why can't they rebuild such kind of a big hotel
😭 😭
This hotel cannot be renovated it has to be knocked down and rebuild
Says who ?
Say someone who has worked in Commercial construction. A magnitude 1 earthquake will bring that building down. She belongs to Mother Nature at this stage trust me on that
I'm curious, any plans to return to Liberia and help your people, you have required skills, build, create jobs, make money, politics.
@@ciwoza6985, Liberians are very interesting people. I was hired from the US to come work for a government education institution in Liberia.
But when I arrived, there was no office to sit in and no computer to work with. These resources were promised during the hiring process but never available. The work environment wasn't conducive to work with in as politics took over a lot of what I was hired to do.
Therefore, after one year, I resigned, returned to the US, and immediately a large gov university in the Midwest of the US spotted me, hired me, and has since retained me for nearly 10 years, facilitating efforts to bring hundreds of millions of dollars to the university.
My story is only one of the hundred stories of professional Liberians in the diaspora who came to Liberia to work but faced similar barriers, resigned, and returned to the US.
The US is great because in part it is excellent at spotting, hiring, retaining, and empowering talents from all over the world.
😢😢😢
It’ll take at least $1B to scrape and rebuild. If the politicians can stop their corrupt ways, maybe we can put $1Mil aside each year to reach that goal. We can simply levy more tax on all those ships carrying Liberian flag and this project can start in 5 years.
i would like to invest as well contact me
"Be still and watch The Most High Yah work"....Psalm 46.
Hello
Call me crazy if you want;: though there was a civil war, believe that Liberia was meanly destroyed by
The SO-CALLED FOREIGN HELPERS, who said they came to make peace, while looting and carrying away things by ship to their country.
Even down to the electric poles and wires were all taken away;
(Just to name a few).
Though Liberia was not develop as other neighboring countries, it was peaceful; it used USD one to one, that gave it the name SMALL AMERICA.
People came from all over Africa and other parts of the world to Liberia for the dollars.
And you know what? Our sister countries were jealous of that.
So many of them even traveled with Liberian passports.
Typical 😢