Liberia and "Right of Return" (à la Israel)

The African country of Liberia was set up by Americans as a sort of homeland for freed slaves of African descent, similar to how the modern state of Israel was created for the Jews. Liberia accepted thousands of African-American and Afro-Caribbean immigrants in the decades after its establishment.

I know that Israel continues to actively welcome Jewish immigrants, granting them citizenship. Does Liberia also continue to actively accept African-American and Afro-Caribbean immigrants? How easy is it nowadays for American blacks (compared to people of other races and citizenships) to settle in Liberia?

Why on earth would anyone want to live in Liberia if they didn’t have to?

Looks like it.

Indeed. Hmm… where should I emigrate? Somalia, Irak, North-Korea, Liberia? Difficult choice…

Besides, I believe there are issues between the descendants of people who came back from the USA (who got the upper hand) and the descendants of the local population. I don’t know how serious are these tensions. Though anyway, even if they had been killing each other ( and maybe they did) it would still be a drop of water in a bucket given the recent history of Liberia.

No it doesn’t. What you quoted shows only that being of an African race is a prerequisite to acquiring Liberian citizenship; it doesn’t state that it is the only requirement. For all we know it’s just as difficult for a black American to acquire Liberian citizenship as it is for her to acquire Swiss citizenship.

Apparently at least some people. The distinguished African-American actor John Amos lived there for several periods in his life. It was largely because of this experience that he was selected for a starring role in the Roots television miniseries.

They’re extremely serious–about as serious as the tension between Arabs and Jews in Palestine, and for similar reasons.

As one of many quotes which could be posted,

The coup of 1980 is generally regarded as the end of the domination of Americo-Liberians, although they have exercised some influence in the ensuing civil wars and successor regimes.

Since (a) the demise of institutionalized segregation in the Americas; (b) the overthrow of the Americo-Liberians in 1980; and (c) the country’s descent into anarchy and civil war; Liberia has obviously been much less attractive as a destination for immigrants. I can’t speak as to the legalities, however; it may be that immigrants would still be welcome if there were any.

That was only a small part of the link.

If people were dispersed, they must have lived elsewhere. If they lived elsewhere and were black, it appears they are eligible for citizenship. A few searches indicate that Liberia does not recognize any dual citizenships.

Looking at Article 27 and 28 of the Liberian constitution:

It’s pretty ambiguous, I can’t tell if simply renouncing any other citizenship and being black is all that’s needed, or if that’s just for people with one Liberian parent who have another citizenship.