Current situation Governments and local populations in the countries of asylum are generally hospitable to the Liberian refugees. Most of the refugees who fled to C te d'Ivoire and Guinea, some 90 percent of the total number of Liberian refugees, have settled among the local populations. Most of the Liberian refugees in Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone live in camps. The repatriation and reintegration of Liberians is conducted amid the difficult conditions of post-war Liberia. Natural and human resources, and physical and social infrastructures have been devastated during seven years of war.
Economic activities are extremely limited.
Income-earning potential is low and investment is minimal. In addition, political differences and tensions in the region further complicate the operation. For example, large numbers of Sierra Leonean refugees flooded into Vahun, where Liberian refugees are returning, and into Gueckedou, Guinea, which already hosts large numbers of Liberian refugees. Weather also influences the repatriation effort. The heavy rains that fall between May and October render the unpaved roads muddy and practically impassable.