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World Service,08 Jul 2023,26 mins

Looking for the Liberian sister I left behind

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Helene Cooper grew up in Liberia, fled during a bloody military coup and arrived in the US as a child refugee. Her background inspired her to become a journalist but there was one question that still needed to be answered: what had happened to the adopted sister she’d left behind? Helene spoke to Outlook in 2019. Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 Presenters: Andrea Kennedy and Emily Webb (Photo: Eunice (in striped dress) and Helene Cooper (with sunglasses). Credit: Helene Cooper)

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