Changsha City, Aug. 28 -- A growing number of Liberian students studying in China are expressing fear and uncertainty about returning home after graduation, citing the lack of job opportunities and unfair reductions in government stipends as major deterrents.

Speaking with FrontPage Africa in Changsha, Hunan Province, Edwina M. Kolleh, Coordinator of the Hunan Union of Liberian Students, made a passionate appeal to the government of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to take urgent steps in addressing the challenges faced by Liberian students abroad.

"We are calling on the government to create job opportunities for returning students-not only for those in China but those studying in other countries as well," said Kolleh, a Ph.D. candidate in...