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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>These images are being published just minutes ahead of a planned internet outage across West Africa, including Liberia. Question: for 10 hours straight, without internet connectivity, what would you find yourself doing?<\/p>\n

You can thank us for asking. From the looks of it, these guys have quite the suggestion. Surfing in Robertsport, rated as one of the top 10 surfing spots in the world and, according to those who know, the place has the best waves in West Africa!<\/p>\n

In this photo essay, Photojournalist Carielle Doe captures incredible shots of these African surfers at the Liberia Leg of the first-ever Africa Surf Tour, as they challenge the waves \u2014 and each other \u2014 near lumps of volcanic rocks sticking out of the water.<\/p>\n

And they make it look so easy.<\/p>\n

The Africa Surf Tour is a multi-nation tournament an the brainchild of one of Africa\u2019s most famous surfers, Oumar Seye.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re up to it, you have at least 10 hours to kill. The Africa Surf Tour 2024 Liberia edition is over, but the waves don\u2019t stop. Robertsport calls!<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Liberia Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. These images are being published just minutes ahead of a planned internet outage across West Africa, including Liberia. Question: for 10 hours straight, without internet connectivity, what would you find yourself doing? You can thank us for asking. From the looks of it, these guys have quite the suggestion. 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