MONROVIA, Sept. 23 -- Rain and tears marked a chaotic morning at More Than Me Academy on Tuesday as a court-ordered eviction forced hundreds of students out of their classrooms at the all-girls school on Ashmun Street in central Monrovia.

By J.H. Webster Clayeh, websterclayeh@frontpageafricaonline.com

The eviction came amid a heavy downpour, disrupting classes as students were reportedly ordered to gather their books and leave the premises shortly after arriving for the school day.

Teachers had not yet begun classes, while students had little time to collect their belongings before being forced to vacate the building. The development is the latest turn in a long-running legal dispute over ownership of the property, which has been occup...