Ethnic Tensions in Liberia's National Identity Crisis: Problems and Possibilities
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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor claimed Tuesday he was indicted for war crimes as part of a U.S. "regime change" plan to gain control of West African oil reserves, in a typically defiant
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Alpha blogs about the trial of the former President of Sierra Leone: “Charles Taylor today accused Britain of transporting arms to Sierra Leone in violation of a United Nations arms embargo on the country, and of using him as a scapegoat by falsely accusing him of responsibility for the flow of arms into the country.”
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Prosecutors told Charles Taylor that he had "reason to lie" during his four months of testimony which he had spent rebutting charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his alleged role in crimes during Sierra Leone's brutal conflict — and that he needed to prepare to be "honest" in cross-examination, which started today in The Hague.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Charles Taylor decided to leave the Liberian presidency for asylum in Nigeria because he wanted peace in his West African homeland, he today told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Liberia's development and reconstruction agenda, the Lift Liberia (Poverty Reduction Strategy), has gotten the much-needed boost with the three branches of Government meeting face-to-face for the first time with donors, the private sector and representatives of civil society organizations to discuss progress on implementation of the 90 Day Action Plan and lend their unwavering supports to the implementation...
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Liberia's Health and Social Welfare Minister Dr. Walter Gwenigale ha extended invitation to members of the West African College of Physicians (WACP) for full employment by the government of Liberia.
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The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas has expressed his appreciation to the government of Liberia for appointing Dr. Al-Hassan Conteh as its Permanent Representative to ECOWAS.
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Liberia's President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has received a delegation sent by President Mamadou Tandja of Niger on a special mission. During closed door discussions Tuesday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the head of the delegation Prime Minister Sem Ali Badjo Gamatie, delivered a special message on behalf of the Nigerien President.
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President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said Sunday that Liberia's development has been greatly impacted by the measures implemented by China under the China-Africa Cooperation initiative.
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Voters Tuesday massively shun the Montserrado County senatorial by-election polls, sending clear signals of disenchantment with the political process and elected politicians with implications for the crucial 2011 presidential and legislative elections.
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The National Elections Commission has put the total number of registered voters participating in the November 10 by-election at 473, 923, against an earlier figure of 496, 000, which it said was an error.
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The chair of the National Elections Commission (NEC), Mr. James Fromayan, says he has informed police and UNMIL of threats on his life, including threats on family members, emanating from Congress of Democratic Change (CDC).
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The Liberia Civil Society Election Observer Coalition yesterday expressed concern about "the slow progress and the general disorganization observed so far in the Montserrado County senatorial by-elections."
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Nigeria's President at the time Chief Olusegun Obasanjo told him lies and encouraged him to go on a mysterious journey that led to his arrest as he approached this country's border with Chad, former Liberian President Charles Taylor said at The Hague yesterday.
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President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf bulldozed her way to power using her background as political activist, advocate of social-economic justice, and trailblazer with proven local and international credentials.
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wellbeingnewseditor | 09/26/2009
Wellbeing Newsline: World > Edited by Nick Adams: The United Nations [UN] envoy to Liberia, Ellen Margrethe Løj, has stressed the need for greater awareness and behavioural changes to combat sexual exploitation and abuse within the country’s schools system; and she went on to reiterated the commitment that the UN made to help the West African nation in its efforts to meet these objectives... Wellbeing...
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