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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Liberian educational system is said to be suffering from the shock of the decade-long civil war, an official of the Ministry of Education has said in Monrovia.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Massive preparations are being planned in Monrovia by certain elements within the Mandingo Community to stage a non-violent street demonstration in protest to the prolonged detention in Guinea of the former presidential candidate for the Progressive Democratic Party for Liberia (PROTEMP), Mr.Sekou Demante Conneh.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
MONROVIA, Liberia -- Liberia's truth and reconciliation commission recommended Thursday that ex-President Charles Taylor and seven other former warlords be prosecuted for crimes against humanity for their alleged roles in the West African country's civil war.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Massive preparations are being planned in Monrovia by certain elements within the Mandingo Community to stage a non-violent street demonstration in protest to the prolonged detention in Guinea of the former presidential candidate for the Progressive Democratic Party for Liberia (PROTEMP), Mr. Sekou Demante Conneh.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
The Liberian educational system is said to be suffering from the shock of the decade-long civil war, an official of the Ministry of Education has said in Monrovia.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Myaha Johnson sits with her family beneath a flimsy shelter of black plastic, looking with despair at the charred remains of what used to be their home. Mary Broh, Monrovia's controversial mayor-designate, had just swept through the neighbourhood with her task force, vigorously tearing down residential structures along the back road, including their own.
Worldfocus (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Unemployment rates in the U.S. and Canada are approaching double digits, but these figures pale to Liberia's, where the official unemployment rate stands at 85 percent. A Worldfocus contributing blogger in Monrovia describes how most Liberians get by, even if they are not formally employed.
World Food Program (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Five years after a destructive 14-year war, formidable challenges still hinder Liberia’s drive to recovery. Poverty is pervasive while food insecurity and malnutrition are widespread. Maternal and child mortality rates are staggering and the gross enrolment ratio indicator, as per the 2008 Human Development Report, ranks Liberia 147th out of 157 countries. The very complex operational environment,...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
The Public Information Section of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has awarded certificates to 11 Liberian journalists as 'trainers' following a weeklong intensive training program in Monrovia.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
The Ministry of Finance through the Department of the Budget yesterday, June 25, 2009, began a two-day workshop on budget execution for sector heads and budget analysts in Monrovia.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
UN Envoy, Ellen Margrethe Løj has said that the handing over of new training facilities is a sign that efforts are being redoubled to train the Liberian National Police and to achieve the goal of a well and fully-functional democratic force. She made these remarks during the handing over ceremony of a seven classroom-building at the National Police Training Academy in Paynesville, Monrovia on...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
In the closing stage of the Liberian civil war, when Monrovia was under siege and the elected government of President Charles Taylor threw in the towel, Liberian peace stakeholders then meeting in Accra, Ghana, to rescue the nation resolved to stop fighting and seek reconciliation.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
UN Envoy, Ellen Margrethe Løj has said that the handing over of new training facilities is a sign that efforts are being redoubled to train the Liberian National Police and to achieve the goal of a well and fully-functional democratic force. She made these remarks during the handing over ceremony of a seven classroom-building at the National Police Training Academy in Paynesville, Monrovia on...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
In the closing stage of the Liberian civil war, when Monrovia was under siege and the elected government of President Charles Taylor threw in the towel, Liberian peace stakeholders then meeting in Accra, Ghana, to rescue the nation resolved to stop fighting and seek reconciliation. They chose the palava-hut style true telling, forgiveness seeking, forgiveness granting, and fence-mending process to...
EarthWire Africa RSS News Feed (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
The Acting Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Jerome Nyenkan, has disclosed that the World Bank has given Liberia US$3.5M for its Costal Defense program which will target three cities including Monrovia, the capital City of Liberia, Buchanan, the Capital of Grand Bassa County and Robertsport, the Capital of Grand Cape Mount County.
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