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West Africa: Trans-Sahara Pipeline to Send Gas to Europe

Three African countries yesterday signed an accord to build a $10 billion trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking vast reserves in Nigeria to Europe.

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Attack Chevron oil manifold - militants

Nigeria's main militant group have said that it had sabotaged one of Chevron's crude oil pipeline junction points in the Niger Delta, the second attack in as many days.

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Senegal: Violence in Casamance Theatens Livelihoods

In Senegal's Casamance region one youth remains missing five days after armed men attacked a group of people collecting cashews, one of the region's main cash crops.

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Africa: President Sirleaf's Intervention Propels 13th AU Marathon Sessions

Discussions at the 13th Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government, ran well into the early hours of Friday morning, as Leaders deliberated in marathon sessions to reach consensus on crucial issues which earlier threatened to stall the sessions. The issue centered on procedural matters affecting the agenda as well as the question of sovereignty as the leaders discussed an African Union Government....

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Liberia: Truth Commission Calls for Prosecutions

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Liberia has finally concluded public hearings and submitted a report of its works with recommendations.

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Gambian court detains seven journos, again

The arrests of seven journalists have been condemned by global press freedom groups.

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Russia/US: Obama Should Press Medvedev on Rights at Summit

President Barack Obama should signal clearly to people in Russia when he visits Moscow on July 6, 2009, that human rights in their country remain one of his administration's central concerns, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

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Liberia: Sekou Conneh Is Treated As A Guinean

Reacting to public outcries relative to the reticence of the Liberian Government on the detention of Sekou Conneh in Guinea, former leader of one of the warring factions in Liberia, Information Minister Dr. Laurence Bropleh has set the record straight, saying that the detained Conneh is being treated as Guinean national and not a Liberian citizen.

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Liberia: ?Make Torture A Crime?

An executive of the New Deal Movement, Professor Alaric K. Tokpa is suggesting and appealing to the National Legislature, Liberia’s lawmaking boy, to consider making ‘Torture’ a crime in Liberia.

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Liberia: Senate Finally Passes "Threshold Bill'

After failing on two occasions to pass the much-talked about and somehow controversial Threshold Bill, the Liberian Senate yesterday concurred with the House of Representatives to pass the bill, but with modification and condition that no county get not less than two seats.

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Liberia: Bishop Oyedepo Due In Country

This paper has reliably learned that the President of the LIVING Faith Church Worldwide, commonly known as the Winners Chapel International, Bishop David Oyedepo will make an apostolic visit to Liberia from July 20-22, 2009.

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Liberia: Country Far From Reconciliation

As The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has come to the end of its mandate and made its report to the National Legislature, the Chairman on Reconciliation at the House of Representative, Representative Wesseh Blamoh of Grand Kru County has said the country is still far from achieving total reconciliation.

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Liberia: ?Progressives Must Apologize?

Activities of group of learned Liberians who called themselves “the progressive” have once again come under the microscopic spotlight of a Liberian journalist, James S. King.

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Liberia: ?Mansonate-craft? Re-established In Bomi

The Bomi County Branch of the Manson-craft in Liberia has been reopened with a commitment from the Corinthian Lodge Number 18 Ancient Freemasonry (A.F) and Ancient Modern Masonry (A.M) of Bomi County to embark on a surgical outreach in Tubmanburg free of charge

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West Africa: Another Stab at the 'Resource Curse'

In Africa billions of dollars from oil, gas and mining revenues go missing, leaving populations dependent on international assistance, according to a new report on natural resource use on the continent.

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Non-food biofuel and the future of alternative energy in West Africa

A ll over West Africa, costs are rising. Ghana's inflation is at a ten-year high. At 18.4 per cent, experts are predicting that it might well reach 25 per cent by year end if oil prices continue rising. The prices of most stables in the country have doubled in the last six months. Bus and taxi fares in Accra cost 30 per cent more than what obtained six months ago. Presently, a gallon of petrol costs