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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor convicted of crimes against humanity
A victim watches the trial of Liberian ex-leader Charles Taylor (on screen) taking place in the Hague, inside the Special Court in Freetown on April 26, 2012.
FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE : Former Liberian President Charles Ghankay Taylor was convicted on Thursday on war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sierra Leone, prosecutors said.
The Special Court...
Liberian Journalist who wrote about genital mutilation forced into hiding
A woman journalist who reported on the practice of female genital mutilation in Liberia has gone into hiding after receiving death threats, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Mae Azango, a reporter for the daily “FrontPage Africa” and New Narratives, a project supporting independent media in Africa, published an article...
West Africa is STILL a hub for international drug trafficking
Whether Senegal, Liberia or Guinea-Bissau, West Africa has become the preferred route for international drug cartels to smuggle narcotics into Europe. It is estimated that the drug barons rake in some 680 million euros ($880 million) a year with their illegal activities, according to Yuri Fedotov, who heads the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...
In Pictures: Liberian Surfers
Scarred by two civil wars between 1989 and 2003, Liberia is still recovering from years of brutal conflict, but a fledgling tourism industry has emerged, along with a nascent surfing scene. Among surfers, the country is celebrated for its faultless point breaks and some world-class tubes.
Confusion Ahead of Liberia’s Presidential Run-Off
In Liberia, there is confusion ahead of Tuesday’s presidential run-off election because the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) party appears unable to decide whether it is boycotting the vote.
CDC candidate, former justice minister Winston Tubman, had called the first round of voting fraudulent, threatening to boycott the run-off...
Glamour: Miss World 2011
Miss World 2011 contestants (L-R) Miss South Africa Bokang Montjane, Miss Zimbabwe Malaika Mushandu, Miss Namibia Luzaan Van Wyk, Miss Sierra Leone Swadu Beckley, Miss Botswana Karabo Sampson, Miss Liberia Meenakshi Subramani, and Miss Nigeria Chichi Sylvia Nduka pose for photographers in front of the Houses of Parliament and the Big Ben clocktower...
Liberia opposition demands new election chief for run-off
MONROVIA — Liberia’s main opposition Congress for Democratic Change threatened Thursday to pull out of a presidential run-off poll if the head of the election commission is not changed.
The party, whose candidate Winston Tubman, 70, is hoping to unseat President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the November poll, has alleged fraud in a first round of...
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