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Former President Digs Into Taylor Bloody Past
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On the second day of his testimony, ex-Liberian President Moses Blah has told the war crimes court in The Hague that former President Charles Taylor rejected complaints from Sierra Leone rebels about atrocities committed by his fighters.Mr. Blah said RUF rebel leader Foday Sankoh personally complained to Mr. Taylor about the rape, looting and killings committed allegedly ...
President Koroma Wants Good Governance In MRU
16 May 2008
Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma has stressed the promotion of good governance within the Mano River Union (MRU) so as to make it more credible in meeting the needs of its peoples.President Koroma said with the promotion of good governance, peace, stability and democracy would be sustained in the region.
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Johnson-Sirleaf Recommends Rice Production
16 May 2008
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has told leaders of the Mano River Union (MRU) that the region must focus on the production of rice as a way to confront the global food crisis.She said MRU countries should consider a set of strategies and operational plans designed recently by MRU Agriculture Ministers to tackle this emerging challenge.
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Subverting the LTA Must Be Discouraged
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The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), the regulatory agency established by an Act of the National Legislature in 2007, and the four GSM companies operating in the industry, have been wrangling in the last two weeks. The fuss is over an attempt by the LTA to standardize licensing requirements as mandated by the Act establishing it. Specifically, the regulator established a deadline of May...
Charles Taylor Trial Advances At Sustained Pace
15 May 2008
The testimonies of the prosecution witnesses in the trial of Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia, have been advancing at a sustained pace since January with 26 witnesses out of list of 72 , have already appeared on the stand of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) without interruption.Shortly after the arrest of the former head of state in April 2006, in Nige...
Mano River Union Vows to Sustain Peace
16 May 2008
The original Mano River Union (MRU) members, comprising Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone have vowed to promote Peace and Security within their region.The MRU leaders, at the end of a one-day Summit in Monrovia also reiterated their profound gratitude to the international community for the support in their effort aimed at ensuring that peace and stability are consolidated ...
Blah Gives More Details
16 May 2008
Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor rejected complaints from Sierra Leone rebels about atrocities committed by his fighters, his ex-deputy has said.The RUF rebels were notorious for mutilating civilians but their leader Foday Sankoh complained to Mr Taylor about Liberian troops, said Moses Blah.
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Over 40 Arrested in Maryland Dispute
16 May 2008
Following the arrest and subsequent detention of 42 persons over a land dispute in Maryland County, 15 persons have been formally charged and are awaiting court trial while there is no information about the remaining 27 people who have not yet been charged.According to reports from the county, a high-powered delegation from the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), the Liberia Natio...
Living With Fistula
15 May 2008
Of 600 rape victims recently interviewed by a Liberian non-governmental organisation, 90 percent of the women were found to be suffering from fistulas - a vaginal tear which results in loss of bladder control and social stigmatisation.Aid workers say the statistic, provided by the Women of Liberia Peace Network (WOLPNET) from surveys conducted in April 2008, shows the hor...
Cote d'Ivore Joins MRU Today
15 May 2008
La Cote d'Ivore will today become the fourth member state of the Mano River Union (MRU) when a one-day summit of Heads of State and Government of the MRU gets underway in Monrovia, with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf chairing.The Monrovia summit will among other issues, consider concrete measures aimed at strengthening the Union's secretariat.
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