Society | Human rights
Sierra Leone judge takes over Taylor case
afrol News, 2 November - Jon Kamanda, a Sierra Leonean judge, has taken over as the new President of the UN-backed war crimes court that also presides over the case against Liberian ex-Dictator Charles Taylor. Mr Kamenda is the first local to lead the special court.
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Politics | Human rights | Society | Culture - Arts
Young Liberians to audition for top music award
afrol News, 7 October - Young people across Liberia will get their shot at fame as national auditions get under way for a televised music contest in the West African country, the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) announced today as it helped launched the event. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Society | Human rights
New UN trained special police graduate in Liberia
afrol News, 7 September - Respect for human rights must be central to police work, a senior United Nations official in Liberia has told the new members of an elite unit within the West African country's police force as she warned them never to misuse their strength and power. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Society
Liberian security and peace gains still fragile, Ban
afrol News, 18 August - Liberia continues to make significant progress in consolidating peace after more than a decade of civil war, but the gains remain fragile, especially with regard to security, rule of law and job creation, according to the latest United Nations report on the work of peacekeepers in the country. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Society
Liberia’s threshold programme approved
afrol News, 24 July - The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has approved Liberia's Threshold Country Programme (TCP), approving the government to take design of the Liberia Threshold Programme to the next stage. Read more
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Politics | Human rights | Society
Liberian president angered by TRC report
afrol News, 7 July - The Liberian presidency is outraged by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s recommendations seeking to ban President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf from holding public office for 30 years, for allegedly backing rebels during the country’s brutal civil war. Read more
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Environment - Nature | Economy - Development | Society
WB approves $3.5 million climate change fund for Liberia
afrol News, 26 June - The World Bank has approved US$3.5 million for Liberia for its Costal Defense programme which will target three cities including Monrovia, the capital City of Liberia and two other major cities in the country, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) communiqué has said. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Travel - Leisure
US govt blocks new flights to Kenya, Liberia
afrol News, 4 June - The recently announced new air connections between the United States and Nairobi (Kenya) and Monrovia (Liberia) have been blocked by the US Department for Homeland Security, citing security concerns. Kenyan and Liberian authorities see their tourism aspirations frustrated.
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Economy - Development | Travel - Leisure
Liberia gets direct air link to US
afrol News, 22 May - If major foreign investments are a sign of a normalised economy and society, Liberia can celebrate a major milestone. The US giant Delta Air Lines today announced it will open a direct air link between Monrovia and New York next month.
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Human rights | Society | Politics
Taylor's acquittal plea thrown out
afrol News, 4 May - The Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone judges, have today rejected an application for acquittal by former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, ordering the trial to resume on 29 June. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Society
Liberia successfully completes old debt buy back deal
afrol News, 16 April - Liberia has significantly reduced its foreign debt by buying back $1.2 billion in outstanding government debt at a discount of nearly 97 percent of face value, the steepest ever negotiated on developing country commercial debt, the country has announced today. Read more
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Politics | Human rights | Society
Lawyers seek Taylor’s acquittal
afrol News, 6 April - The former Liberian President Charles Taylor's lawyers are seeking the leader’s acquittal saying there is no evidence linking him as a key instigator of the 10-year civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society
Liberia Senate chief resigns
afrol News, 17 March - Liberian head of Senate Isaac Nyenabo has resigned from his post after being accused of corruption by the country’s members of parliament. His resignation follows the passage last Thursday of a resolution signed by 23 of the 30 members of the Senate demanding the resignation of the entire leadership of the Senate. Read more
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» 04.12.2008 - Liberia president calls for strategies to fight rife corruption
» 28.11.2008 - Liberian judiciary wrestle media freedom
» 12.11.2008 - Seven new US-Africa flight routes planned
» 10.11.2008 - Jordan adds more support to UN police in Liberia
» 20.10.2008 - Clearing Liberia of Marijuana an uphill battle
» 29.08.2008 - Major boost for Liberia palm oil farmers
» 28.08.2008 - Warlord reveals his part in Burkina Faso coup
» 26.08.2008 - Liberia begins anti-graft war
» 23.07.2008 - Taylor accused of starving Nigerian journalists to death
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