Liberian News

Umaru Swaray, 'Alone and Isolated by Other Refugees'

Liberian News - 7 hours 58 min ago
Umaru Swaray, 33, was a child soldier during Liberia's civil war. Separated from his family, he walked for months crossing the continent to Uganda, searching for his family, who had escaped the war. He found them in Kampala in 2004 - on the day they were leaving for the Netherlands.
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Witness Says Sierra Leonean Rebel Forces Were Trained in Country

Liberian News - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 3:37am
A 300-strong force of Liberians and Sierra Leoneans were based in Liberia and trained under a top Sierra Leonean rebel leader before attacking Sierra Leone in 1991, a protected Liberian witness told the Special Court for Sierra Leone today.  Former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, however, denies knowledge of Sierra Leonean rebels training in his country.
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Muslim Women On Civic Education

Liberian News - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 9:44am
The United Muslim Women Advocacy and Empowerment Organization has concluded a one day Civic Education forum for local women in the Red Hill Community in Virginia, Monrovia.
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JPC On GAC Back

Liberian News - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 9:44am
In its Annual Situation Report on Liberia issued last week, the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) casted doubt on the corruption picture of Liberia as presented by critics and adapted by some members of the international community in their dealings with Liberia.
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NEC Assesses Rural Magistrate Offices

Liberian News - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 9:44am
As part of pre-planning activities ahead of the 2011 Presidential and General elections, the National Elections Commission (NEC) and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) have embarked on a joint week long assessment mission of NEC Elections Magistrate Offices in Central and South Eastern Liberia.
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Fake Documents Surface At Fibank

Liberian News - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 9:35am
Strange developments are said to be evolving at the First International Bank (FiBANK), management has said, in the form of a calculated counterfeiting of the bank's logo, vouchers and others by those said to be criminal-minded individuals, with the aim of tarnishing the bank's record.
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Witness Says, Foday Sankoh Wanted To Free Sierra Leoneans From Politicians

Liberian News - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 8:11am
Sierra Leone’s top rebel leader waged a war on the West African country in 1991 to free the people from the misery of the country’s politicians, a Sierra Leonean witness testifying for Charles Taylor told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today in The Hague.
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Foreign Countries Prevented Taylor From Liberating Country

Liberian News - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 5:58am
Foreign countries interfered in Charles Taylor's revolution in Liberia and prevented the former president from liberating his people, a witness in Mr. Taylor's defense told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today.
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