Mandingo Caucus Wants Independent Inquiry On Lofa Crisis
Feb. 2, 2010
Hon. Musa Bility, President of the National Mandingo Caucus of Liberia
The National Mandingo Caucus of Liberia is calling on the Government of Liberia (GOL) to set up an independent inquiry commission to conduct a robust investigation, identify the root cause and prosecute all those directly or indirectly linked to the recent episode that erupted in Konia Town and Voinjama in Lofa County leading to the destruction of churches, mosques, lives and properties. More
Four dead in Muslim and Christian religious clashes in Liberia
03/1/2010 - Nat Bayjay
UNMIL spokeswoman Yasmina Bouziane said it was not yet clear if there had been any injuries or deaths during "an exchange of violence between two sets of people."
Liberia’s northernmost county of Lofa is unarguably one of Liberia’s counties that continues to heed to the effects of the evils of a post-conflict environment which continues to see the residents of the county challenged with the task of co-existence and religious tolerance in the midst of all its Christian-Muslim domination More
FELMAUSA Board Chairman, A.B. Kromah On Anti-Corruption Strategy in Liberia
Feb. 24, 2010
FELMAUSA Pres. Dukuly (L) with Hon. Kromah, Board Chairman at the Inuguration Ceremony in NJ
Former Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) Chief of Staff Mr. Abraham Kromah who has been studying in the United States says he is in the country with an anti-corruption agenda. More
International Criminal Court: Guinea killings 'crime against humanity'
Feb. 19, 2010
Deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda (L) meets Guinean PM Jean-Mari Dore (R)
The killing of opposition supporters in Guinea last year was a crime against humanity, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has said. More
Guinea transitional government appointed
Feb. 16, 2010 by by Moktar Bah
Jean-Marie Dore, right, who replaced Kabinz Komara, left, as Guinea Conakry's prime minister-(clicks The list of the new Government of Guinea)
The transitional government led by Jean-Marie Dore was appointed Monday, February 15, 2010, after weeks of negotiations and months of political crisis. The new team is composed of 34 members, six soldiers from the outgoing junta. More
Liberty Party Seeks Clarity Over Clinton’s Endorsement of Ellen’s 2nd Term
02/14/2010 - Nat Nyuan Bayjay
Monrovia - A member of the opposition Liberty Party says the recent endorsement by U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton of a second term quest by Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf poses a national problem for the peace and stability in Liberia. More
Liberian President Wants International Support for Guinea
Scott Stearns | Dakar 02 February 2010
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, right, enters the UN Conference Hall during the closing ceremony, for the 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, in Ethiopia, 02 Feb 2010
Liberia's president says the transitional government in neighboring Guinea needs international support to hold elections in June that are meant to end more than a year of military rule. More
U.S. Gives US$3.5m For Sch. Feeding
January 22, 2010
US Ambassador to Liberia, Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
The United States government has provided US$3.5 million in support of the school feeding program in rural Liberia. The program is implemented by Liberia's Education Ministry in partnership with the UN World Food Program (WFP). More
Jean - Marie Dore from Mano ethnic group Chosen as Guinea's New Prime Minister
|19 January 2010 Scott Stearns
Jean-Marie Dore, Leads the Union for the Progress of Guinea party
Acting military leader Gen. Sekouba Konate approves that choice, following talks in Burkina Faso with the country's injured military leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara. More
Bility Declares Intention For LFA! - Ready To Change Liberian Football?
January 19, 2010 By Roland M. Mulbah,rolandmulbah@liberiansoccer.com
It is an undeniable fact that Liberian football is in the doldrums. The Liberia Football Association (L FA) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYS) are having an unpalatable working relationship, the national teams are in ruins and the national league is spice less when ever it is held as there are no sponsors and organizations. More
Junta chief Camara publicly confirms he will not seek return to power
January 18, 2010
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Dadis Camamra with a scarce on his head from the gun shot by his aid-de-camp.
Guinea’s ruling junta chief Moussa Dadis Camara has made his first public statement in Burkina Faso, where he is convalescing, confirming he will not stand in upcoming elections or return to Guinea in the near future. More
Liberia Pres. Ellen Johnson urges prayers and help for Haiti
January 18, 2010
Man carries a victim of Haiti's recent earthquake
MONROVIA, LIBERIA –: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called on all religious institutions in the country to remember in their prayers victims of the earthquake in Haiti and dedicate their services to the country’s recovery. More
Capt. Dadis Camara Hands Over Control of Guinea to Gen. Sekouba Konate
January 15, 2010
First Pictures of Dadis Camara since his was shot by his aid-de- camp Toumba Diakite (l-R) Dadis, Blais and Sekouba
There has been a declaration in Ouagadougou, the Capital of Burkina Faso. The Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore, has declared that Moussa Dadis Camara will not be returning to Guinea where he is Head of State at the present time. More
Wounded Guinean military leader arrives in Burkina Faso
Januaray 12, 2010
Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has not been seen in public since the shooting
The wounded leader of Guinea's military junta, Capt Moussa Dadis Camara, has arrived in Burkina Faso from Morocco, where he was receiving treatment.
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U.S Refuge goes to jail for not applying for Green Card within a year
January 6, 2009 By Bill Frelick
Pennsylvania is part of a confusing roundup.
Charity, a Liberian refugee whom I met just after her release from an immigration detention center in Arizona, told me how the United States had rescued her from a refugee camp in Ghana and then, a year later, threw her in jail. More
U.S. official met Guinea junta leader Sekouba in Morocco - seeks civilian rule
January 6, 2010
Washington - Top US and French diplomats held talks in Morocco on Tuesday with Guinea's interim junta leader General Sekouba Konate about the need to restore civilian rule in Conakry, a US spokesperson said.
Johnnie Carson, the assistant secretary of state for African affairs, raised "our ideas on... seeking a peaceful resolution to the political situation in Guinea" during talks in Rabat, State Department spokesperson PJ Crowley said. More
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