Tag Archives: Liberia

US-based Coalition for Justice in Liberia (CJL) to hold series of conf...

February 19, 2013 no comments

The Coalition for Justice in Liberia (CJL), a U.S.-Liberia based human rights advocacy organization, in collaboration with international human rights organizations will hold a series of conferences a...

In a cleanup drive ahead of a United Nations High Level Panel meeting,...

January 31, 2013 no comments

Jan 31 2013 – Wade C. L. Williams (IPS) - Fatou Nernee is scavenging through the debris of her home, which was razed to the ground by bulldozers belonging to the Monrovia City Corporation in Li...

An open letter to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: “When will justice ...

December 18, 2012 no comments

Madam President: Season’s Greetings!  The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration for Christians and non-Christians alike who find hope and comfort in the birth of our lord Jesus Christ, who ...

Human Rights Activists press for Justice in Liberia, USA

October 11, 2012 no comments

WASHINGTON,D.C. - October 2012 - Five human rights organizations have today announced the formation of a coalition to advocate for justice, create awareness, and campaign for the establishment of an ...

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair who is also founder of the Af...

September 1, 2012 no comments

Tony Blair, recently spoke at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, highlighting the remarkable progress made by African economies, a trend which has been supported by increasingly dynamic politi...

No policy for pregnant school girls as Liberia’s education law i...

July 6, 2012 no comments

Gbarnga, LIBERIA - Winston Daryoue - (IPS) - Patricia Kollie should be at school today but instead she is at home in Gbarnga, Liberia, pounding a pile of cassava leaves in a wooden mortar. Her entire...

Why Charles Taylor deserves his 80 years in Prison

May 22, 2012 2 comments

On 16 May, convicted war criminal, Charles Taylor, delivered a 30-minute speech – part plea for clemency, part lubricious defence of his actions, and part grandstanding – before his trial judges at T...

What is charles-ghankay-taylor.com?

May 20, 2012 1 comment

What is charles-ghankay-taylor.com?  Charles-ghankay-taylor.com was launched on the 30th April 2012. This is the official site for Liberia’s 22nd President. Viewers will be granted full access to key...

Charles Taylor and the fallacy of the Special Court

May 15, 2012 2 comments

Before we get to the matter of Prosecutor versus Charles Gbankay Taylor and the myths and fallacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, let’s address some myths about Charles Taylor himself.  In par...

Africa’s two female presidents Sirleaf and Banda determined to i...

May 12, 2012 3 comments

MONROVIA, Travis Lupick (IPS) – The only two female heads of state in Africa, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Malawian President Joyce Banda, have just committed to using their positions...

The Charles Taylor trial – Taking solace from a verdict that can...

April 30, 2012 no comments

FREETOWN,  Mustapha Dumbuya* (IPS) – Saffa Momoh Lahai was just two years old when his father was killed during Sierra Leone’s civil war. Rebels attacked their family home in Kailahun District, in th...

Thoughts on the Charles Taylor Verdict

April 30, 2012 1 comment

I have been asked by many people about my views on the conviction, on 26 April, of Charles Taylor, Liberia’s former president, for aiding and abetting Sierra Leone’s Revolutionary United Front (RUF)....

Government in Liberia finding a way to end female genital mutilation

April 10, 2012 no comments

MONROVIA, Travis Lupick (IPS) – “There were three people. One person was holding me down; one person was holding my hand; and the other person was doing the job. They lay me down, and…” F...

New breed of leaders respond to Africa’s call for attitudinal change...

March 31, 2012 no comments

Africa is experiencing a dramatic political change that has the propensity to alter its long–standing image as a corruption breeding ground and a political and economically challenged region, that th...

Another massive success for oil and iron ore baron, Frank Timis, as Af...

February 23, 2012 no comments

As part of its massive exploration and investment drive in the Africa sub-region, African Petroleum Limited has made yet another significant oil discovery. The company has announced that it found a t...

Africa takes steps towards achieving food security after significant p...

January 21, 2012 no comments

NAIROBI, (IPS) – A growing number of African countries are making significant progress towards eradicating extreme hunger and poverty. Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and South Africa ar...