This book provides an original account of the entire peace process in Liberia that penetrates the roles of the peacekeepers, the warlords and the politicians who were the key actors in this narrative.
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Policy statement by the Government of the Republic of Liberia on allegations by the Government of Sierra Leone
The following is the text of a Liberian government policy statement on Sierra Leone issued on 29 December and first referred to in IRIN-West Africa Update 370 of 30 December. POLICY STATEMENT BY THE...
Taylor warns about civil war-related vices
Tepitapia Sannah, PANA Correspondent MONROVIA, Liberia (PANA) - Liberian President Charles Taylor has warned his people that they are sliding back to the ills that prompted seven years of civil war. ...
More than 600 Liberian refugees return
Peter Kahler, PANA Correspondent MONROVIA, Liberia (PANA) - More than 600 Liberian refugees have returned home in the past week from neighboring Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire, as the UN High Commissioner...
Archbishop denounces injustices in Liberia
Tepitapia Sannah, PANA Correspondent MONROVIA, Liberia (PANA) - Archbishop Michael Francis of the Catholic Diocese of Liberia Wednesday denounced continuous ''injustices'', including murders and...
Monrovians Terrified By Killings
Tepitapia Sannah, PANA Correspondent MONROVIA, Liberia (PANA) - Reports of overnight killings, brutalities and lawlessness in and around Monrovia in recent months continue to terrify residents. The...
LIBERIA: US, Liberian seek diplomatic solution
Liberia: detainees visited
After receiving authorization from the Ministries of Defence and Justice to enter Monrovia's central and military prisons, ICRC delegates went to the prisons from 9 to 12 November to visit persons...
Secretary-General decides to keep United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia through end of 1999
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to keep the United Nations Peace-building Support Office in Liberia (UNOL) through the end of 1999. In a recent letter to the President of the Security...
Liberian senate concerned about pervasive harassment
Tepitapia Sannah, PANA Correspondent MONROVIA, Liberia (PANA) - The Liberian Senate Monday expressed grave concern about reports of widespread harassment of civilians by members of state security. ...
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IRIN-WA Update 336 of Events in West Africa
UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa tel: +225 21 73 54 fax: +225 21 63 35 e-mail: irin-wa africaonline.co.ci ...
225 Liberian Refugees Return Home
Tepitapia Sannah, PANA Correspondent MONROVIA, Liberia (PANA) - Some 225 Liberian refugees have returned home from Guinea by road convoy under the UNHCR voluntary repatriation programme, a spokesman...
Liberia Redesignated for Temporary Protected Status
The attorney general has redesgnated Liberia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) until September 28, 1999. All Liberians present in the United States as of September 29, 1998 are eligible to apply...
United Nations refugee agency helps Liberians who fled last month's fighting in Monrovia
Some 4,000 Liberian refugees who have arrived in western Cote d'Ivoire over the past few weeks have reported that they left Monrovia following confrontations last month between government troops and...
Human Rights Watch calls on Liberian president to cease harassment of civil society
(New York, October 23, 1998) - Human Rights Watch yesterday urged President Charles Taylor to guarantee the safety of human rights defenders in Liberia. In a letter released today, the monitoring...
Insecurity leads to more human rights abuses
News Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty International * News Service 202/98 AI INDEX: AFR 34/02 /98 In a climate of growing insecurity in Liberia, independent media and human...
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UNHCR receives funds for Sierra Leone emergency and Liberian return
Refugee operations in West Africa got a boost Thursday when UNHCR announced it had received over $3 million this month for the Sierra Leonean emergency and Liberian repatriation. The contributions...
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IRIN-WA Update 317 of Events in West Africa
UNITED NATIONS Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa tel: +225 21 73 54 fax: +22521 63 35 e-mail: irin-wa africaonline.co.ci ...
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IRIN-WA Update 313 of Events in West Africa
UNITED NATIONS Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa tel: +225 21 73 54 fax: +22521 63 35 e-mail: irin-wa africaonline.co.ci ...
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IRIN-WA Update 310 of Events in West Africa
UNITED NATIONS Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa tel: +225 21 73 54 fax: +22521 63 35 e-mail: irin-wa africaonline.co.ci ...