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Issa Sesay Says He Did Not Know Taylor Wanted To Kill Him

As prosecutors concluded his cross-examination today, Issa Hassan Sesay, the convicted former interim leader of Sierra Leone’s main rebel group told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague that he did not know and does not believe that Charles Taylor sent men to kill him while he was trying to disarm rebel forces in Sierra Leone.

Last Updated (Friday, 27 August 2010 16:18)

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LIBERIA: Jerome Verdier Applauds Ellen For Withdrawal Of Two Human Rights Commissioners

 The Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia (TRC), Counselor Jerome J. Verdier, Sr commends the President of Liberia, H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for withdrawing the nomination of two prominent figures of the Independent Human Rights Commission.

Last Updated (Friday, 27 August 2010 16:10)

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Sirleaf Convenes Reconciliation Meeting with Widows of late Prez. Doe and Qwiwonkpa today

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Thursday, August 26, convened a meeting between Mrs. Nancy Doe, widow of the late President Samuel Kanyon Doe, and Mrs. Tarlor Quiwonkpa, widow of the late Brigadier-General Thomas G. Quiwonkpa, former Commanding General of the Armed Forces of Liberia and member of the erstwhile People’s Redemption Council.

Last Updated (Thursday, 26 August 2010 19:46)

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German Pop Singer Escapes Jail In HIV Sex Case

A German pop singer who confessed to knowingly exposing two men to the risk of HIV after finding out she had the virus herself was convicted by a court today of grievous bodily harm.

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Neglecting Former Leaders, Wilson Tarpeh Disagrees With Ellen's Government

 A Liberian Banker and Educator is calling on the current Liberian government to abandoned the attitude of neglecting former leaders who in their drive to lead the country performed nationalistically and excellently.

Last Updated (Saturday, 28 August 2010 12:43)

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LMC Celebrates Five Years Today

 The Liberia Media Center (LMC), today celebrates half a decade working to transform the Liberian media landscape. The LMC, started in the wake of the second Liberian civil war’s conclusion in 2004 as a project of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) and the Partnership for Conflict Prevention in West Africa. The center was conceived as a means of providing the Liberian media landscape with the requisite tools and environment to cope with the changed circumstances it was faced with at the time. 

Last Updated (Thursday, 26 August 2010 20:03)

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SOUTH AFRICA: Army steps in to the breech health workers strike action

The army has deployed more 1,800 medical staff to 47 public hospitals throughout South Africa to substitute for striking doctors and nurses as the nine-day industrial action becomes increasingly ill-tempered.

Last Updated (Thursday, 26 August 2010 18:04)

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