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'Humanitarian Tragedy' Unfolding in Ivory Coast

UNITED NATIONS -- Though the world's attention is fixed on Libya, the fighting in another hot spot -- Ivory Coast -- is escalating. The power struggle between the country's two leaders has claimed hundred of lives and displaced 1 million people. On Friday, France and Nigeria circulated a draft resolution in the U.N....

In Liberia, Bones of War Victims Surfacing in Mass Graves

MONROVIA, Liberia -- On Wednesday, Liberians will honor the memory of two former presidents, William Tolbert and his successor, Samuel K. Doe, slain during two decades of fighting that started with a 1980 military coup. The exact whereabouts of the ex-presidents' remains is unknown. Both men were tossed into mass graves...

As War Crimes Trial Nears End, Many Liberians Hope for President's Return

MONROVIA, Liberia -- With President Charles Taylor's war crimes trial in The Hague nearing an end after three years, many Liberians hope he will be brought home -- to a hero's welcome. Take Fasu Donzo, a lanky motorbike taxi driver. Now 31, he fought as a child soldier in Taylor's army and was known as General Mosquito...

Former Liberian President's Lawyer Storms Out of Court

LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands -- Calling the trial "a farce," Charles Taylor's lawyer stormed out of court Tuesday after judges refused to accept a written summary of the former Liberian president's defense at the end of his landmark war crimes case. British attorney Courtenay Griffiths ignored judges at the Special Tribunal...

Ivory Coast Strike Called to Force Gbagbo Out

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Allies of the man who the international community says won Ivory Coast's disputed presidential election called Sunday for a general strike that would last until the incumbent hanging on to power concedes defeat and leaves office. It was the latest form of pressure to force Laurent Gbagbo from the...

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Video Of The Day: Liberia And Cannibal Generals

Charles Taylor was all over the news today.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

John Derbyshire Is Pretty Sure That The Vast Majority Of Blacks 'Prefer White Supremacy' Because Liberia!

John Derbyshire, who was recently kicked out of the National Review 's community of deep thinkers because his overt racism had finally become somewhat embarrassing for them , has swum back to VDARE, where his white-supremacist leanings are encouraged.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Thank You Somali Pirates For This Fascinating Vacation (PHOTOS)

"In a perverse kind of way, the Somali pirates have done West African tourism a bit of a favor ... A number of ships that would otherwise be in the Indian Ocean are now on the West African coast because of piracy."

Liberia News From the Web

05/31/12 Globetrotter: Daniel Betts Source: Management Today I recently returned from a three-week trip round Australia and Singapore, meeting potential investors.
05/31/12 U.S.$ 144.5 Million in Zero Interest... Source: AllAfrica.com The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved US$144.5 million in zero interest financing and a US$31.5 million grant for two projects under the West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) program to increase electricity supply and lower energy cost in CÃ´te d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea (CLSG).
05/31/12 The 6th Floor Blog: Can Liberia Be Liberated From Its... Source: The New York Times - New York NY The recent news that The Hague has handed down a 50-year prison sentence to Charles Taylor , the former president of Liberia, brought to mind a couple of articles the magazine has published about that ravaged country.
05/31/12 DFA cites 22 hero peacekeepers Source: Cebu Daily News - Philippines The Department of Foreign Affairs paid tribute to the country's "fallen heroes22 military and police personnel who died in the line of duty as members of United Nations peacekeeping missions worldwideâon Tuesday on the occasion of International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
05/31/12 Taylor Sentence Sparks Justice Debate in Liberia Source: Voice of America (VOA) The sentencing of former Liberian president Charles Taylor on Wednesday was heralded as an historic moment for Sierra Leone.

Background on Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Ivory Coast on the east.

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