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Nigeria presidential elections: Interview with Atiku Abubakar's spokesperson

As Nigeria deals with economic woes and worsening insecurity, Fraser Jackson speaks to a representative of the main opposition, the People's Democratic Party, ahead of Saturday's presidential elections. Also in this edition: Cyclone Freddy makes landfall in Madagascar, and an unusual school bus in Liberia teaches schoolchildren IT skills.

France 24

Liberia may have 'parallel system' for illegal log exports

A government document obtained by The Associated Press outlines more than three dozen cases in Liberia where it appears logs were illegally cut or moved out of the country using unofficial channels

The Independent UK

Liberian warlord's trial concludes in Switzerland

The appeal hearings of a former Liberian rebel commander convicted of war crimes concluded on Friday in a trial that was broadened in its final stages to include crimes against humanity for the first time in Switzerland.

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Liberian President George Weah says will seek second term this year

Liberia's President George Weah on Monday told parliament he would run for reelection this year after a first term marred with graft allegations and economic downturn.

Reuters

Investigation faults Liberian agency protecting rainforest

An independent investigation into logging in the Liberian rainforest found illegal operations “on a significant scale,” with multiple missteps or breaches of law by the government agency charged with protecting those forests

The Independent UK

Most dangerous countries for air travel - see full global list of banned airlines

A number of countries have all of their airlines totally banned from European airspace due being considered unsafe by the EU Air Safety Committee, including those from Afghanistan, Liberia and Sudan

Daily Mirror

The minister and trauma psychologist bridging the worlds of spirituality and psychology

LOS ANGELES — The men's choir had just brought down the house with the gospel classic "Miracle Worker" when Thema Bryant danced up to the lectern at First AME Church in South L.A.

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Ex-Liberian strongman seeks to overturn Swiss war crimes ruling

Alieu Kosiah’s appeal could land him a life sentence as he faces additional charges of crimes against humanity.

Al Jazeera

Rape victim testifies in Swiss court as Liberian war criminal appeals conviction

A woman cried on Wednesday as she testified to a Swiss court that a former Liberian rebel commander had raped her repeatedly during the country's civil war, on the first day of his appeal to overturn 22 convictions for war crimes.

Reuters

Finnish appeals court begins Liberia war crime hearing

A Finnish court of appeal began on Tuesday hearing an international war crime case in which a Sierra Leonean man is charged with murders, rapes and other atrocities during the Liberian civil war between 1999 and 2003, the court said.

Reuters

India To Deploy Largest Single Unit Of Women Peacekeepers To UN Mission In Sudan

This will be India's largest single unit of women Peacekeepers in a UN Mission since it deployed the first-ever all-women contingent in Liberia in 2007. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

Liberians protest living costs as Weah returns from 48-day trip

Analysts warn of more protests ahead of the 2023 elections despite President Weah’s popularity in parts of Liberia.

Al Jazeera

Liberians protest over economic hardship and president's absence

More than a thousand people joined a demonstration in a suburb of Liberia's capital on Saturday, protesting over economic hardships and President George Weah's prolonged absence from the country.

Reuters

Liberia celebrates bicentenary of its founding by freed slaves

Many African Americans are fascinated by Liberia, a small West African country founded 200 years ago by freed slaves from the United States. Some visit the country, while others even move there. But Liberia still bears the scars of the brutal civil wars of the 1980s and 1990s. FRANCE 24's…

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Daily Mirror

Timothy Weah emerges from father's shadow after receiving Pele Instagram reaction

George Weah is the only African to win the Ballon d'Or and is now the President of Liberia - his son Timothy Weah is currently starring for the United States at World Cup 2022

Reuters

France sentences Liberian rebel to life in prison for war crimes

Rights groups on Thursday lauded the conviction in Paris of former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara, who was sentenced to life in prison for atrocities committed during the West African country's first civil war.

Radio France Internationale

French court hands Liberian rebel Kunti Kamara life sentence for war crimes

A Paris court has sentenced a former Liberian rebel commander to life in jail for violence against civilians and complicity in crimes against humanity after France's first trial linked to Liberia's civil wars.

The Guardian - UK

French court convicts former Liberian rebel commander over atrocities

Kunti Kamara given life sentence for complicity in crimes against humanity

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The Independent UK

Paris court to deliver verdict in trial of Liberian ex-rebel

A Paris court will deliver a verdict in the trial of a former Liberian rebel on charges of torture, acts of barbarism and complicity in crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war

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'Comfort Closet' helps Liberians overcome an obstacle to delivering in a hospital

Public hospitals in Liberia may require a bag of supplies to gain admission for delivery: bleach, baby clothes, diapers. The $100 price tag is too much for the poor. One nurse has a solution.

Radio France Internationale

Liberian civil war torture trial of rebel commander opens in Paris

A rebel commander during the first Liberian Civil War, Kunti Kamara goes on trial in Paris on Monday for crimes against humanity, torture, and acts of barbarity, including the enslavement of an entire community in Lofa County, northwestern Liberia.

The Independent UK

Paris trial opens over crimes against humanity in Liberia

A former Liberian rebel is going on trial in Paris on charges of crimes against humanity, torture and acts of barbarism during the West African country’s civil war in the 1990s

The Guardian - UK

Former Liberian rebel charged with war crimes awaits Paris trial

Kunti Kamara charged with torture, cannibalism and complicity in crimes against humanity during civil war between 1989 and 1996

Radio France Internationale

Survivors sue Liberian government over failure to track down civil war killers

Survivors of a massacre during Liberia’s civil war have sued the government in Monrovia for its failure to address wartime atrocities. The administration of President George Weah is under pressure to implement a report setting guidelines on bringing wartime criminals to justice.

France 24

‘Important for the victims’: Former Liberian rebel leader Kamara faces trial in Paris

The trial of former Liberian rebel leader Kunti Kamara opens on Monday in Paris. French authorities are prosecuting Kamara, who stands accused of rape, murder and torture during the country’s first civil war in the 1990s, under universal jurisdiction.

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