Archive for Category: "Liberia"

Death threats sent to Liberia TRC

Death threats sent to Liberia TRC

Members of Liberia’s truth commission have received phone death threats since recommending President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf be barred from office. The BBC’s Jonathan Paye-Layleh says some of them have gone into hiding and turned off their mobile telephones. In a report, the commission recommended a 30-year ban for senior politicians for their role in the civil [...]

Liberian leader to Obama: Africa needs investment

Liberian leader Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf hopes President Barack Obama will underscore during his visit to Ghana this weekend that the United States cares about Africa and wants to be part of its development through increased trade and investment.

Libéria: les anciens chefs de guerre menacent

Libéria: les anciens chefs de guerre menacent

Les anciens chefs de guerre libériens oublient leurs querelles et font bloc aujourd’hui. La Commission vérité et réconciliation (TRC, Truth and Reconciliation commission) – mise sur pied il y a trois ans pour enquêter sur les crimes commis dans le pays pendant la guerre civile libérienne – a rendu son rapport final la semaine dernière [...]

Sirleaf ‘surprised’ at ban call

Sirleaf ‘surprised’ at ban call

Liberia’s truth commission has called for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to be barred from office – a decision her spokesman says is “surprising”. The commission recommended a 30-year ban for Mrs Johnson-Sirleaf and dozens of other senior politicians. She has admitted that she had backed former warlord Charles Taylor’s rebellion 20 years ago. The recommendations could [...]

Libéria: Commission Vérité et Réconciliation

Armand Djoualeu La Commission vérité et réconciliation (TCR) a rendu public le rapport final qu’elle a remis mardi 30 juin au Parlement. Le but de cette commission, est d’enquêter sur les crimes de guerre et les violations des droits de l’homme commises entre 1979 et 2003.