Taylor
'ignored rebel protests'
Liberia's
ex-President Charles Taylor rejected complaints from Sierra
Leone rebels about atrocities committed by his fighters,
his ex-deputy has said.
The
RUF rebels were notorious for mutilating civilians but their
leader Foday Sankoh complained to Mr Taylor about Liberian
troops, said Moses Blah. Mr
Blah told Mr Taylor's war crimes trial that his former boss
responded by threatening to withdraw his troops.
Mr
Taylor denies 11 counts of crimes against humanity and war
crimes. Mr
Blah, who briefly succeeded Mr Taylor as president, is the
most senior figure to testify in The Hague. He
is accused of helping Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United
Front (RUF) rebels in their brutal conflict with the government.
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18TH
SESSION OF THE MANO RIVER UNION SUMMIT
JOINT
COMMUNIQUE
The
Summit Heads of State and Government of the countries of
the Mano River Union, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea was
held in Monrovia on Thursday 15 May 2008. The sisterly Republic
of Côte d'Ivoire, having been attending meetings of
the Union as observer since 2004, attended the Summit and
acceded to the Union.
The
Summit was attended by His Excellency Ernest Bai Koroma,
President of the Republic of Sierra Leone; His Excellency
Lansana Kouyate, Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea;
His Excellency Laurent Dona Fologo, Chair of the Economic
and Social Council of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire,
and Proxy of the President of Cote d"Ivoire, His Excellency
Laurent Gbagbo.. Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,
President of the Republic of Liberia, served as Chair and
host of the Summit. Full
story...
A
summit meeting of leaders of the sub-regional grouping,
the Mano River Union opens Thursday in the Liberian capital,
Monrovia
(MONROVIA-May
14, 2008): A one-day summit of Heads of State and Government
of the Mano River Union gets underway Thursday in Monrovia,
with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf chairing.
The
Monrovia summit, will among other issues consider concrete
measures, aimed at strengthening the Union's secretariat.
The leaders will also discuss peace and security in the
sub-region as well as the looming global food crisis, with
the aim of adopting a comprehensive approach to tackle the
food crisis. Full story...
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President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Addresses Women's Conference in Niamey,
Niger
(Monday,
May 12, 2008): President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was a featured
speaker Monday at the Women for a Better World Conference
held in Niger. A special guest of the President of Niger,
Mamadou Tandja, the President spoke candidly about Liberia's
challenges as they relate to gender development while also
underscoring her Government's triumphs in increasing the
enrolment of female students as a part of Liberia's compulsory
primary education initiative. The President was addressing
hundreds of women from the Continent of Africa and Spain,
who converged on Niamey, Niger's capital, to devise concrete
actions to ensure that women are involved in the creation
of a better world. The results of their commitments are
listed in the Niamey Declaration. Full
story...
