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Liberia

Type: Country

Name: Liberia

population: 3,065,594

First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 Documents

Liberian laws are a secret due to copyright; even the govt doesnt have them... (TechDirt via TechNews AM)

We've seen a few ridiculous cases whereby local governments claim copyright on a law, but it's still stunning to see what's going on in Liberia. Tom sends in the news that no one knows what the law covers in Liberia, because one man, leading a small ... [TechNews.AM - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Liberia

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 17 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Central Intelligence Agency

Liberia: Rebel, President, CIA Spy

Following his claims that the US plotted against him for regime change, Mr. Charles Taylor Monday admitted that he maintained links with the US Central Intelligence Agency that he established during the formative stages of his rebellion. 'The organization ... [AllAfrica.com - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Central Intelligence Agency, Liberia, Cross-examination, Nigeria, Charles Taylor

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Health)

â$¢ Rape stokes HIV concerns

Photo: Prince Collins/IRINA rape victim in Liberia who said an army officer raped her during the final days of the country's civil warMONROVIA, 23 January 2009 (IRIN) - Health workers in Liberia report at least 100 people seeking care for rape and other ... [IRIN - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Rape, HIV/AIDS, Liberia, Monrovia

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

World Toilet Day - Really? Yes...Really.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Image credit:flickr, recubejim's photostream , which happens to be right now, is needed for good reason. Per the WTD website: "2.5 billion people worldwide are without access to proper sanitation, which risks their ... [Treehugger - 11/20/2009]

Entities: United States Military Academy, Monrovia, Liberia, Sanitation, Carbon Footprint

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Liberia's Elections Commissioner Receives Threats

James Fromayan, Chairman, National Elections Commission, LiberiaThe chairman of Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC), James Fromayan says partisans of football legend George Weah's Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) party have threatened to ... [VOA News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Liberia, Elections, Unity Party, Congress for Democratic Change, George Weah

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Health)

World Health Organization

The Nation, Others to Benefit From WHO Yellow Fever Vaccination

New York The largest-ever mass vaccination campaign to protect people from yellow fever disease will begin next week across three West African countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced.The week-long UN-supported initiative is slated ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: YELLOW FEVER, Vaccine, World Health Organization

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Koda & Co under I-T lens since 2007

NEW DELHI: The strong protest from former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda notwithstanding, sleuths involved in the probe against Koda & Associates claim they had enough material in hand before the raids were launched on the cartel. The surveillance by intelligence ... [Times of India - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Madhu Koda, Cartel, Liberia

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 Documents

Will LFA Hold Mini Congress?

With few days left, reports gathered from the nerve center of the Liberia Football Association are not favorable for the hosting of the pending mini congress of the football house.The Liberia Football Association was mandated during one of it general ... [AllAfrica.com - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Liberia, Fédération Internationale de Football..., Audition

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Liberia To Get Funds For Roads, Other Projects

Liberia is again going to benefit a package of 165.9million Euros from the European Commission to assist in the reconstruction process and help in the execution of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in the country. Making a presentation of the National ... [Liberia Inquirer - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Liberia, Cotonou Agreement, Poverty Reduction, Monrovia

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Blog Post: These children play with nothing, anything, everything

Topics: Rural, ChildrenPhoto: Bija Gutoff/Mercy CorpsToday the palaver (meeting) hut was full of children as we began our visit to Parker Town, Gbarpolu County, Liberia. In fact, I think there were more children than adults. They followed us around as ... [Mercy Corps - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Liberia, Mercy Corps, Education

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Jobs are welcome arrivals in Hendrcks Co.

Hendricks County is beginning to feel the economic impact of the new Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal building that opened a year ago at Indianapolis International Airport.There are signs of new businesses sprouting up along the major roads spreading westward ... [Indianapolis Star - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Ronald Reagan, Indianapolis, Monrovia, FedEx Corporation, Habitat

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

A Q&A With Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

When Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected Liberia's president in 2005, she inherited a country wrecked by civil war and began to transform it. Today, school enrollment is up 40 percent, Monrovia has power and running water, and trade in diamonds and timber ... [Newsweek International Editions - Top News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia, Monrovia, World Bank Group

Quotes

"I hope the inspiration that you have provided to the Liberian girls and women will be among the many lasting impressions of your work here in Liberia and your work here will leave a positive legacy in the rulerule of law sector" UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moons special representative Ellen Margrethe Loj declared yesterday as she decorated 125 Indian women peacekeepers

UN's all-female Indian police team inspiration for Liberian [United News of India - 3 hours ago]

Deweh Gray, president of the AssociationAssociation of Female Lawyers in Liberia (AFELL), told IRIN: "The changing attitude we see is the increased reporting of these cases by people who want to access the system." Taboo persists

Liberia: 'The new war is rape' [ReliefWeb - 20 hours ago]

...arrested him because he was recruiting people for The Boys Brigade, a Ghanaian group opposed to then Ghanaian president John Jerry Rawlings. "No, that is not correct. I was busy recruiting the Special Forces. That was a trick those boys put together to arrest me. It's a blatant, blatant lie" Mr. Taylor said. After Mr...

Taylor Denies Supporting Plans to Attack Sierra Leone [AllAfrica.com - 11/20/2009]

Taylor: "Well, I did say that. You have to remember I was President of Liberia, Miss Hollis. I was not working for the president. I was president."

Taylor Denies Jailing Journalists for Investigating Diamond Smuggling [VOA News - 11/20/2009]

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Liberia: Rebel, President, CIA Spy [AllAfrica.com - 17 hours ago]
Blog Post: Mama na come [Mercy Corps - 19 hours ago]
ECOWAS FMs meet in Nigeria ahead of regional su... [Xinhua News Agency - 19 hours ago]
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US worried by SA mercenaries in Guinea [Times Live South Africa - 11/20/2009]
SA mercenaries 'worry US' [iafrica.com - 11/20/2009]
Taylor Denies Jailing Journalists for Investiga... [VOA News - 11/20/2009]
Koda & Co under I-T lens since 2007 [Times of India - 11/20/2009]
GOLDEN AGRI-RESOURCES LTD: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY [FinanzNachrichten.de - 11/20/2009]
US concerned by reports of training in Guinea [IOL - 11/19/2009]
Revealed: 50 oil tankers loitering off British ... [Mail Online UK - 11/19/2009]
Liberia's Elections Commissioner Receives Threats [VOA News - 11/19/2009]
Sudan \| UN investigators challenge Khartoum [Africa Confidential - 11/19/2009]
Jharkhand netas made fortunes as state stagnated [Times of India - 11/19/2009]
Africa \| Arms \| The smugglers make their fortunes [Africa Confidential - 11/19/2009]
A Q&A With Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf [Newsweek International Editions - Top News - 11/19/2009]
Guinea's SA trainers: US worried [News24.com - 11/19/2009]
Make No Trouble, U.S. Ambassador Warns Senatori... [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]
LIBERIA: Disease rife as more people squeeze in... [IRIN - 11/19/2009]
Kenya: Police Nab Man Attempting to Sell Son [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]
Former NASA Astronaut Builds Rocket To Pick Up ... [The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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Liberian Laws Are A Secret Due To Copyright; Ev... [Techdirt - 6 hours ago] We've seen a few ridiculous cases whereby local governments claim copyright on a law, but it's still stunning to see what's going on in Liberia. Tom sends in the ...
World Toilet Day - Really? Yes...Really. [Treehugger - 11/20/2009] "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Image credit:flickr, recubejim's photostream , which happens to be right now, is needed for good reason. Per the WTD website: ...
Lisa J. Laplante: The End of Impunity for Execu... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/19/2009] Far from the main stages of the international terror hunt a criminal trial is unfolding which could have profound consequences for the prosecution of heads ...
Obama in Seoul: My Problem with Foreign News [The New Republic - The Plank Feed - 11/19/2009] I used to be the foreign editor of In These Times in Chicago. I didn’t particularly enjoy the job, because I have never been fascinated with the world outside of ...
Can Africa shake the corruption curse? [Africa Blog - 11/17/2009] ... countries once again bring up the rear in this year’s Corruption Perceptions Index , a closely watched benchmark of how well ...

Audio/Video

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Liberia's Taylor answers war charges [Reuters Video: Top News - 07/14/2009]

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