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MONROVIA (AFP) - United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan urged
the international community to stay in war-scarred Liberia for as long as possible
to shore up the country's fragile peace.
"For the international community, it is imperative that it stays with Liberia in the
long term," said Annan after talks with Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
He said the international community's tendency to abandon countries emerging
from conflict could "reverse hard-won results and weaken the attempts we are
making to build solid societies."
"We cannot allow those weaknesses to take hold again in Liberia," he vowed to
the Liberian national assembly.
MONROVIA (AFP) - United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan urged
the international community to stay in war-scarred Liberia for as long as possible
to shore up the country's fragile peace.
"For the international community, it is imperative that it stays with Liberia in the
long term," said Annan after talks with Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
He said the international community's tendency to abandon countries emerging
from conflict could "reverse hard-won results and weaken the attempts we are
making to build solid societies."
"We cannot allow those weaknesses to take hold again in Liberia," he vowed to
the Liberian national assembly.
| WIMAM GENERAL MEETING IS SCHEDULE FOR JULY 2ND., 2006 AT 12:00 NOON VENUE: RESIDENT OF MUSA SHERIFF IN CHICAGO For more information contact Mohammed Uncle Bility at 414-828-9600 OR MORRIS KROMAH 414-736-1591 |
AllAfrica.com Wed, 05 Jul 2006 6:36 AM PDT
The UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is due in Liberia today barely three
years after he influenced the deployment of the largest multi-national
peacekeeping mission in the world in the aftermath of a bloody civil war.
Dr. Annan is on a five-nation trip to Africa, and then an official visit to
Germany.
Thousands of Liberians are expected to converge at the Roberts
International Airport today to welcome the man who was instrumental in
helping to restore peace and stability to the country.
The UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is due in Liberia today barely three
years after he influenced the deployment of the largest multi-national
peacekeeping mission in the world in the aftermath of a bloody civil war.
Dr. Annan is on a five-nation trip to Africa, and then an official visit to
Germany.
Thousands of Liberians are expected to converge at the Roberts
International Airport today to welcome the man who was instrumental in
helping to restore peace and stability to the country.
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The Analyst (Monrovia)
July 4, 2006 Posted to the web July 5, 2006
Citizens and residents of Ganta, Nimba County, have assured the
Government of Liberia of their total support to the peace process
embarked upon by the Liberian leader Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
The citizens comprising mostly Gios, Manos and Mandingos gave the
assurance when the Ad Hoc Presidential Commission on the Nimba
County Inter-ethnic Dispute paid its second field visit to the county.
The citizens of Ganta said they have lived together for too long for the issue
of land and property to divide them.
They said individuals that are occupying other people's properties must
turn them over to the rightful owners.
In separate comments, the residents of Ganta agreed for the ownership
rights to be established on disputed properties.
July 4, 2006 Posted to the web July 5, 2006
Citizens and residents of Ganta, Nimba County, have assured the
Government of Liberia of their total support to the peace process
embarked upon by the Liberian leader Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
The citizens comprising mostly Gios, Manos and Mandingos gave the
assurance when the Ad Hoc Presidential Commission on the Nimba
County Inter-ethnic Dispute paid its second field visit to the county.
The citizens of Ganta said they have lived together for too long for the issue
of land and property to divide them.
They said individuals that are occupying other people's properties must
turn them over to the rightful owners.
In separate comments, the residents of Ganta agreed for the ownership
rights to be established on disputed properties.
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Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor has arrived in the Netherlands where
he is to be tried on war crimes charges.
For security reasons, the UN-backed tribunal in Sierra Leone moved his
trial to The Hague from Freetown where he has been in jail since his
capture.
Mr Taylor faces 11 charges after allegedly backing rebels in the
decade-long Sierra Leone civil war.
Last week, the United Kingdom offered to host any jail term he may serve,
paving the way for his transfer.
he is to be tried on war crimes charges.
For security reasons, the UN-backed tribunal in Sierra Leone moved his
trial to The Hague from Freetown where he has been in jail since his
capture.
Mr Taylor faces 11 charges after allegedly backing rebels in the
decade-long Sierra Leone civil war.
Last week, the United Kingdom offered to host any jail term he may serve,
paving the way for his transfer.
| Guinea: Life Returning to Normal After Strike Ends By: IRIN June 19, 2006 |
Shops opened, public transport resumed and markets were bustling in the
Guinean capital on Monday after the government made significant
concessions to trade unions, ending a crippling nine-day strike that was
marked by violence.
The leading Confederation of Guinean Workers (CNTG) and the Union
Syndicate of Guinean Workers (USTG) called off the strike late Friday after
the government agreed to salary rises of up to 25 percent for public sector
workers, and small increases in transport and rent allowances.
Guinean capital on Monday after the government made significant
concessions to trade unions, ending a crippling nine-day strike that was
marked by violence.
The leading Confederation of Guinean Workers (CNTG) and the Union
Syndicate of Guinean Workers (USTG) called off the strike late Friday after
the government agreed to salary rises of up to 25 percent for public sector
workers, and small increases in transport and rent allowances.
| Liberia's Taylor may go to The Hague within weeks By: Christo Johnson, Sunday, Jun 18, 2006 |
FREETOWN (Reuters) - Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor could be
transferred to The Hague within weeks to stand trial for war crimes after the
United Nations Security Council authorised his transfer on Friday, court
officials said.
A resolution adopted unanimously by the 15-nation Council asked U.N.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan to help with legal and practical
arrangements to move Taylor from the court in Sierra Leone where he is
currently being held.
He faces 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for
backing Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front rebels, who sent
drugged child soldiers into battle and mutilated and raped civilians in the
country's 1991-2002 civil war.
transferred to The Hague within weeks to stand trial for war crimes after the
United Nations Security Council authorised his transfer on Friday, court
officials said.
A resolution adopted unanimously by the 15-nation Council asked U.N.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan to help with legal and practical
arrangements to move Taylor from the court in Sierra Leone where he is
currently being held.
He faces 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for
backing Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front rebels, who sent
drugged child soldiers into battle and mutilated and raped civilians in the
country's 1991-2002 civil war.
| UN Training Project Produces Scores of Vocational Graduates By: U N News Service (New York) |
Dozens of young Liberians have graduated from an intensive six-week project
organized by the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to train them in such
skills as tailoring, generator mechanics, first aid and computer operations.
Speaking to hundreds of residents, the 144 graduates and local authorities who
attended the graduation ceremony in Nimba County in the north of the country,
UN Deputy Special Representative Luiz Carlos da Costa said, "This core trained
group can multiply skills and capacities by serving as trainers themselves within
their communities."
| Dutch 'blood timber' trader gets eight years for supplying arms to Liberia by Stephanie van den Berg Wed Jun 7, 3:13 PM ET |
| U.S. to introduce Liberia arms resolution |
By PAUL BURKHARDT, Associated Press Writer
Tue Jun 6, 4:04 PM ET
UNITED NATIONS - The United States will introduce a U.N. Security Council
resolution to lift the arms embargo on Liberia, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said
Tuesday.
The resolution would help bring peace and stability to Liberia as its president,
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, tries to rebuild the country after years of war and civil strife
under Charles Taylor, Bolton said. Johnson Sirleaf requested the embargo be
lifted.
"It may seem counterintuitive to start with this, but this was what the president
herself thought was important," Bolton said of the resolution, which was expected
to be introduced later Tuesday.
Tue Jun 6, 4:04 PM ET
UNITED NATIONS - The United States will introduce a U.N. Security Council
resolution to lift the arms embargo on Liberia, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said
Tuesday.
The resolution would help bring peace and stability to Liberia as its president,
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, tries to rebuild the country after years of war and civil strife
under Charles Taylor, Bolton said. Johnson Sirleaf requested the embargo be
lifted.
"It may seem counterintuitive to start with this, but this was what the president
herself thought was important," Bolton said of the resolution, which was expected
to be introduced later Tuesday.
June 5, 2006
Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Monday announced it had
begun collecting information on alleged human rights abuses and atrocities
linked to the country's 14 years of civil war.
The commission, which was officially launched in February by the then barely
one-month-old government, is to look into a quarter-century of coups, instability
and war that began in January 1979 and ended in October 2003.
Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Monday announced it had
begun collecting information on alleged human rights abuses and atrocities
linked to the country's 14 years of civil war.
The commission, which was officially launched in February by the then barely
one-month-old government, is to look into a quarter-century of coups, instability
and war that began in January 1979 and ended in October 2003.
| News Service Reports Monrovia - The European Commission, the European Union (EU)'s executive arm, announced on Friday plans to normalize relations with Liberia, four years after ties were suspended between the bloc and the troubled west African country. EU's ties with Monrovia were partially suspended in March 2002 "due to the failure of Liberia's leaders to respect human rights, the rule of law and democracy," the commission said in a statement. |
Several thousand militiamen are active in the south of the country.
Militia loyal to Ivory Coast's president will begin to disband next week to
pave the way for elections later this year, under a new agreement.
Army and rebel leaders, who reached the deal, hope this will lead to the
disarmament of all armed groups.
The rebel group in control of the north has demanded that militias active in
the government-held south be disbanded before they lay down their arms.
| PRESS RELEASE: WIMAM’s General Secretary Condemns the Misrepresentation of the leadership of WIMAM in Mohammed Bility’s Graduation Invitation. |
May 20, 2006
The General Secretary of the Wisconsin Mandingo Association of
Milwaukee (WIMAM)
Mr. Morris M. Kromah has condemned the misrepresentation of our
leadership by the graduation invitation of Mohammed F. Bility. Mohammed
Bility’s invitation as published on the LIMANY and LIMAP websites stated
that the “The Bility Family and the Wisconsin Mandingo Association of
Milwaukee under the distinguish leadership of WIMAM President Mr.
Abraham Kenneh, cordially invite you to the graduation ceremony of Mr.
Mohammed F Bility from MATC Criminal Justice Program”.
May 19, 2006
Author: The Inquirer (Monrovia)
Four persons have been arrested by the Police in Ganta, Nimba County, in
connection with the stir-up action that occurred early this week.
Those arrested according to our correspondent in Ganta are Rufus Gonyea,
Prince Kartee, Junior Paye, and Wilson Tokpah. They are said to be
members of the Mano and Gio tribes respectively.
Information reaching this paper late yesterday evening, revealed that the four
arrested men have been charged by the Ganta Magisterial Court with
terroristic threat.
| The Secretariat of WIMAM Undertakes the "Teach Our Children Our Culture" Project. |
| The secretariat of WIMAM, under the strong leadership of the Secretary General Mr. Morris Kromah, have undertaken a project that will enable the children of the members of WIMAM to learn the cultures and values of their fathers. Mr. Kromah made the disclosure at the bi-monthly meeting of WIMAM on Sunday February 26,2006. According to him, the project started at least a month ago and he has registered every child of age four(4) and up in every household in the Mandingo community of Milwaukee. Mr. Kromah said " Every Sunday at 10AM, I start by gathering all the children in the community and transport them to the near-by DAWA CENTER. Sometimes I have to make at least three(3) trips, since all the children cannot fit in my car at the same time". |
The Analyst (Monrovia) July 4, 2006
Posted to the web July 5, 2006
As a mark of honor for his track record in peace building, the University of
Liberia Faculty Senate has established the "Kofi A. Annan Institute for
Conflict Transformation" at the University of Liberia.
In a resolution adopted on July 1, 2006, the ULFS stated that the center will
provide the space for civil society, actors of the Liberian peace process,
government officials, legislators, and other stakeholders to dialogue and
draw lessons from the theory of transformation.
Posted to the web July 5, 2006
As a mark of honor for his track record in peace building, the University of
Liberia Faculty Senate has established the "Kofi A. Annan Institute for
Conflict Transformation" at the University of Liberia.
In a resolution adopted on July 1, 2006, the ULFS stated that the center will
provide the space for civil society, actors of the Liberian peace process,
government officials, legislators, and other stakeholders to dialogue and
draw lessons from the theory of transformation.
| FREEDOM WOMAN TO OTHER IN AFRICA By Timerly Frerree, Staff Writer |
THE HAGUE (AFP) - A Dutch court sentenced former timber trader Guus
Kouwenhoven to eight years' prison for breaking UN sanctions against
Liberia by supplying arms to the regime of Charles Taylor, but it acquitted
him of more serious war crimes charges.
The court ruled that Kouwenhoven, 63, as the president of the Oriental
Timber Corporation (OTC), supplied arms such as AK-47 assault rifles and
anti-tank weapons to Taylor between 2001 and 2003 when there was a
United Nations arms embargo against Liberia.
Kouwenhoven to eight years' prison for breaking UN sanctions against
Liberia by supplying arms to the regime of Charles Taylor, but it acquitted
him of more serious war crimes charges.
The court ruled that Kouwenhoven, 63, as the president of the Oriental
Timber Corporation (OTC), supplied arms such as AK-47 assault rifles and
anti-tank weapons to Taylor between 2001 and 2003 when there was a
United Nations arms embargo against Liberia.
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One Owen County woman wants to make her lifelong dream of visiting
Africa a reality and at the same time she hopes to help women in Liberia.
Susan Procter, of Freedom, recently found out that citizens of Liberia have
no way to preserve food other than drying it and she hopes to educate
them on the process of canning food.
“I was so surprised that they have no means of canning food ... and they
never have,” Procter explained. “I found out that this is something that they
really need.”
