Liberia arrests 70 'mercenaries' seeking upset in I.Coast

Liberia has arrested some 70 people near its southeastern border with Ivory Coast for their alleged involvement in plans to destabilise the neighbouring country, an administrative official told AFP.

Liberia: 'Our Partisans Are Sometimes Unruly and Violent' - Tubman

[Analyst] The standard Bearer of the main opposition party in Liberia, the Congress for Democratic Change, CDC, Cllr. Winston Tubman has told â THE DIALOGUEâ, the public interactive forum and talk show platform of the Liberia Media for Democratic Initiatives that his partisans are sometimes unruly and violent in their approach to national issues.

Liberia: Taylor's Lawyers Apply to Reopen Case

[CharlesTaylorTrial.org] Charles Taylor's defense lawyers have made a request for judges to allow the former Liberian president to reopen his defense, almost one year after arguments in the case were concluded.

Liberia president vows to continue fighting graft

Liberia's president was sworn in Monday for a second term in a ceremony attended by her bitter rival, whose refusal to recognize her victory had threatened to undermine this country's fragile peace.

Liberia: Citizens Protest Lawmaker's 'Immoral' Act

[Analyst] The Capitol Building ground which plays host to the Liberian legislature was yesterday seen in intense feud when units of the Liberia National Police (LNP) tried to stop protestors from entering the fence.

Liberia holds ‘mercenaries’ going to I Coast

Liberia has arrested some 70 people near its southeastern border with Ivory Coast for their alleged involvement in plans to destabilise the neighbouring country, an administrative official said yesterday.

Liberia: New Finance Minister Mesmerizes Senate During Confirmation

[Analyst] What will come to be called "the confirmation of the year" took place yesterday at the Capitol Building when President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's choice for the country's economic hub, the Ministry of Finance, youthful Amara Konneh, faced the Senators to expound on what makes him think he's the best person to head that first line of trust of the Liberian public service. During the several ...

Liberia: The Cocoa Comeback

allAfrica.com (Washington, DC)-"That is still a tall order," Michael Titoe says with a chuckle as he contemplates Liberia launching its own brand name chocolate. A fellow of the World Cocoa Foundation and director of coordination at the Liberian Ministry of Agriculture, Titoe knows that Liberia is a long way from being a significant player like neighbours Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.

Liberia's Sirleaf takes presidential oath in 'land of hope'

Liberia's Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in Monday in a lavish $1.2 million ceremony and called for reconciliation after her reelection in disputed polls divided the nation.

Hillary Clinton in Liberia for inauguration

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Liberia early Monday to attend the inauguration of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.