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Foreign Countries Prevented Charles Taylor from Liberating Liberia, Witness Says
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Foreign countries interfered in Charles Taylor's revolution in Liberia and prevented the former president from liberating his people, a witness in Mr.

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Sweden Increases Aid to Liberia by 100%
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The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden, Mrs. Carin Wall, has disclosed that her country has doubled its aids to Liberia by 100 percent.

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Sirleaf Congratulates Kingdom of Morocco
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MONROVIAI – The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has stated that the bond of friendship subsisting between the Government of Liberia and the Kingdom of Morocco will continue to be solidified in the years ahead.

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“Nobody Is Lying,” Taylor’s Witness Tells Court
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THE HAGUE – A defense witness for Charles Taylor has dismissed prosecution assertions that his testimony is contradicting that of the former Liberian president, telling the court that neither he nor Taylor is lying to the judges.

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‘Ellen Is Doing All That I Did As President’
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THE HAGUE – As accused former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, wrapped up his testimony on February 19, 2010, he had one message for the judges: that prosecutors have not proven their case against him.

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LACC Delegation in Nigeria for Talks with EFCC
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ABUJA – The Executive Chairperson of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), Cllr. Frances Johnson-Morris, is at the head of a three-member delegation in Abuja, Nigeria, to hold talks with authorities of that country’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

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‘I Am Attracted by Good Governance’
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MONROVIA – Former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Tony Blair, has said that since the incumbency of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as President of Liberia in 2006, good governance has been the center of attraction for him, and that as such, he has come to help support the Government of Liberia’s priorities.

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Delay of INCHR Undermines Human Rights and Accountability
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MONROVIA – The failure of the Liberian Senate to confirm all presidential nominees to the Independent National Commission for Human Rights (INCHR) is a major setback to efforts to protect and promote human rights in Liberia, including moving forward the country’s transitional justice agenda, the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) said this week.

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Ellen Receives UNAAB Doctorate
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MONROVIA – The University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB) in Ogun State, Nigeria, has conferred an honorary doctorate degree, Doctor of Science, on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

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Liberia, Ghana Sign Joint Communiqué
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ACCRA – President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Ghanaian President John Atta Mills have signed a joint communiqué offering the two presidents an opportunity to build upon the long historical ties, review the state of bilateral relations between the two countries and to consider ways of further strengthening those relations.

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