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20 November 2011

Liberia: Giving Free Press a Second Chance

Written by Counselor Track · Freedom of Speech, Governance

The judgment in the controversial media closure case in Liberia gave justice a rare opportunity to prevail. On November 7 the Liberian government shut down three media houses for allegedly spreading hate messages likely to incite violence.

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14 November 2011

Liberia: Who Did Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Win Against?

Written by Counselor Track · Elections, Governance

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf won re-election on Thursday in a presidential run-off boycotted by the opposition in Liberia. The main opposition figure, Winston Tubman, is seeking legal options to have President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's re-election annulled.

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8 November 2011

Liberia Elections 2011: Polling Stations Nearly Empty

Written by Counselor Track · Elections, Governance

Liberians queued up at various polling stations to exercise their constitutional right to vote in today's presidential run-off. Counselor Track reports on election-related clashes and the call to boycott

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Liberia: To Vote or Not to Vote?

Written by Counselor Track · Elections, Politics

As the clock was ticking toward Liberia's scheduled November 8 presidential run-off, a cloud of doubt and uncertainty seemed to be engulfing the process. To vote or not to vote, that is the question that Liberian voters had to deal with before today's vote.

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1 November 2011

Liberia: Reactions to the Resignation of Liberian Elections Chairman

Written by Counselor Track · Elections, Governance

Following questions about his credibility, James Fromayan, the former head of the Liberian Elections Commission, resigned yesterday. African Election Project reports that his resignation was prompted by the “Letter-gate” scandal.

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10 October 2011

Liberia: Liberian Elections 2011

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Elections, Politics

Liberians voted today for the presidency as well as all seats in the House of Representatives and half of the seats in the Senate. The African Elections Project has set up a platform to monitor incidents of violence and irregularities.

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4 September 2011

African Women Striving to be Heads of State

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Elections, International Relations

Since Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf became President of Liberia in 2006, several other African women have decided to run for the continent's top level political jobs. The increase of female candidates is undoubtedly a step in the right direction; Lova Rakotomalala introduces some of the rising stars.

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22 May 2011

Technology for Transparency: Final Report

Written by Renata Avila · Technology for Transparency Network

The Technology for Transparency Network is proud to announce the release of its final report, "Global mapping of technology for transparency and accountability". The report is being published by the Transparency and Accountability Initiative (@TAInitiative) along with a over a dozen other reports on the global transparency movement.

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6 September 2010

Africa: Africans Share Childhood Memories Online

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Arts & Culture, Education

That African Girl is a blog with a series of posts written by Africans around the world about their childhood. It is a blog about growing up in an African family and learning to live in two worlds.

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9 March 2010

Liberia: Confusion about the cause of violence in Lofa County

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Religion, War & Conflict

Violence erupted in the towns of Voinjama and Zorzor in Liberia last week. There are conflicting reports about the cause of the conflict in which four people died. While the mainstream media reports seem to attribute the violence to religious tensions, blogger Johnny Dwyer disagrees.

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Updates about Liberia

23 February 2011

English

Revive Liberia is a blog by Revive Liberia Missions, Inc., a wholly volunteer, non-denominational Christian group committed to improving the physical and spiritual lives of the people who live in post-war Liberia.

• Ndesanjo Macha

30 January 2011

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Jenny discusses the works of Concern Liberia, which involve constructing classrooms, separate toilets for boys and girls, providing furniture, textbooks and other essential learning items like blackboards, pencils and copybooks.

• Ndesanjo Macha

28 January 2011

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Aaron Leaf blogs about the Liberian saga: angry court, jailed editor, president's speech.

• Ndesanjo Macha

2 December 2010

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What is your African theme song?: “While I love all types of music from classic soul hits to Latin jazz, at my core I’m an African hip hop baby. This ranges from songs I heard my parents play to some more modern classics making waves today. It was diifucult narrowing my favourite theme songs to 5 in total. If you’re in need of a theme song, feel free to borrow one of these hits by musicians who know a thing or two about music.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

9 October 2010

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Jina writes about Liberia's “Rape Court”: “The court, which will turn two in Februrary, was a direct response to what many people we met called a rape “epidemic” in Liberia. The country's post-war rape stats are sky-high, and most of the victims are young girls.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

5 October 2010

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Glenna Gordon's photo of the day: “I’ll take my potato greens with a side of Jesus and some teddy bears.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

7 September 2010

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Mainlehwon Ebenezer Vonhm blogs about peace education in Liberia: “After a rigorous ethnography survey on the causes of continues violence in Liberian schools and communities; CPE was able to develop proactive teaching packages for promoting the culture of peace.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

3 September 2010

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THAT AFRICAN GIRL: LEARNING TO LIVE BETWEEN WORLDS is a blog written by African women about their childhood.

• Ndesanjo Macha

20 August 2010

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Alpha Sesay writes about the testimony Isa Sesay, the former interim leader of the Sierra Leonean rebel group that Charles Taylor is accused of providing support at the Charles Taylor trial at the Hague.

• Ndesanjo Macha

17 August 2010

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Esteyonange's informal comparison of Liberia/Mexico: “Ever since arriving in Liberia with the “knowledge” that 85% of its residents were unemployed, I have been suffering from a minor obsession about how people with little to no money make it from day to day…”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Comments on "Liberia"

Africa: Calls for Transparency Over Marked Increase in Land Deals

It is a pity! Meanwhile the world is looking on
Sadness situation in Africa

The resignation of the elections commission's chief was a very welcome and decisive point in the Liberian 2011 general electoral...

With some extra political orientation and empowerment Africa as a continent should boast of more qualified female leaders!We've got ladies...
Let the oath be re-taken;Madam Sirleaf isn't a better than President Obama.