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Comprehensive News Feed for Liberia.

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  1. Liberian head's Christmas in jailRead the original story w/Photo

    6 hrs ago | BBC

    Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf says she is going to spend Christmas Day at an old maximum security prison in the jungle.

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    Related Topix: Prison, Africa, World News, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  2. AfricaRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Guardian Newspapers

    ... to death and 33 others to life in prison for planning to assassinate government officials, agency reports claimed. Liberia to pay graft's whistle-blowers P RESIDENT Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has issued a decree to pay and protect whistle-blowers in ...

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  3. UN hails first female winner of Liberian music contestRead the original story

    Tuesday | Newkerala.com

    New York, Dec 22 : United Nations officials in Liberia have congratulated 19-year-old Vivian Akoto on becoming the first female to win A Star is Born, a youth competition which since 2006 has used music as an instrument for social change, national unity, and an agent to promote peace and development in the West African country.

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  4. Cash for Liberia whistle-blowersRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | BBC

    Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has issued a decree to pay and protect whistle-blowers as part of her campaign to tackle corruption.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  5. Liberia: New Technology, Ideology Require in Rebuilding Damaged InfrastructuresRead the original story

    Tuesday | AllAfrica.com

    Liberia's Minister of Public Works, Samuel Kofi Woods, II says the rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged infrastructures require intensive exploration of new technology and ideology.

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  6. Chicago man killed in AfghanistanRead the original story

    Tuesday | Chicago Sun-Times

    ... Musu. Also surviving are his mother, Anna; father, Thomas, and a sister, Ciatta. Albert Ware was born in Monrovia, Liberia. He immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 12, and took up residence in Chicago. He graduated in 2002 from Corliss High School ...

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  7. Newspaper Publisher Goes to Court for Libeling President SirleafRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday | Voice of America

    In Liberia, the publisher of the Plain Truth newspaper and the general manager of the Seamarco Printing press will appear in court Tuesday to answer charges of sedition, criminal libel and malevolence.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Journalism, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  8. Liberia: Major Corporations Accepting Social Responsibilities - a...Read the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | AllAfrica.com

    ... of workers at the plantation, insisted that the world's rubber processing giant had an obligation to the people of Liberia, particularly those who labor to produce its raw material. She insisted that Firestone put in place mechanisms to improve ...

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  9. Liberia: Fight Against Corruption Intensifies - Whistleblowers Get Presidential Greenlight

    Monday Dec 21 | AllAfrica.com

    ... commits an offense punishable by a maximum penalty of two years, in the category as defined by the Penal Law of Liberia. Executive Order #22, further states that a whistleblower who has suffered retaliation under provisions of the Order, can seek ...

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  10. Winner Of National Youth Music Contest In LiberiaRead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | Scoop

    Tuesday, 22 December 2009, 10:24 am Press Release: United Nations New York, Dec 21 2009 4:10PM United Nations officials in Liberia have congratulated 19-year-old Vivian Akoto on becoming the first female to win A Star is Born, a youth competition which since 2006 has used music as an instrument for social change, national unity, and an agent to ...

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  11. UN hails first female winner of national youth music contest in Liberia

    Monday Dec 21 | United Nations

    United Nations officials in Liberia have congratulated 19-year-old Vivian Akoto on becoming the first female to win A Star is Born, a youth competition which since 2006 has used music as an instrument for social change, national unity, and an agent to promote peace and development in the West African country.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News

  12. Celebrating Christmas across AfricaRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 21 | BBC

    ... experiences of Yuletide festivities on the continent. Here we hear about drumming in Ghana, Uganda's local beer and Liberia's famous rice. SAMUEL ASANTE, ACCRA, GHANA My Christmas starts on Christmas Eve. I attend midnight mass at St Charles Lwanga ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, World News, Uganda, Africa, Ghana, Beer, Drink, Beer

  13. Copenhagen Climate Conference: Finland promises to support women in poor countriesRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Helsingin Sanomat

    Laughter and the murmur of conversation filled the meeting room of the Bella Center in Copenhagen on Thursday when President Tarja Halonen met with women from developing countries.

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  14. Rights activists challenge "window dressing" quotas in African politicsRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Deutsche Welle

    ... by women's rights activists and human rights organizations. There have been recent breakthroughs - the election of Liberia's first female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Mozambique's first female prime minister, Luisa Diogo and Nigeria's ...

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  15. Liberia: Journalist Finally Charged for Story on Guinea's JuntaRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | AllAfrica.com

    There is no gainsaying that the Sirleaf Administration honors freedom of speech and of the press as guaranteed by the Constitution of Liberia.

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  16. Liiberia Welcomes Lifting of U.N. Arms EmbargoRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 17 | Voice of America

    The U.N. security council has lifted an arms embargo on Liberia's government, saying it has made progress in rebuilding the country.

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  17. [ELD] Presiding Bishop set to visit LiberiaRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Worldwide Faith News

    At the invitation of Episcopal Church of Liberia Bishop Jonathan B.B. Hart, Jefferts Schori will witness the work of the church, celebrate Mass at Trinity Cathedral in the capital Monrovia and visit Episcopal-affiliated Cuttington University, among other stops both inside and outside the nation's capital.

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  18. Another Year Comes To An EndRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | The Perspective

    ... to close this avenue to their people will be left behind - they will miss the MESSAGE. How sorrowful! So, where is Liberia in all this? That's the main concern. Liberia has come a long way from the destructions of civil war, and the brisk rebuilding ...

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  19. New DSRSG Impressed with GAC WorkRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | The Perspective

    ... received the new Deputy Special Representative for Recovery and Governance(DSRSG) of the United Nations Mission in Liberia(UNMIL), Mr. Moustapah Soumare who came on a get acquaintance visit. The DSRSG who was recently appointed by UN Secretary ...

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  20. Liberian publisher faces criminal charges

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Independent Online

    ... to take into account the "fragility of the situation in Guinea". "Everything that happens there affects us here in Liberia," the source said. Thousands of Liberians fled to neighbouring Guinea during 14 years of civil war from 1979-2003 and the ...

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