Liberia

'Lift Liberia' PRS Shows Promise of Success

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Liberia's development and reconstruction agenda, the Lift Liberia (Poverty Reduction Strategy), has gotten the much-needed boost with the three branches of Government meeting face-to-face for the first time with donors, the private sector and representatives of civil society organizations to discuss progress on implementation of the 90 Day Action Plan and lend their unwavering supports to the implementation...

Ottawa footy phenom Donzo takes another step

Out Of Left Field (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

It's a thrill to be to pass along news Abraham Donzo, a teenaged Ottawa soccer player, has earned a "3-month invitation with Everton’s academy in the hopes of landing a professional contract." It's pretty tough to do justice to the story of Abraham Donzo, but it was a honour to have been able to take a stab at it a month ago. Sportswriters are not supposed to cheerlead, but having been...

President Highlights Benefits From China At Fourth Ministerial FOCAC Conference

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said on November 9 that Liberia's development has been greatly impacted by the measures implemented by China under the China-Africa Cooperation initiative.

Cellcom Goes Public

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Cellcom Telecommunication Incorporated, the privately-owned American cell phone and Internet Company in Liberia is offering opportunities to Liberians, other residents and business houses to participate in profit-sharing rights of the company. This is the first time a profitable and privately-owned company is offering shares to the Liberian public.

Sirleaf Attends China-Africa Forum

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf arrived in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on Saturday, to participate in the opening ceremony of the 4th Ministerial Conference of China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), taking place on 8-9 November. The President will address the Conference on Sunday, and hold bilateral talks with Egyptian President Hosny Moubarak, FOCAC Co-Chair and host of this year's Conference, before returning...

• 4th ministerial conference of FOCAC begins in Egypt to deepen China-Africa cooperation - Xinhuanet

Liberty Party Rehearses Victory - Mammoth Crowd Swarms on ATS

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Some say it was reminiscent of 2005; others say it was even bigger, mesmerizing, captivating, and novel. It sure was all these acting together to the glory of the Liberty Party and Liberia's new political dispensation. This was how electioneering observers saw what Liberty Party (LP) stalwarts dubbed as the victory parade rehearsal of Montserrado County's prime choice for senator, Darius Dillon, which...

Yellow Fever Outbreak Imminent

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

A Yellow Fever Risk Assessment conducted by the Liberian government through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with its partners has shown that yellow fever outbreak is imminent in Liberia, but the government and its partners are not playing a wait and see attitude.

Devorah Rose to Wage Reality TV ‘War’ Against Tinsley Mortimer

Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday

We ran into Social Life magazine editor Devorah Rose on Friday night at the Sixth Annual Sharing the Light Gala, a charity soirée at the Four Seasons Restaurant to benefit MacDella Cooper's efforts to build schools for needy children in Liberia — and, naturally, we were unwittingly foisted into the contrived melodramas of two grown women. With an open mind, we approached Rose to ask her...

Ellen Off to Sharm El-Sheikh for Focac Confab

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on the invitation of the government of China, is joining a select number of African Heads of State to participate in the opening session of the fourth Ministerial Conference of a Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), scheduled to take place in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, from November 8-9.

Taylor nears end of testifying in his own defense

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor ended 13 weeks on the witness stand Monday by rejecting allegations that he commanded and controlled rebels who murdered and mutilated thousands of civilians during Sierra Leone's 1991-2002 civil war.

Taylor nears end of testifying in his own defense

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor ended 13 weeks on the witness stand Monday by rejecting allegations that he commanded and controlled rebels who murdered and mutilated thousands of civilians during Sierra Leone's 1991-2002 civil war.

Taylor nears end of testifying in his own defense

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor ended 13 weeks on the witness stand Monday by rejecting allegations that he commanded and controlled rebels who murdered and mutilated thousands of civilians during Sierra Leone's 1991-2002 civil war.

Sen. Ballout Condemns Jubah's Brutal Murder - Says the Incident Is a Wakeup Call

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Senator John Ballout of Maryland County, who is chairing the Senate Committee on National Defense, Intelligence and Veteran Affairs, has strongly condemned the brutal assassination of Mr. Keith Jubah, former head of the Public Procurement Concession Commission (PPCC), describing it as "gruesome, barbaric and inhumane" and must be condemned by all peace-loving and well-meaning Liberians.

How far can Lula's stardust scatter? | Richard Bourne

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

The president of Brazil stands for democracy, and for the poor. These are still valuable qualities in the 21st century President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, who has received the Chatham House prize for 2009 , is one of the few world politicians to have ridden out the global economic crisis with an enhanced reputation. In April he was congratulated by Barack Obama at the Summit of the...

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The Young Professional Blogs Aggregator (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Hi Folks,Regular readers may have wondered if I've fallen into a hole, or off the edge of the planet. Leaning towards the later, as I'm beyond the horizon, currently in Monrovia, Liberia. I've been busy working instead of blogging, but wanted to brin...