Executive Mansion, Monrovia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has welcomed comments and recommendations by two rights groups, contained in an in-depth analysis of a recently concluded Mineral Concession Agreement between the Government of Liberia and the China Union Mining Company. The President described as refreshing the observations and recommendations by the two groups, noting that terms of the agreement are a manifestation of Government’s determination to ensure that Liberia reaps maximum…

By Mambu James Kpargoi, Jr.                     The April 1, 1985 assassination attempt on then Head of State Samuel K. Doe by Lieutenant Colonel Moses M.D. Flazamington grew out of his involvement in economic crimes, a former senior security investigator said.

  UNMIL Press Release, Buchanan               Head of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), Ellen Margrethe Løj has re-assured Liberians that UNMIL will continue to work with the Government of Liberia to ensure the consolidation of peace and security in the country, even though its numerical strength is being scaled down.

By Mambu James Kpargoi, Jr.,Monrovia   Liberia’s former President Charles Taylor received a US$1 million payment for arranging to harbor two al Qaeda operatives in Liberia soon after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, Global Witness said. 

By Suge Roberts, Brooklyn Park, MN       Members of the Minnesota United Sarpo Association (MUSA) on February 8 elected Andrew B. Suah as president. He defeated Pastor Gbotoe Saydee with 55 to 32 votes.

Mambu James Kpargoi, Jr.,Monrovia       A retired Italian agent of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) joined then NPFL rebel leader Charles Taylor, and others, to organize an enterprise to smuggle weapons into the West African sub region.

Paul James-Allen, Monrovia As the Liberia Truth Reconciliation Commission (TRC) mandate draws to a close, the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (JPC), Foundation for International Dignity (FIND), Talking Drum Studios and the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) are hosting a two-day conference to discuss follow-up to the TRC process on Thursday, February 19 and Friday, Feburary 20, 2009 at the P.A. Ribhouse Conference Center, Lakpase, Monrovia.

UNMIL News Release, Barclayville       Encouraging Liberian women to strive for success, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Ellen Margrethe Løj urged the members of the South-Eastern Women’s Development Association (SEWODA), to “show everyone that you resolutely want to move out of poverty”.  Ms. Loj was inaugurating the Women’s Resource Centre in Grand Kru County, which she handed over to the SEWODA, a Liberian NGO of over…

By Mambu James Kpargoi, Jr., Monrovia       A cartel of foreign and local businessman and government officials under the guidance of former President Charles Taylor looted and pillaged Liberia’s forest resources, the director of the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) has told the TRC.

By Mambu James Kpargoi, Jr., Monrovia The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia (TRC) will Monday begin Thematic Hearing for Economic Crimes at the Centennial Memorial Pavilion Monrovia.