Executive Mamsion, Monrovia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf commented on Tuesday, April 20, on the recently concluded HIPC audits conducted by the General Auditing Commission (GAC), refusing to be drawn into criticisms of the Commission’s work by some Government officials implicated in the audits. The President said people have complained about the quality of the audits and of political objectives, but maintained that she will not be drawn into those accusations.

By Sammie Carter,Minneapolis As we settled at our table with drinks in hands, I couldn’t help but wonder what route the conversation would take. There was a lot I needed to know about Messiah’s Men if I was going to be working with them. I mentally prepared the questions I wanted to ask as I sat down with Trokon Guar. At this point, I had known Trokon for about a…

By Omari Jackson, Atlanta, GA The overwhelming victory at the recent Liberia Football Association elections, bringing businessman Musa Bility to power did not overlook the bedrock of the administration, and hence appointing Idrissa Kaba to head the secretariat.

By Barbara K. Laskin, St. Paul, Minn. The Macalester College Theatre and Dance Department presents “Dario FO’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist” in the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, Main Stage Theater, 1600 Grand Ave., St. Paul. Tickets are free to all students with a student ID; they are $7 general admission and $5 for seniors and groups of six or more. The opening night performance, Wednesday, April 14, is…

By Paul I. Adujie, New York Pope Benedict XVI should resign now, or he must endure squirms of contempt from the whole world over this unfolding pandemic of sex abuse by Catholic Church priests.

By Ruben Carranza, New York   The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) welcomes the apology given by Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma on Saturday to women victims of the country’s 10-year armed conflict that ended in 2002.