Tag: Liberia
UN warns of violent election in Liberia
Share the article Save the article full screen Authorities warn of violence during the election campaign in Liberia. Archive image. Photo: Abbas Dulleh/AP/TT The UN appeals to the parties in…
UN warns of violent election in Liberia
“We are concerned about reports of election-related violence and the use of language approaching hate crimes,” says the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Seif Magango. The…
a public debate but without the main candidates
In Liberia, the campaign for the general elections on Tuesday October 10 continues. Beyond the meetings and local campaigns, a public debate was organized yesterday, Tuesday October 3, in Monrovia.…
A former Liberian soldier placed in pre-trial detention in France
A former Liberian soldier was placed in pre-trial detention this Tuesday, September 25 by the Paris Court of Appeal. He is accused of crimes against humanity during Liberia’s civil war…
Liberian rebel leader Kunti Kamara sentenced to life imprisonment
Tried in Paris for the abuses committed during the civil war in Liberia, the former rebel leader of the Ulimo group, Kunti Kamara was declared this Wednesday, November 2 guilty…
Ex-rebel Gibril Massaquoi acquitted in ‘war crimes’ trial
Gibril Massaquoi, a former commander and spokesperson for the Revolutionary United Front, Foday Sankoh’s RUF, was arrested in 2020 in the country where he lived in exile. But the court…
two centuries ago, the first freed slaves arrived from America
The festivities officially start this Monday, February 14, 2022 during a ceremony chaired by the Head of State George Weah. Conferences, festivals and other events will follow one another throughout…
The evolution of languages illuminated by a script from Liberia
Do the writings tend to become simpler over time? In order to answer this question, researchers studied the evolution of the Vai script, originating in Liberia, which was invented by…