Tag: Liberia
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…