Tag: Liberian
an Ivorian NGO warns of the Liberian origin of cocoa beans exported by Ivory Coast
An investigation carried out by an Ivorian NGO revealed this Monday, April 22, that cocoa beans exported by Côte d’Ivoire come from deforested lands in neighboring Liberia. A few months…
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…
Alieu Kosiah, a former Liberian warlord convicted in Switzerland of crimes against humanity
For the first time in Switzerland, an accused was found guilty of crimes against humanity this Thursday, June 1, 2023. Alieu Kosiah was an officer in the Ulimo rebel group…
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…