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Wanted: Honest men and women for Liberian govt

Presumptive president-elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said on Thursday she is looking for a few honest men, and women, to form a government able to tackle the challenge of rebuilding…

Confused start to Liberian vote-fraud hearings

Hearings into Liberian presidential candidate George Weah’s claims of vote fraud opened amid confusion on Wednesday, when his lawyers failed to deliver witnesses or documents to…

Liberia opens hearings into vote-fraud claims

Liberian officials on Wednesday opened hearings into claims of vote fraud made by trailing presidential candidate George Weah, who has urged his supporters to quell protests even…

Weah under pressure to concede Liberian vote

George Weah was on Monday to rally his supporters behind claims he was cheated out of a win in Liberia’s presidential vote, even as pressure mounted for him to concede and clear…

Lights, water, action? Not so fast, Liberia

If Liberia had a lightbulb for everyone who has promised electricity as part of its reconstruction, the capital Monrovia would be lit up like Las Vegas, and not wreathed in…

Africa has to ‘learn how to compete’

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday wrapped up a three-day forum in Dakar, Senegal, on boosting trade ties between Africa and the world’s largest…

Former Senegal prime minister in police custody

Senegal’s former prime minister was on Friday being questioned by police over claims he overspent hundreds of millions of rands on a road project in his stronghold of Thies.…

Africa grieves for London

Africa expressed grief and shock on Thursday after a string of explosions in London killed at least 37 people, amid concerns that ending African poverty will take a back seat to…

Former Liberian soldiers now fight drug habit

Former combatant Marcus Weah says he was forced to smoke marijuana to make him brave in battle, and quit easily the day guns fell silent in Liberia, but he is rare. For the…

Liberian fighters swap AKs for ABCs

The first of two wars to ravage Liberia erupted before Malinda Lakome was even born. But now the 13-year-old soldier in the Liberian national army is ready to trade his weapon…