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No accountability: An Ecomog patrol in Freetown. Although Ecomog ousted the junta, its own troops also committed atrocities. (Patrick Robert/Sygma/Getty Images)
CHARLES TAYLOR

Nigerian peacekeepers haunted by the ghosts of executions past

They changed the course of Sierra Leone’s civil war, helping to defeat the rebels. But in keeping the peace, these soldiers sins of their own

  • Shola Lawal 1
19 min read
CHARLES TAYLOR

Crimes tribunal under threat as donations dry up

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor could be set free because of the effect of the global economic crisis on funding for the court.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
FREETOWN

Blood diamond rebels face war-crimes verdict

Sierra Leone’s war crimes court will hand down its verdict on Wednesday against three rebels accused of committing atrocities during the civil war.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
BLOOD DIAMONDS

Court to rule on blood diamond rebels

Sierra Leone’s war crimes tribunal will hand down a verdict on Wednesday against three rebel RUF commanders accused of carrying out a killing spree.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
CHARLES TAYLOR

Charles Taylor trial hears of rebel atrocities

A former rebel fighter testified in the war-crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor on Tuesday that the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Sierra Leone killed…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read