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October 4
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Liberia: Ghana-Liberia - Limbo for Ex-Liberian Refugees
Nathan Pajibo, like thousands of his fellow Liberians, has been living in Buduburam refugee camp near the Ghanaian capital Accra for over two decades after fleeing the civil war in... Read more »
August 24
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Liberia: Out-of-Court Justice
"We don't get much sleep now because there are people calling night and day," says Jesco Davis, who represents the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (JPC), a local NGO... Read more »
July 24
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Cote d'Ivoire: Liberian Refugees' Future Uncertain
In July 2012 a cessation clause came into force, stripping the remaining Liberians of their refugee status as the UN declared that it has been six years since the conflict ended,... Read more »
July 19
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Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire-Liberia - 'There Is No Way I Could Go Back'
Da Tatouwa, the name he chooses to go by, is a senior figure in the Ivorian refugee community in Zwedru, the capital of Grand Gedeh, which enjoys strong ties with the Krahn of... Read more »
June 27
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Liberia: Tracking Down Mercenaries
More than a year after the end of the conflict in neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire, the Liberian government has pledged to deal once and for all with longstanding complaints of its... Read more »
June 13
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Cote d'Ivoire: Militia Attack Forces Hundreds to Flee
Up to a dozen people jostle for space in small houses meant for families of four, but at least they have found refuge in Duékoué, a town near the Liberian border. Read more »
May 31
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West Africa: Charles Taylor's Legacy in Sierra Leone and Liberia
The recent conviction of Charles Taylor in The Hague for aiding and abetting war crimes in Sierra Leone has been a potent reminder of the role of natural resources in fuelling... Read more »
April 26
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West Africa: Taylor Verdict - Relief in Sierra Leone, Mixed Feeling in Liberia
Sierra Leoneans are relieved that former warlord and President of Liberia Charles Taylor has been convicted by the Special Court of Sierra Leone on 11 counts of war crimes and... Read more »
February 17
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Liberia: Land Grab or Development Opportunity?
Hundreds of villagers and town residents of Liberia's Grand Cape Mount Country have attracted nationwide attention in their bid to recover what they say is land seized from them... Read more »
January 20
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Africa: Fighting for the Rights of Child Soldiers [analysis]
At end-November 2011, Somalia and the Central African Republic became the latest countries to commit to end the use of child soldiers - a move seen as "encouraging" by the UN,... Read more »
September 23, 2011
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Cote d'Ivoire: Military Build-Up in West Following Attacks
Peacekeepers with the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), French Licorne military forces, and the national army Forces Républicaines de Côte d'Ivoire (FRCI),... Read more »
September 6, 2011
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Cote d'Ivoire: Shoring Up Border Security
With fear still rife among the Ivoirian refugees remaining in eastern Liberia, NGO the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), which is managing refugee camps in Grand Gedeh County, is... Read more »
August 8, 2011
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Liberia: Do Citizens Know What They're Voting For? [analysis]
In two weeks Liberians will vote in a referendum to change four aspects of the constitution, following which they will vote in presidential and legislative elections in October or... Read more »
August 5, 2011
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Liberia: 'I Really Miss My Mother - And My Bicycle'
When Ivoirian villages were attacked during the post-election violence, causing hundreds of thousands to flee, many children were separated from their parents. Read more »
August 4, 2011
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Liberia: Refugees Look for Long-Term Solutions [analysis]
As refugees look set to stay in eastern Liberia for some time to come, they are starting to lay the foundations of new lives in their temporary home, while aid agencies and donors... Read more »
July 18, 2011
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Liberia: Debunking Diabetes Myths
Lucy Dollokieh, a mother of four from Liberia's Nimba County, developed severe pains when urinating and thought she had been cursed by a witch, but when a volunteer came to her... Read more »
June 10, 2011
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Liberia: Food Stocks Low for Hosts And Refugees
Liberian host families and the Ivoirian refugees staying with them are resorting to eating rice seeds intended for this year's crop as food stocks dwindle in eastern Liberia,... Read more »
June 7, 2011
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Cote d'Ivoire: Refugees Watch And Wait From Liberian Camp
Liberian officials at Bahn refugee camp - set up by the government and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) to shelter Ivoirians fleeing violence - prefer residents to play down their... Read more »
June 3, 2011
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Liberia: Food Stocks Low for Hosts And Refugees
Liberian host families and the Ivoirian refugees staying with them are resorting to eating rice seeds intended for this year's crop as food stocks dwindle in eastern Liberia,... Read more »
May 26, 2011
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Liberia: Liberia-Cote d'Ivoire - Hope, Hardship And Hospitality [analysis]
Hundreds of refugees from Côte d'Ivoire have found a modest sanctuary in Butuo, Nimba County, in eastern Liberia, where they share land and lodgings with a local population... Read more »
May 13, 2011
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Cote d'Ivoire: Fighting Rumours With Fact
Thousands of refugees in eastern Liberia want to know what has happened to their family members, about the state of their villages, and whether it is safe to go home, said an April... Read more »
April 14, 2011
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Cote d'Ivoire: Refugees Report Murder, Rape, Abuse
Ivoirians who have fled across the border to Liberia have reported incidents of rape, sexual abuse and murder to NGOs and human rights groups working in Grand Geddeh and Nimba... Read more »
April 7, 2011
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Cote d'Ivoire: Ivoirian Refugees Hard to Reach
Ivoirians who have fled to eastern and southeastern Liberia are choosing to settle in villages rather than camps and transit centres, making them harder to help, say NGO workers. Read more »
January 14, 2011
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Cote d'Ivoire: Planning for the Refugee Influx
Ivoirians are still crossing from the far west of Côte d'Ivoire into Liberia at a rate of 400 to 600 a day, according to an "initial refugee assessment" issued by the UN... Read more »
December 31, 2010
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Cote d'Ivoire: Back to Square One?
NGOs working in northeastern Liberia say many of the 30,000 refugees arriving from neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire are reporting widespread violence and intimidation from both... Read more »
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