November 30

• Liberia: Ellen Congratulates Koroma of Sierra Leone

  President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has sent a congratulatory message to President Ernest Bai Koroma on the occasion of his re-election as President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. Read more »

June 18

• Cote d'Ivoire: Region Condemns Cross-Border Attack

  The Mano River Union (MRU) -- Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire -- has condemned the June 8 cross border "rebel" attack that left at least one dozen persons including... Read more »

May 28

• Liberia: Charles Taylor Goes to Jail Wednesday

  The sentencing judgment in the trial of convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor will take place on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 at 11:00 a.m. local time (9:00 a.m. GMT) in the... Read more »

April 30

• Liberia: Sierra Leoneans Double Celebrate

  President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has congratulated the Government and People of Sierra Leone on the auspicious occasion marking the 51st Independence Anniversary of that country... Read more »

March 26

• Liberia: Accuses Embassy in Nation, Guinea of Cross Border Voter's Registration

  The Sierra Leonean opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) party has accused officials of the country's embassies in Guinea and Liberia of ferrying voters from their... Read more »

March 9

• Liberia: Trial Chamber to Deliver Taylor's Judgment 26 April

  Judgment in the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor will take place on 26 April 2012, in accordance with a Scheduling Order issued today by Trial Chamber II. Read more »

October 27, 2011

• Sierra Leone: Kamanda Pays Tribute to Late Judge Antonio Cassese

  He said among the many achievements in Judge Cassese's distinguished career was his role as an Independent Expert charged with looking at the challenges faced by the Special Court. Read more »

October 19, 2011

• Liberia: Construction of 100 Houses Begins for Sierra Leonean Refugees Here-Vow No Return to Homeland

  There were jubilant scenes on Thursday 22 September, in Sass Town, Bomi County, as construction started of 100 low cost housing units for former Sierra Leonean refugees who have... Read more »

July 18, 2011

• Liberia: Major MRU Summit Kicks Off Tomorrow

  A two-day Summit of Heads of State and Governments of the Mano River Union (MRU) opens Saturday morning in Monrovia at the City Hall, the Planning Ministry has disclosed in... Read more »

July 12, 2011

• West Africa: MRU SG Dies in Car Crash

  The Information Office of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs has received confirmed reports that the Secretary General of the Mano River Union (MRU) is dead. Read more »

May 2, 2011

• Liberia: Sierra Leone Remains United --Says Amb. Jilo Barnette

  The Sierra Leonean Ambassador accredited to Liberia Her Excellency Rev. Dr. Marie Jilo Barnett has warned her kinsmen as they celebrate their country's 50th anniversary that they... Read more »

December 14, 2010

• Liberia: 'Step Down' - Ecowas, International Community Reject Gbagbo

  West African bloc Ecowas on Tuesday suspended Côte d'Ivoire and called on incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to "yield power without delay", with more similar pressure also... Read more »