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  • November 27
  • CharlesTaylorTrial.org Liberia: Taylor Helped Rebel Leaders to Reconcile Their Differences

    Charles Taylor helped three major Sierra Leonean rebel commanders to reconcile their differences but such reconciliation was not for purposes of a military takeover of the country, the accused former Liberian president told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today in The Hague.

  • November 26
  • CharlesTaylorTrial.org Liberia: Taylor Admits Sending Advisor With Rebel Chief to Burkina Faso

    Charles Taylor today admitted that he sent his Chief of Protocol to accompany a Sierra Leonean rebel commander to Burkina Faso in 1998 but denied that he helped him transport arms and ammunition through Liberia for use by rebel forces in Sierra Leone.

  • November 25
  • TradeInvest Sierra Leone: Studies Show Rich Potential in Underexploited Fisheries

    Investment Opportunities : Aquaculture & Mariculture

  • November 24
  • CharlesTaylorTrial.org Liberia: Taylor Denies Sending Rebels to Attack Guinea

    The trial for former Liberian president Charles Taylor took an early adjournment today when immediately after the mid-morning break, one of the judges reportedly fell ill. Prior to the court's adjournment, the accused former Liberian president denied allegations that he sent his rebel fighters to attack neighbouring Guinea, saying that he gave approval to "hot pursuit missions" which entered into ...

  • November 20
  • CharlesTaylorTrial.org Liberia: Prosecution Says Taylor Was 'Not Honest' With UN Panel

    Charles Taylor was "not honest" with the United Nations Panel of Experts set up to investigate his alleged dealings with Sierra Leonean rebels, prosecutors told the Special Court for Sierra Leone today during cross-examination of the accused former Liberian president.

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  • New Democrat Liberia: Coocoo Dennis' Alleged War Exploits Denied

    Lead prosecutor and American lawyer Brenda Hollis Thursday bombarded former president Charles Taylor with series of unstoppable questions regarding alleged atrocities of one of his Generals - General Coocoo Dennis.

  • New Democrat Liberia: Rebel, President, CIA Spy

    Following his claims that the US plotted against him for regime change, Mr. Charles Taylor Monday admitted that he maintained links with the US Central Intelligence Agency that he established during the formative stages of his rebellion.

  • CharlesTaylorTrial.org Liberia: Taylor Denies Supporting Plans to Attack Sierra Leone

    Charles Taylor did not support plans to attack Sierra Leone while he was in Libya, the accused former Liberian president told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today while being cross-examined by the prosecution.

  • November 19
  • IPS Sierra Leone: Song Sparks Governance Debate

    Nothing has ever sparked a debate on the state of governance in the country like the song released by one of Sierra Leone's most popular artists, Emerson Bockarie.

  • November 18
  • CharlesTaylorTrial.org Liberia: Prosecution Reads Statements By Other Leaders on Taylor

    Prosecutors spent much of today's cross-examination of former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, reading out statements by other West African leaders condemning Mr. Taylor Liberian rebel group for crimes committed against Liberians and members of international humanitarian agencies, including American Catholic nuns and peacekeepers during his country's civil war.

  • November 17
  • UN News West Africa: Health Teams Launch Mass Yellow Fever Vaccinations

    The largest-ever mass vaccination campaign protecting populations from the dangerously infectious yellow fever disease will begin next week across three West African countries, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today.

  • CharlesTaylorTrial.org Liberia: Taylor Admits Sharing Information With Spy Agency

    After his cross-examination got off to a stumble last week over the use of "new evidence," Charles Taylor today admitted to prosecutors that he shared information with the spy agency of the same country he has accused of plotting his downfall: the United States. Mr. Taylor also dismissed as "nonsense" prosecution allegations that he has been misusing his phone privileges while in jail to try to ...

  • Analyst Liberia: Taylor Trial Adjourns

    The cross examination of the former Liberian President, Charles Taylor has been put up until Monday. The trial chamber made the decision Wednesday following a motion by lawyer pressing charges against Mr. Taylor to allow them time to readjust their cross examination strategy.

  • November 16
  • UN News Sierra Leone: Edging Closer to End of Mandate, UN-Backed Court Hands Over Prison to Country

    The United Nations-backed tribunal trying the worst acts committed during the decade-long brutal civil war in Sierra Leone today transferred its detention centre to the national prison service.

  • November 13
  • CharlesTaylorTrial.org Liberia: Judges Give Taylor Prosecutors Time to 'Rearrange Strategies'

    Charles Taylor's testimony was cut short for the second day in a row, as prosecutors asked for more time to "rearrange strategies" for the cross-examination of the former Liberian president on trial for his alleged role in crimes committed during Sierra Leone's brutal conflict.

  • TradeInvest Sierra Leone: CDC Group Launches Fund for Private Investors

    UK development financiers CDC Group launched a US$5 million private equity investment in Sierra Leone to provide funding to entrepreneurs.

  • November 12
  • CharlesTaylorTrial.org Liberia: Judges Caution Taylor's Prosecutors on 'Fresh Evidence'

    As Charles Taylor faced his second day of cross-examination, his defense counsel objected to prosecution attempts to introduce "fresh evidence" after its case was closed, calling it a trial by "ambush."  Meanwhile, Mr. Taylor tried to distance himself from the types of acts committed during Sierra Leone's brutal conflict – such as fighters forcing a mother to laugh while they buried her ...

  • IRIN Sierra Leone: War-Wounded Get Micro-Grants

    Some 20,000 people wounded in Sierra Leone's war are receiving micro-grants as part of efforts to rebuild lives and livelihoods in the still fragile country.

  • Analyst Liberia: No Reason to Lie -Prosecution Tells Witness Taylor

    Prosecutors told Charles Taylor that he had "reason to lie" during his four months of testimony which he had spent rebutting charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his alleged role in crimes during Sierra Leone's brutal conflict -- and that he needed to prepare to be "honest" in cross-examination, which started today in The Hague.

  • November 11
  • IPS Sierra Leone: Nations Struggles to Obtain Independent Judges

    It may be seven years after the country's civil war, but Sierra Leone is still battling to obtain an independent judiciary.

  • Daily Trust Liberia: How Obasanjo Duped Me, By Charles Taylor

    Nigeria's President at the time Chief Olusegun Obasanjo told him lies and encouraged him to go on a mysterious journey that led to his arrest as he approached this country's border with Chad, former Liberian President Charles Taylor said at The Hague yesterday.

  • CharlesTaylorTrial.org Liberia: Prosecutors Challenge Taylor at War Crimes Trial

    Prosecutors told Charles Taylor that he had "reason to lie" during his four months of testimony which he had spent rebutting charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his alleged role in crimes during Sierra Leone's brutal conflict — and that he needed to prepare to be "honest" in cross-examination, which started today in The Hague.

  • CharlesTaylorTrial.org Liberia: Trial Background

    Name: Charles Ghankay TaylorNationality: LiberianProsecuted by: Special Court for Sierra LeoneCharges: 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian lawPlea: Not GuiltyIndicted: June 4, 2003Trial Started: January 6, 2008Defense Case Start: July 13, 2009Place of Trial: The Hague, The Netherlands




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