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Operation to free Sankoh not planned in Monrovia

An alleged operation which aimed to free the leader of Sierra Leone's main rebel leader from jail was not planned in cahoots with Charles Taylor in Liberia.

Special Court for Sierra Leone

Transfer of Charles Taylor for trial for war crimes in...

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Liberia: RUF's 'Operation Free the Leader' Was Not Planned in Monrovia, Issa Sesay Testifies (news)

CharlesTaylorTrial.org

28 July 2010

Liberia: Court Spends the Day in Private Session (news)

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29 July 2010

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Falconets in Final of U-20 Women's World Cup

Nigeria national U-20 women's team, the Falconets continued their impressive run in the Fifa organized football tournament by edging out hard fighting Colombians 1-0 to book a place in the final.

Vanguard

Alaba Jonathan, Joy Jegede and Esther Sunday of Nigeria celebrate...

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Nigeria: Team Reach U-20 Women's Final (news)

Leadership

30 July 2010

Nigeria: Falconets Reach Women's World Soccer Semi-Finals (news)

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28 July 2010

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President Obama Meets With President Sirleaf [2010]

U.S. President Barack Obama and President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia speak to the media before meeting in the Oval ...

Criminal Force: Torture, Abuse, and Extra-Judicial Killings by the Nigerian Police Force [2010]

The Nigerian government has acknowledged these problems and promised to address them in the past, but to date, abuses ...

Liberia's Post-War Development: Key Issues and U.S. Assistance [2010]

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