May 19, 2008
Liberia: Defense Begins Cross-Examination of Moses Blah
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May 16, 2008
Liberia: Prosecution Completes Direct Examination of Former President Moses Blah
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May 20, 2008
Zimbabwe: Group Warns of Coup, Calls for Coalition
There is a growing risk of a military coup in Zimbabwe to prevent opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai from taking power, says the Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG). Read more »
South Africa: Mbeki Condemns 'Shameful' Attacks
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki has condemned as "shameful and criminal" the recent attacks on foreign nationals living in the country. Read more »
May 14, 2008
Liberia: Taylor's Former Vice President Describes Training, Arms Deliveries, And Atrocities
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May 13, 2008
Liberia: Defense Cross-Examination of Former RUF Commander Karmoh Kanneh Continues
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South Africa: Apartheid Victims to Sue Multinationals
Victims of apartheid who are suing 23 leading multinational corporations in American courts on the grounds that the companies collaborated with the policy have been given clearance… Read more »
Liberia: Witness Implicates Taylor in the Death of Sam Bockarie
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May 09, 2008
Liberia: Former RUF Commander Karmoh Kanneh Testifies
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Liberia: Former RUF Officer Testifies About Extensive Links Between Taylor and AFRC/RUF
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May 08, 2008
Liberia: Taylor's Former Vice President, Moses Blah, to Testify Next Week
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May 07, 2008
Liberia: Witness Tells of Rapes, Killings, Amputations and Looting in Life As Rebel Captive
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May 06, 2008
Liberia: Former Child Soldier Ends His Testimony
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May 01, 2008
Zimbabwe: Arms Ship Waits Off Luanda, Say Unionists
The Chinese ship carrying weapons for Zimbabwe is anchored off Luanda and shows no sign of returning to China, says the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF). Read more »
April 30, 2008
Africa: Press Freedom Declines Across Continent
Press freedom in Africa declined in 2007 due to a misuse of libel laws and an increase in political conflict, Freedom House, a United States-based organization, wrote in its annual… Read more »
April 29, 2008
Liberia: Prosecution and Defense Offer Divergent Views of Rebel Structures
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April 28, 2008
Liberia: Prosecution Witness Describes Threats Against Him and His Family
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April 25, 2008
Liberia: Defense Cross Examination of Former AFRC Combat Commander Focuses on Abuctions
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Liberia: Prosecution Examination of Former AFRC Combat Commander Ends With Dramatic Testimony
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April 23, 2008
Liberia: Former AFRC Combat Commander Describes Atrocities
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April 24, 2008
Zimbabwe: China Recalls Weapons Shipment
The Chinese ship carrying a controversial consignment of weapons for Zimbabwe is being recalled and the arms will no longer be delivered. Read more »
April 23, 2008
Liberia: Former AFRC Combat Commander Describes Anatomy of the January 1999 Freetown invasion
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April 21, 2008
Kenya: Army Chief Denies Mt Elgon Abuses
The commander of the Kenyan army, Lieutenant General Augostino Njoroge, has dismissed charges of human rights abuses in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya as "imaginary." Read more »
Zimbabwe: Unions Mobilize to Stop Weapons
The governments of both Mozambique and Tanzania have refused to allow a Chinese ship carrying weapons for Zimbabwe to offload its cargo in their ports, a South African… Read more »
April 19, 2008
Zimbabwe: Govt Sources Confirm Terror Campaign
Zimbabwean generals and government officials have told journalists reporting for Western newspapers that the military has taken charge of the process of intimidating voters and… Read more »