January 17, 2008
Liberia: Taylor Trial Examination of Witness Stephen Ellis Begins
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January 16, 2008
Liberia: Taylor Trial Witness Testifies On 'Operation No Living Thing'
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Kenya: Dark Cloud Reveals Its Silver Lining
Kenyan blogger Daudi Were reflects on events in Parliament in Nairobi on Tuesday. Read more »
January 15, 2008
Liberia: Defense Completes Cross-Examination of Sherif
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January 14, 2008
Liberia: Cross-Examination of Sherif Continues
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January 13, 2008
South Africa: Police Chief Suspended, Quits Interpol
South Africa's national police chief, Jackie Selebi, has been suspended from duty and has resigned his post as president of the international police agency, Interpol. Read more »
January 12, 2008
South Africa: Interpol Watching Police Chief's Case
The international police liaison agency, Interpol, says it is "carefully monitoring" the position of its president, South African national police commissioner Jackie… Read more »
Liberia: President Wins Constitutional Battle
The government of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Friday won a major constitutional battle that will allow her to appoint mayors for dozens of cities across the country. Read more »
January 11, 2008
Liberia: Cross-Examination of Prosecution Linkage Witness Begins
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January 10, 2008
Liberia: Taylor Insider Testifies on Links to Sierra Leone Rebels
The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org on Wednesday's evidence. Read more »
January 09, 2008
Liberia: Sierra Leonean Crime Base Witness Called as Prosecution's Second Witness
Expert legal monitors blogging for the website www.charlestaylortrial.org report on the second day of the war crimes trial. Read more »
January 07, 2008
Liberia: Charles Taylor Trial Gets Under Way
The war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor finally got under way at The Hague in the Netherlands on Monday. Read more »
Liberia: Citizens Lose Interest in Taylor Trial
The trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, is set to resume on Monday. But Boakai Fofana of allAfrica's Monrovia… Read more »
December 05, 2007
Liberia: New Study Spotlights Sexual Violence
Preliminary findings of a new study by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Columbia University may have given relief workers the evidence they say they need to focus… Read more »
Africa: UN Chief Calls for Arrests of War Crimes Suspects
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the international community to do more to help arrest leaders indicted on war crimes charges. Six Sudanese and Ugandan… Read more »
November 30, 2007
Uganda: Judicial System Fails Women, Says Amnesty
Human rights group Amnesty International today accused the Ugandan judicial system of failing to act against the widespread rape and sexual abuse of women in the north of the… Read more »
October 28, 2007
Nigeria: Sharia Court Bans Satirical Play
Early in October, Shehu Sani started preparations for the opening of his third play, The Phantom Crescent. He wanted to perform it outside, in a park in Kaduna, where people could… Read more »
October 05, 2007
South Africa: Arrest Warrant Issued for Police Chief
An arrest warrant has been issued for South Africa's police chief and the president of Interpol Jackie Selebi. Read more »
September 13, 2007
Liberia: Bush Extends Stay for Liberians in U.S.
Thousands of Liberians facing deportation from the United States were granted an 18-month extension by a presidential order published by the White House on Wednesday. Read more »
September 11, 2007
Zimbabwe: Fierce Mugabe Critic Resigns Over Scandal
Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo, the fierce critic of the Mugabe government who faces court action over an allegation that he had an affair with a married woman, has resigned his… Read more »
August 21, 2007
Congo-Kinshasa: New Democracy Must Build on Local Leaders
With conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo cooling, and warriors aspiring to become democrats, the country’s new constitution is coming under increased scrutiny. Read more »
August 20, 2007
Liberia: Taylor Trial Adjourned to 2008
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s war crimes trial in The Hague, Netherlands was adjourned until January 7, 2008 at a hearing Monday. Read more »
August 19, 2007
South Africa: Minister's Remorse Opens Way to Prosecutions for Apartheid Crimes
In an extraordinary sequel to South Africa's truth and reconciliation process, an apartheid-era cabinet minister and a former national police chief have been sentenced to… Read more »
August 16, 2007
South Africa: Fired Deputy - Who's to Blame?
The dismissal of the Deputy Minister of Health was a wretched day for South Africa. The country lost one of its strongest unifying forces in the struggle against the AIDS pandemic. Read more »
Congo-Brazzaville: President's Son Loses Graft Court Case
The High Court in London has dismissed an attempt by Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso, son of the president of the Republic of Congo, to have documents linking him to allegations of… Read more »
