West Africa: Liberia and Sierra Leone - Different Lessons in How Not to Deliver Post-War Justice

Monrovia/Freetown — Greater financial commitments and political reforms are needed in both countries for truth and reconciliation to work.

Fifteen months into Liberian President George Weah's first term, a plunging economy has pushed up prices of basic goods and prompted thousands to take to the streets for the first time with a list of demands against the once popular leader.

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