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Botswana Opposes Proposal to Extend Ivory Sales Ban
Botswana has said that it is against the Kenyan proposal to extend the ban on selling ivory from nine to 20 years. Briefing the media in the capital Gaborone ahead of the Doha meeting, Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Minister Kitso said the proposal...
Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission And the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria Agree to Crime Fighting Partnership
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria (EFCC) have agreed to forge a partnership of cooperation and collaboration in the fight against corruption in the two countries and the sub-region. According...
IMF Confident That Liberia Will Reach the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative Point At the End of the Year
The First Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr. John Lipsky has expressed confidence that Liberia will reach the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative point at the end of the year, leading to the cancellation of more...
International Monetary Fund Delegation Arrives in Liberia
A high powered International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation has arrived in Liberia to begin discussions with Liberian authorities on Liberia’s progress under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Media reports Monday say the delegation,...
World Bank Portfolio in Liberia Stands At $226m
The World Bank has put the total portfolio since its re-engagement with Liberia at the end of the crisis at $226 million. According to the World Bank Country Manager Ohene Nyanin, the bank is funding 12 major projects in Liberia ranging from transport...
Group of Individuals File Suit Against Liberia’s Truth And Reconciliation Commission
A group of individuals implicated in Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) final report have filed a “class action suit” against the TRC. According to a press statement issued Tuesday, those involved include former defunct...
Former Liberian Rebel Warlord Declares Intention to Contest 2011 Presidential Election
A former rebel leader of the defunct Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL) turned politician, Prince Y. Johnson has declared his intention to contest the 2011 Liberian presidential elections. Senator Johnson confirmed to APA Tuesday...
Liberian President Accepts Information Minister’s Resignation
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has accepted the resignation of former Information Minister Dr. Lawrence Bropleh, the Presidential Press Secretary Cyrus Wleh Badio told reporters in the capital Monrovia Monday.
