Monday 8th February, 2010

• CRPF women contingent heads for Liberia UN peace mission

  Liberia News.Net

  New Delhi, Feb 8 : The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Monday flagged of its fourth women contingent to Liberia for a United Nations Peace Keeping assignment.

• INTERVIEW-Taylor's S.Leone verdict by year's end-prosecutor

  Reuters

  UNITED NATIONS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A verdict in the long war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor is not now expected until the end of this year, although the defense is cutting ...

• West Africa: West African Collaboration for Gender Equality Enhanced by New UN Initiative

  All Africa

  Gender equality, respect for women's rights and the fight against sexual violence in West Africa received a new weapon in its arsenal today with the launch of a United Nations initiative to enhance co...

• AfDB Charges Ahead With Successful U.S.$1 Billion Issue

  All Africa

  SPONSOR WIRE Tunis — The African Development Bank (AfDB) successfully launched and priced a three-year US$ 1 billion global bond issue on 2 February. The Bank has a borrowing programme of abou...

• Getting Beyond Gender Discrimination

  Liberian Journal

  One of the major pathways to understanding the growing inequalities in Liberia is via studying the plight of women. Today, we can speak of the historic event which catapulted a woman to the presidency...

• Liberian Red Cross Comes to the Aid of 243 Fire Victims in Sinkor

  Liberian Journal

  Monrovia, February 4, 2010 (LNRCS): The Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) has provided relief for 243 people made homeless when fire destroyed their houses on 5

• Liberians Raised Funds To Aid Haiti's Earthquake Victims

  Liberian Times

  Sign Residents of Monrovia have raised funds to aid earthquake stricken Haiti, which is located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic. At a fund raisin...

• AfDB, BMGF And FAO - Developing Clear Roadmap to Improve Food And Agricultural Statistics in Africa

  All Africa

  SPONSOR WIRE The AfDB, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and FAO are organizing a conference in Hammamet, Tunisia on the Strategy for Improving Food and Agricultural Statistics in Africa. ...

• Liberia: Taylor Says Conspiracy Brought Him to Court

  All Africa

  Liberia: As Prosecutors Conclude His Cross Examination, Charles Taylor Maintains That 'Lets Get Taylor' Conspiracy Brought Him To The Special Court for Sierra Leone

• SENEGAL: Ousmane Goudiaby, "Even if one is afraid, one has no choice"

  IRIN

  ZIGUINCHOR, 3 February 2010 (IRIN) - Baraf village, in Senegal’s Casamance region, is empty but for a group of armed separatists - and the Goudiaby family. Ousmane Goudiaby, his wife and five of ...

• President Kaberuka's Visit to China's "Silicon Vallery" in Shenzhen

  All Africa

  SPONSOR WIRE President Kaberuka concluded, on 6 February 2010, his three-day official mission to the People's Republic of China by visiting the Southern City of Shenzhen. The President was in Shenzhe...

• Trial against former Liberian president Charles Taylor adjourned

  Earth Times

  The Hague - The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) adjourned the trial against Charles Taylor for one week Monday upon request of the former Liberian President's defence team. Monday was due to be ...

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