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Extraordinary life of the café owner who took on the racists
Friday 12 July 2013
Martha-Renee Kolleh overcame a tragic upbringing in her native Liberia to build a life here. No wonder she had the courage to stand up to prejudice
Liberian man claims he wasn't offered a job by Virgin Atlantic because of his African name
Monday 15 April 2013
He claims when he sent a worse CV with an English name, he was offered an interview and treated differently
Justice for Ruth Berry Peal, who was forcibly mutilated in Liberia, but still no ban on FGM
Monday 08 April 2013
Over 58% of women have already undergone FGM in Liberia, where the powerful Sande secret society continues to carry it out on young girls
'We must focus on eradicating extreme poverty': Liberia needs international help, says David Cameron on visit to the country
Friday 01 February 2013
David Cameron today arrived in the West African state of Liberia and called for the next wave of international development targets to focus on extreme poverty.
Women hold a sex strike
Monday 27 August 2012
Women in the civil-rights group "Let's Save Togo" have announced a week-long sex strike to demand the resignation of President Faure Gnassingbé.
Leading article: Ethiopia faces an uncertain future
Wednesday 22 August 2012
The death of Meles Zenawi, the prime minister of Ethiopia, at the relatively young age of 57, is a grave blow not just to the country which he rescued from the brink of recurring famine. It is a blow to the whole African continent and to the wider international community.
Page 3 Profile: Carole White, model agent
Wednesday 08 August 2012
The agent to the world's model elite?
UN says 8 civilians killed in Ivory Coast attack
Saturday 09 June 2012
A United Nations official says eight civilians were killed in Ivory Coast in an attack that also killed seven peacekeepers.
Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor jailed for 50 years
Wednesday 30 May 2012
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was jailed for 50 years today for helping rebels commit what a court in The Hague called some of the worst war crimes in history.
Liberian warlord 'would not be safe' in UK prison
Saturday 12 May 2012
Charles Taylor may have sanctioned mass murder and rape in exchange for blood diamonds in West Africa, but his lawyers fear he would be unsafe in a British prison, it was revealed yesterday.
Liberian warlord 'would not be safe' in UK prison
Saturday 12 May 2012
Charles Taylor may have sanctioned mass murder and rape in exchange for blood diamonds in West Africa, but his lawyers fear he would be unsafe in a British prison, it was revealed yesterday.
Leading article: A landmark ruling for international justice
Friday 27 April 2012
With the conviction of Charles Taylor, warlords can no longer rest easy
William Hague welcomes Charles Taylor ruling
Thursday 26 April 2012
Foreign Secretary William Hague today welcomed the conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor for crimes against humanity.
Lost boys: What became of Liberia's child soldiers?
Saturday 14 April 2012
In the 1990s, Liberia was torn apart by a civil war in which child soldiers fought for the guerrilla leader Charles Taylor. As an international court delivers its verdict on Taylor, Finlay Young meets the former fighters back in Africa – now grown up, but not regretful of their past.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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