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- Tribunal will be forced to run at 20 percent of estimated budget 16 Dec 2009 22:31 GMT
... the February 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and other political violence, although investigators have been looking into Hariri’s ... former Yugoslavia and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. The largest share of tribunal finances will go ...
- Forgoing Democracy Is Forgoing Human Rights 16 Dec 2009 20:50 GMT
... asserts another fundamental right: the right to government by popular consent. That means the right ... emerged as a bastion of democracy, while Sierra Leone and Liberia have demonstrated the power of elections ... have so consistently delivered nonviolent transitions of political power. Once developed, a tradition of free ...
- Queen's Baton Storms Banjul 16 Dec 2009 20:36 GMT
... led by the Gambia's Youth & Sports minister, Sheirif Gomez and other ministers Fatou Faye ... As many as 30 different groups, including government, corporates, local communities, sporting bodies, Gambia Airlines, ... journey in The Gambia from Freetown in Sierra Leone on Friday. It was received at the ...
- Remarks by Governor at WAMZ meeting 16 Dec 2009 20:14 GMT
... the back of a sharp increase in government capital spending, financed partly by external borrowing. ... For example, a recent forum of Trade Ministers in Accra expressed concern about the persistence ... of three countries of the WAMZ, namely Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Gambia is on track. ...
- Recent trouble in Guinea follows familiar storyline 16 Dec 2009 13:48 GMT
... Guinea follows familiar storyline There have been political horrors in other parts of Africa, like ... of tropical coastline between Ghana and Senegal. Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast have all lived through ... experience or qualifications relevant to running a government. But a presidential palace is a nicer ...
- Legal Battle in France Over Taylor's Millions from Illegal Logging 16 Dec 2009 05:20 GMT
... years, his brother Bob Taylor, and several government officials along with Lebanese forming a syndicate ... from LBDI, payment order from the Finance Ministry then and a personal checking account (#00-201-32451-01) ... war crimes at the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Campaigners warned DLH of the links between ...
- Gwynne Dyer: Guinea falls victim to West African Curse 16 Dec 2009 04:35 GMT
... to West African Curse There have been political horrors in other parts of Africa, like ... of tropical coastline between Ghana and Senegal. Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ivory Coast have all lived through ... experience or qualifications relevant to running a government. But a presidential palace is a nicer ...
- Indeed, Bumbuna is Alive! 16 Dec 2009 04:33 GMT
... hydroelectric project in the Tonkolili district, northern Sierra Leone, Serafino Ciro has confirmed to a team of ... leaders and supporters of the two oldest political parties in the country. On a blistering ... 445 million cubic meters of storage capacity. Sierra Leoneans had waited for over 30 years for ...
- Woman Breaking Traditional Walls in Chieftaincy Elections 16 Dec 2009 04:32 GMT
... can stand for a chieftaincy election in Sierra Leone is being challenged here in Kono, the eastern ... practically the native governing body, that influences government) objected that I am not a member ... pushing for greater inclusion of women in politics) are rallying round Torto and are discussing ...
- Sierra Leone woman barred from becoming chief 15 Dec 2009 21:12 GMT
... Members of a Sierra Leone traditional group have besieged a woman's house and ... Elizabeth Simbiwa Sogbo-Tortu was barred from an election to the chiefdom because she was a ... the Supreme Court. A BBC correspondent says politicians are afraid of angering traditionalists. The BBC's ...
- Mediators Fear Guinea Could Destabilize Region 15 Dec 2009 19:44 GMT
... destabilize still unsteady neighbors, including Liberia and Sierra Leone. That is one the reasons they want ... "order and security" force to contain the political crisis before it spills outside Guinea's borders. ... sub-region," Yanga said. During their wars, various Sierra Leonean and Liberian rebels were based in Guinea. The ...
- Legal Battle in France Over Ex-Dictator's Millions from Illegal Logging Trade 15 Dec 2009 19:23 GMT
... years, his brother Bob Taylor, and several government officials along with Lebanese forming a syndicate ... from LBDI, payment order from the Finance Ministry then and a personal checking account (#00-201-32451-01) ... war crimes at the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Campaigners warned DLH of the links between ...
- International Mediators Fear Guinea Could Destabilize Region 15 Dec 2009 18:31 GMT
... destabilize still unsteady neighbors, including Liberia and Sierra Leone. That is one the reasons they want ... "order and security" force to contain the political crisis before it spills outside Guinea's borders. ... sub-region," Yanga said. During their wars, various Sierra Leonean and Liberian rebels were based in Guinea. The ...
- Uproar at S Leone woman chief bid 15 Dec 2009 10:32 GMT
... Leone woman chief bid Members of a Sierra Leone traditional group have besieged a woman's house and ... Elizabeth Simbiwa Sogbo-Tortu was barred from an election to the chiefdom because she was a ... the Supreme Court. A BBC correspondent says politicians are afraid of angering traditionalists. The BBC's ...
- Thais probe destination for seized NKorean weapons 15 Dec 2009 06:57 GMT
... United Nations as trafficking arms to Liberia, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Sudan ... out of New Zealand, said Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ilyas Omarov. Military analysts said Monday ... or a rogue regime like Myanmar. Thai government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said authorities were also ...
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