Liberia

  • Jun 26, 2001
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Promising oil finds draw energy majors

A spate of new finds in the Gulf of Guinea and the persistence of relatively high oil prices are...

  • May 30, 2001
  • 6 min read

SIERRA LEONE: Rebels disarm but face uncertain future

Rebels of the Revolutionary United Front have begun to hand in their weapons after a new...

Sierra Leone
  • May 30, 2001
  • 1 min read

SIERRA LEONE: Rebels disarm but face uncertain future

The prospects for peace are brighter than for they have been for several years.

Sierra Leone
  • Apr 6, 2001
  • 7 min read

LIBERIA: Sanctions alone unlikely to topple Taylor

A Liberian envoy travelled to the United Nations on April 3 to try to avert the imposition of...

Liberia
  • Mar 23, 2001
  • 6 min read

GAMBIA: Jammeh grapples with growing unpopularity

Gambian security forces suppressed a peaceful protest against fuel price rises in the Greater...

Gambia
  • Mar 8, 2001
  • 1 min read

LIBERIA: UN vote blow to embattled Taylor regime

The UN Security Council voted yesterday to extend by a further 14 months an arms embargo imposed...

Liberia
  • Feb 12, 2001
  • 7 min read

WEST AFRICA: Regional rivalry impedes monetary union

The idea of a West African monetary zone has been on the agenda of the Economic Community of...

West Africa
  • Jan 5, 2001
  • 8 min read

LIBERIA: Sanctions loom over Monrovia's 'misdeeds'

The UN has released a report on instability in West Africa....

Liberia