Former Liberian President Charles Taylor today dismissed prosecution case against him as full of "disinformation, misinformation, lies and rumors" when he took the stand at the Special Court for Sierra Leone as the first witness in his defense.

Based on the Carter Center's long concern for the peace and well-being of the Liberian people and its current collaboration with the government of Liberia to conduct civic education on the rule of law, this statement aims to help explain

Those who seek to establish political and governance rectitude in a nation in which ethnic and class divisions run deep must themselves be men of truth and substance. They must be men for whom political machination is an abomination and

Pulling the microphone toward him, the dapper 61-year-old man in sunglasses creased his forehead, cleared his throat emphatically and introduced himself to the war-crimes court in the Hague: "My name is Dakpenah Dr. Charles Ghankay Taylor, the 21st President of

The Final Report of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) says the Liberian media is corrupt and unprofessional and that therefore needs rehabilitation to meet the challenges of the nation's reconstruction. The report is therefore calling on the Press Union

Hon Tina Faal, nominated National Assembly member, has described the Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, as a charismatic and visionary leader who has not only transformed The Gambia into a City State, but also inspired

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The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, yesterday, received in audience, at State House, Mohamed H'Midouche, resident representative of the African Development Bank (ADB) and African Development Fund (ADF) for The Gambia, Senegal, Mauritania, Cape-Verde and

Brikama has always been the administrative town of the Western Region, but at no point has it been more worthy of its administrative status than in recent years. 15 years of endeavour by a government that had from the onset

The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, will, this morning at 10am, leave Banjul for the Egyptian Red Sea Resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, to attend the 15th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), a press release

President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Egypt on Tuesday ahead of the two-day 15th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit scheduled to take place from tomorrow.

South Africa's International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has called for a unified Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to deal with the challenges facing its members.

In the last one year, no fewer than 300, 000 students from more than 100 countries and regions heeded Microsoft's call to 'Imagine a world where technology helps to solve the toughest problems facing us today'.

The US sent its military to Kenya to hunt down and kill suspected terrorists... without the knowledge of the Kenya government, according to a UK newspaper.

The Cabinet on Tuesday rejected two draft Bills on a local tribunal to try election violence suspects.

Kenyans can now buy luxury cars previously used by top government officials, including Cabinet ministers.

The Kenya Cabinet on Tuesday postponed a decision on the formation of a local tribunal to try post- election violence suspects.

It is difficult for bishops to monitor the daily lives of priests to ensure they do not live with women, according to John Cardinal Njue, the Catholic archbishop of Nairobi and head of the bishops' conference.

The Agriculture Ministry's branch office in the Northern Red Sea region disclosed that various development programs focusing on achieving food security were implemented over the past six months.

There exists rich limestone resource in Gonge sub-zone which is both qualitative and quantitative in terms of scope, according to information obtained from the economic development department in the sub-zone and the parties engaged in its harnessing.