Heavy Gun battle has erupted in west Africa between Ivorian government forces and the country’s rebels near the border with Liberia in Grand Gedeh County. The fighting started Monday around the western town of Touloupleu inside Ivory Coast between the two groups. Fleeing refugees entering Liberia told the New Dawn in Grand Gedeh the attackers [...]
Charles Taylor Gets 50 Year Sentence for War Crimes
May 30, 2012 | Posted by
The first former head of state to be convicted of war crimes since World War II was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday by an international court in The Hague, Netherlands. The Special Court for Sierra Leone convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor last month of supplying and encouraging rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone [...]
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor Convicted of War Crimes
April 29, 2012 | Posted by
For the first time since 1946, an international court has convicted a head of state of war crimes—Charles Taylor, former Liberian President. President Taylor was found guilty of numerous charges on Thursday, including rape, murder, terror and the conscripting of child soldiers. The charges stem from his involvement in the Sierra Leone civil war from [...]
