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Rare pygmy hippo filmed in Liberian forest

A team of scientists from Flora and Fauna International, the Zoological Society of London and the Forestry Development Authority of Liberia captured film footage of a wild pygmy hippo in its natural habitat, the BBC reported recently.

In the Media by Elizabeth Cunningham Perkins

Refugees flee Ivory Coast

Thousands of refugees are fleeing violence in the politically unstable Ivory Coast in West Africa. Charity ActionAid reported more than 22,000 refugees have already crossed the border into neighbouring Liberia.

In the Media by Lynn Morris

Liberia to reform jury system

Liberia is to carry out reform in its jury system with the aim of tackling corruption in the judiciary. Justice minister Christiana Tah said the move became necessary following complaints about judges who take bribes to decide cases.

In the Media by Samuel Okocha

Op-Ed: The Ivory Coast and the end of French colonialist connivance

France’s reputation for influence-peddling and widespread corruption in Africa is nobody’s secret, but Nicolas Sarkozy's reactions to the current electoral deadlock in the Ivory Coast indicate that France's shadowy African era may be coming to an end.

In the Media by Michael Cosgrove

Nigeria seizes over $9m worth of heroin shipment from Iran

Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA Friday reportedly seized $9.9 million worth of heroin hidden in auto parts shipped from Iran. The West African country had recently reported Tehran to the U.N. over an illegal arms seizure.

In the Media by Samuel Okocha

‘Cocaine Airlines’: old planes fly the South America-Africa route

Drug trafficking gangs in Latin America are buying cheap passenger and cargo airplanes to bring their illegal cargo to Africa as a “technical stop” required before transfer into Europe.

In the Media by Igor I. Solar - 1 comment

'People first' stressed on 20th Anniversary edition of HDR

New York - People are the real wealth, reiterates the 20th anniversary edition of Human Development Report (HDR) 2010. It also comes up with three new measures for discussing poverty and inequality.

In the Media by Srijit Mishra - 4 comments

Liberia: Brumskine says he will beat Johnson-Sirleaf in 2011

Voters in the small West African country of Liberia will go the the polls again in October 2011 if the current elections time table drawn up by the Liberian electoral commission is maintained.

In the Media by Gibril Koroma

Naomi Campbell testifies in 'blood diamonds' war crimes trial

Den Haag - British supermodel Naomi Campbell has testified in the trial of former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, who is on trial in The Hague on 11 charges of war crimes, including the use of child soldiers and sexual assault as a form of attack.

In the Media by Christopher Szabo - 6 comments

Naomi Campbell to testify at Liberian President war crimes trial

Amsterdam - British Supermodel Naomi Campbell will testify at the war crimes trial of Liberian President Charles Taylor. Campbell will tell the jury about a "blood diamond" that Taylor allegedly gave her in 1997.

In the Media by Andrew Moran

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