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Sanctions imposed on Guinea junta
Courtesy: BBC
October 31, 2009
The US and the African Union have imposed sanctions against the military leader of Guinea, Capt Moussa Dadis Camara, and 41 members of his junta.

The moves come one day after the UN created a tribunal to probe the killing of at least 150 people when troops fired on an anti-government protest.
Guinean officials say 57 people died and that most were trampled to death.
The US and AU placed travel bans on members of Guinea's junta. The AU also froze the individuals' bank accounts. Read detail
Firestone in Liberia 'pollution'
Courtesy: BBC
October 31, 2009
An investigation by the government in Liberia has concluded that the Firestone Rubber Plantation Company has polluted local water sources.
The three-month investigation found that a plant south-east of the capital Monrovia was responsible for high levels of orthophosphate in creeks. The report called on Firestone to improve its waste treatment facility. Firestone said it believed it fully complied with environmental law and its waste water was not harmful to health. Read detail
Liberia's President Sirleaf Does Not Rule Out Re-election Bid
Courtesy: VOA

October 30, 2009
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf celebrated her 71st birthday Thursday in the southeastern city of Greenville, Sinoe County reportedly saying that she has not ruled out running for re-election in 2011.

Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected female president, campaigned on the promise that she would serve just one term.
Presidential Press Secretary Cyrus Badio said the president has a constitutional right to run or not to run.“What the president has said is nothing new. Read detail
Breaking News: N’Vasekie Responds to Opinion Leader, Sekou Kenneh’s Threat to boycott Felmausa Inauguration
October 29, 2009
I have been watching this war of words between AB Kromah and some of our brothers and sisters with complete disapointment. These kinds of personal attacks against each other is not healthy for our community. Nothing is wrong with having different point of views if we can argue the case without personal insults. Once an arguement has been reduced to personal insults such as the one we are seeing here, it loses it essence. We are all grown-ups, heads of families and leaders in the community. That's why it is unhealthy for us to reduce ourselves to these kinds of child plays. Read detail
Breaking News:
October 28, 2009

Some credible members of the Minnesota Mandingo Association (MMA) have decided to boycott the up coming FELMAUSA'S Inauguration program until the Board Chairman-elect Mr. Abe Kromah can publicly apologize for his official misconduct, by directing his premature insults to the people of Minnesota. And we will also stay out of all FELMAUSA'S activities as long as Abe Kromah remains the Chairman of the FELMAUSA'S Board of Directors.

Signed: Sekou Kenneh Opinion Leader MN.
6122078017
 

"THOSE WHO TALK BEFORE THEY THINK CAN ALWAYS BLAME THEMSELVES IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS".

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Sierra Leone War Crimes Tribunal Makes Final Ruling
Courtesy: VOA
October 28, 2009
The Special Court for Sierra Leone, established to try rebel leaders for atrocities committed during the country's brutal civil war, handed down its last judgment Monday.
A decade has passed since Sierra Leone put an end to its brutal civil war and embarked on the long road to reconciliation and justice.
As part of that process Sierra Leone's Special Court upheld the convictions of three rebel leaders accused of war crimes. The appeal ruling is the court's final word on atrocities committed during 11 years of civil war. Read detial
Guinea Military Ruler Rejects Foreign Intervention Force
Courtesy: VOA
October 26, 2009
Facing a regional arms embargo, Guinea's military ruler says he is ready to continue with mediation efforts. But Captain Moussa Camara says he will never accept a foreign intervention force.

Camara says he is ready to meet again with Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore who is leading mediation efforts on behalf of the Economic Community of West African States. ECOWAS imposed an arms embargo Saturday on Guinea, accusing the military of "mass human-rights violations" during a demonstration last month against Captain Camara's expected presidential candidacy. Read detail
Malian Women Push Condom Use to Reduce Spread of AIDS
Courtesy: VOA
October 24, 2009

Women in Mali are encouraging more men to use condoms to slow the spread of the virus that causes AIDS. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Mali is low for West Africa, effecting less than two percent of the adult population. Read detail
Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs:

PRESS RELEASE
By: Sidiki Trawally
October 22, 2009
Liberia’s ambition to effectively implement the Poverty Reduction Strategy as a medium term strategy for advancing reconstruction and development is confronted by significant human and institutional capacity challenges.
Following a year of implementation of the PRS and with 18 percent of the more than 300 PRS “deliverables” realized, capacity has been identified as the “binding constraints” in achieving the set targets across ministries and agencies. Read detail
My follow Liberians, when will we learn how to co-exist with each other as Liberian?
By: Sekou Kenneh
October 22, 2009
After a decade of civil unrest in Liberia, it is very troubling to see some of our Liberian brothers living in the dark-world because of their failure to see the light, even after been introduced to it. Ironically, it's our so-called "Educated Liberians" who are always involved in making statements that have the propensity to undermine the fragile peace, security and our national reconciliation. It is a conventional-wisdom, that if anyone decides to run for a public office will meet lots of diverse challenges along the way. Read detail
Ivorian President Declares Candidacy for Second Term
Courtesy: VOA
October 21, 2009
Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo declared his candidacy in the country's long-delayed presidential elections, now scheduled for November.
Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo's remarks were met with thunderous applause, as he filed his candidacy for the country's presidential elections, now scheduled for November 29.
Mr. Gbagbo says he is the candidate for Ivory Coast. He says he is the candidate for the men and women of Ivory Coast. Read detail
Liberia's Information Minister Suspended for Alleged Corruption
Courtesy: VOA
October 20, 2009
In Liberia, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has suspended Information Minister Laurence Bropleh pending the outcome of an investigation into a $300,000 scandal at the information ministry.
Rodney Sieh, publisher of the online magazine FrontPage Africa, said the suspended Minister Bropleh is expected to appear before police investigators Monday. Read detail
New Kru Town Association Brings Civil Rights Leader to Philadelphia on October 24, 2009
October 19, 2009
Philadelphia, 10/05/09 (SIS) - Yes, it is confirmed. It is true. He is coming to Philadelphia from Liberia to address Liberians in the United States. Liberia's international civil rights leader, Mr. Samuel Kofi Woods, II, has gracefully accepted the invitation of the New Kru Town Association in the Americas (NEKTAA) to serve as keynote speaker at its 4th annual convention, expected to pull hundreds of Liberians into Philadelphia on Saturday, October 24, 2009.  Read detail
West African Leaders Consider Sanctioning Guinea Military
Courtesy: VOA
October 17, 2009
West African leaders meet in Nigeria Saturday to consider sanctions against Guinea's military government following last month's killing of opposition demonstrators. Violence in Guinea threatens regional stability.
Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States meet in Abuja to consider African Union sanctions against Guinea's military government and the recommendations of the International Contact Group.
That group wants an international inquiry into the violence of September 28. Read detail
Longer Prison Terms for Drug Dealers in Liberia
Courtesy: VOA
October 16,2009
Convicted drug dealers in Liberia now face longer prison terms. It is part of a campaign to battle both foreign drug traffickers and domestic producers, some of whom enjoy the support of local villagers in a country where official unemployment tops 80 percent.
In the fight against illegal drugs, Liberian lawmakers have toughened criminal penalties for illegal narcotics dealers. Those suspects are no longer eligible for bail during their trial, and law enforcement officials have new powers to seize their assets. Read detail
Former Ivorian PM Declares Candidacy for President
Courtesy: VOA
October 14, 2009
Former Ivorian prime minister Alassane Dramane Ouattara declared his candidacy for the country's long-delayed presidential elections, now scheduled for November.
Filing his candidacy at the country's Independent Electoral Commission, Mr. Ouattara, more commonly known as Ado, pledged to run a campaign of peace and reconciliation and to work to bring Ivory Coast out of crisis.Ouattara's name brings the list of presidential candidates to 12. He and former Ivorian president Henri Konan Bedie are the two primary challengers to President Laurent Gbabgo who declared his candidacy last week. Read detail
Jammeh vows to sack more government officials
Courtesy: Gambia News
October 12, 2009
Gambian, President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday vowed to sack more government officials saying he is sick and tired of telling people what they should do as responsible citizens.
'I will dismiss and employ until I have the people who are ready to work and I am not going to talk again, so the sacking has not yet started,' he said.

President Jammeh was speaking at the end of surprise tour of Banjul to acquaint himself with the status of the city in the area of the environment following this year's heavy rain that saw the city flooded. Read detail
Liberian Opposition Leader Says Some President Sirleaf Appointments Violate Constitution
Courtesy: VOA
October 11, 2009
A Liberian opposition leader is accusing President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of violating the country's constitution by some of her appointments and engaging in a patronage system to pave the way for her re-election in 2011. Charles Brumskine, a former presidential candidate and leader of the opposition Liberty Party, also said President Sirleaf has acquiesced in the fight against corruption. Read detail
Forum for the Advancement of Liberian Mandingoes & their Descendants
(FALMD) Press Release:
October 09, 2009

FALMD commences the screening of Senatorial Aspirants Ahead of Montserrado County Senatorial Bi-election slated for November 10, 2009.Monrovia, October 5, 2009……….The Forum for the Advancement of Liberian Mandingoes and their Descendants says it has commenced the public screening of various senatorial aspirants ahead of the November 10, 2009 bi-election intended to fill the vacant slot currently at the level of the Liberian Senate due to the untimely demise of the Late Hannah G. Brent; Junior Senator of Montserrado County. Read detail
Birth Announcement:
October 9, 2009

God has blessed Musa Bility and his family with a bouncing baby boy in Atlanta, Goergia. The new addition to the Bility family was born at the Eastside Emory Hospital on Thursday October 8, 2009. The new baby is named Musa Bility III. The mother of the new baby, Denise is in a healthy condition. Musa Bility is the President of the National Mandingo Caucus of Liberia and owner of the Renaissance Communication Inc., the parent company of the Real TV, Truth FM and Renaissance Newspaper in Monrovia, Liberia.
In case you want to call to congradulate Mr. Bility for the new addition to our collective family, he can be reached at 610 931 5148.
Guinea Opponents Want Military Ruler's Resignation Before Talks
Courtesy: VOA
October 08, 2009
Political opponents in Guinea say the country's military ruler must resign before they take part in regional mediation efforts following last week's killing of at least 157 protesters. Guinea's military rulers are rejecting those demands.

Just one day after Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore reached agreement on talks between the two sides, civil society groups set preconditions that the military is rejecting. Read detail
Burkinabe President Mediates Guinea Crisis
Courtesy: VOA
October 06, 2009
The President of Burkina Faso is in Guinea for talks with military leaders and their political opponents as part of a regional mediation effort following last week's killing of at least 157 demonstrators.

Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore is in Conakry for talks with military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara and his political opponents as a facilitator for the Economic Community of West African States.
The regional alliance is hoping to ease political tensions in Guinea after last week's killing of at least 157 protesters demonstrating against Captain Camara's expected candidacy in presidential elections scheduled for January. Read detail
Guinea Military Bans 'Subversive' Meetings Following Monday Violence
Courtesy: VOA
October 05, 2009
Guinea's military government says it will not allow any gatherings that could threaten public safety, following the killing of at least 157 people protesting the expected candidacy of the country's military ruler. Military authorities are launching an investigation into the violence. Military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara says the investigation will shed light on what he called "these tragic events which threaten social peace."
DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT:
This is to inform you that our grandmother, Mother, Aunt, Haja Namienta Komara passed away this morning in N'zerekore, Guinea. Namienta Komara lived with her son Mohammed Dorleh in Philadelphia from 2000 to 2007. She passed while staying with her son Ansumana Dorleh in N'zerekore, Guinea. To sympathize please call Mohammed Dorleh @ 610-529-7647 in Philadelphia, Mohammed Dorley @ 612-205-5192 in Minnesota. Ansumana Dorleh in N'zerekore 011-224-62294998, Fantamadee Dorleh @ 646-496-8105 Karlu Dorleh @ 612-237-8725 and Mama Dorleh @ 267-291-6949.
May her soul rest in peace, Ameena.
Thanks
Dorleh family
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Ivory Coast to Release Voter Lists for
Presidential Elections
Courtesy: VOA
October 03, 2009
Ivory Coast announced that it will release provisional voter lists Thursday for the country's long-delayed presidential elections, now scheduled for November.

With just two months before the presidential poll, the Ivorian government has announced that the provisional voter list is ready and will be submitted to the Independent Electoral Commission, government leaders and political parties on Thursday.
The vote, which has been postponed several times since 2005, is an attempt to find a lasting political solution to nearly a decade of internal conflict in the once stable West African nation. When the country missed a September 15 deadline for publishing the voter list, many feared that setback would once again delay the vote. Read detail
Guineans Celebrate Independence Day With Sadness, Says Journalist
Courtesy: VOA
October 02, 009
 

Guinea's military junta is going ahead with plans for Friday's Independence Day celebration despite opposition calls for a total boycott. Eye witnesses say major streets in the capital have seen a face lift with soldiers handing miniature Guinea's flag to passer byes.
The opposition is, however calling for an international military intervention to overthrow the junta despite its call for a unity government. Read detail.
Human Rights Group: Guinea Military Kills 157 in Crackdown
Courtesy: VOA
October 01, 2009
Guinea's military ruler is trying to distance himself from Monday's killing of at least 150 opposition demonstrators by security forces. The death toll from Monday's shootings continues to rise as victims of the violence are located.
Military police opened fired on demonstrators at Conakry's September 28 Stadium who were protesting the expected candidacy of military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara. Read detail

 

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