Six years after a civil war that killed 250,000 and displaced hundreds of thousands more, justice is at the top of Liberia's list of needs. But in this small West African country of 3.5 million, the problem isn't a lack of courtrooms or trained lawyers. ...
But for women like Finda Joseph, the Executive Mansion is her best — and only — option. MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia’s Executive Mansion was once a marvel of modern architecture in West Africa. It’s been empty since 2006, when a small fire caused ...
It is nine o'clock in the morning on a rainy Wednesday in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. The main courtroom at the Special Court sits empty, save for televisions filled with former Liberian President Charles Taylor's face. The half-dozen ...
MONROVIA, Liberia — Gladys Arthur doesn’t care about Charles Taylor or Ellen Johnson Sirleaf or any of the other warlords and politicians who are named for wrongdoing in Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission final report. The commission sought ...
At the end of last week, Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released a report examining the causes and consequences of Liberia's 14 years of brutal and gruesome civil war. The war may have ended six years ago, but Liberia's 3.4 million ...
MONROVIA, Liberia — Cora Taylor holds up a brown Barbie doll outfitted in one of her creations: a long dress and headdress in brightly printed African fabric. “I wanted something else, something that looked like me,” said Taylor, whose full name is ...
MONROVIA, Liberia — Wooden artifacts sit in piles, labeled with Post-it notes, in what someday will be the Liberia National Museum's gift shop. The only room in the museum with a lock, it houses everything not on display, including several snake skins ...
Ugandan Insomniac was the first to discuss it: Vincent’s response, in my opinion, was typical of the misunderstanding of African statehood, international affairs and democracy. She quoted some of the interview, with special emphasis on parts she found ...
KAMPALA, Uganda — It is rare that the commissioner of prisons disagrees with the president. But Johnson Byabashaija adamantly opposes capital punishment and thinks at least some of the more than 500 death row inmates here are innocent. Even so, if ...
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