By MARCO CHOWN OVED, Associated Press
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – The outcome of Ivory Coast's first presidential election in a decade remained in serious doubt Friday, with the constitutional council saying it would release its own results after the electoral commission declared the opposition leader the winner.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Next door to Liberia: Alpha Conde confirmed Guinea presidential poll winner
BBC
Alpha Conde confirmed Guinea presidential poll winner Guinea's Supreme Court has confirmed opposition leader Alpha Conde as the winner of last month's presidential run-off election.
Alpha Conde confirmed Guinea presidential poll winner Guinea's Supreme Court has confirmed opposition leader Alpha Conde as the winner of last month's presidential run-off election.
Next door to Liberia: Ivory Coast Army says it has sealed borders
BBC
The electoral commission said Mr Ouattara had won 54% of the vote
The Ivorian military has sealed the country's borders and cut international media as tensions rise over the outcome of the presidential election run-off.
It comes after the Constitutional Court rejected a declaration by the electoral commission that opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara had won.
The Ivorian military has sealed the country's borders and cut international media as tensions rise over the outcome of the presidential election run-off.
It comes after the Constitutional Court rejected a declaration by the electoral commission that opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara had won.
Liberia Retires Karpeh, Kparghai, Hansford, Johnson from Foreign Service
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RL
Source: FPA
RETIREMENT DAY: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, J. Levi Demmah congratulates Ambassador-at-Large Carlton Carpeh. Demmah expressed gratitude and praised the retirees for their long and distinguished services rendered the Liberian Government and People which will forever be remembered.
Monrovia - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has honorably retired four of its senior employees following long years of distinguished and dutiful public service rendered the Government and People of Liberia.
According to a Foreign Ministry release, the honorees were retired and presented retirement packages by the Liberian Government through the Ministry of Finance and Civil Service Agency (CSA), in line with its regulations. Those retired include Senior Ambassador-At-Large, Ambassador Carlton Karpeh; Ambassadors-At-Large, J. Charles Hansford and Trohoe Kparghai; and Inspector-General, Francis B.S. Johnson.
Source: FPA
RETIREMENT DAY: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, J. Levi Demmah congratulates Ambassador-at-Large Carlton Carpeh. Demmah expressed gratitude and praised the retirees for their long and distinguished services rendered the Liberian Government and People which will forever be remembered.
According to a Foreign Ministry release, the honorees were retired and presented retirement packages by the Liberian Government through the Ministry of Finance and Civil Service Agency (CSA), in line with its regulations. Those retired include Senior Ambassador-At-Large, Ambassador Carlton Karpeh; Ambassadors-At-Large, J. Charles Hansford and Trohoe Kparghai; and Inspector-General, Francis B.S. Johnson.
Next door to Liberia: Ivory Coast opposition leader named winner of vote
By MARCO CHOWN OVED, Associated Press  |
| Mr. Ouattara |
Next door to Liberia: Ivory Coast election: Alassane Ouattara 'beats Gbagbo'
Source: BBC News
The election commission said Alassane Ouattara had won 54% of the vote
Ivory Coast's electoral commission has said
opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara
has won the presidential run-off
but the Constitutional Council has
contested the announcement.
The BBC's John James in the main city Abidjan says there will now be a tug of war between the two bodies with the outcome unclear.
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| Mr. Ouattara |
Ivory Coast's electoral commission has said
opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara
has won the presidential run-off
but the Constitutional Council has
contested the announcement.
The BBC's John James in the main city Abidjan says there will now be a tug of war between the two bodies with the outcome unclear.
Next door to Liberia: Ivory Coast president calls elex result 'a coup'
Yahoo News
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – A senior advisor to Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has described the announcement of results by the country's electoral commission showing a victory for the opposition as "an attempted coup."
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – A senior advisor to Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has described the announcement of results by the country's electoral commission showing a victory for the opposition as "an attempted coup."
Ellen’s Son Quietly Appointed to National Oil Company Board?
Heritage Liberia
Credible sources within officialdom hinted to the Heritage newspaper in Monrovia yesterday that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s son, Mr. Robert Sirleaf, has been quietly appointed to the National Oil Company Board, removing one Oswald Tweh, whose appointment to the company is said to have been engineered by the now dismissed Morris Saytumah.
5 Liberians arrested in West Philly scam attempt .
Philadelphia police have arrested five Liberian men accused of running a phony moneymaking swindle.
Investigators say undercover cops conned the men after getting a tip from a West Philadelphia business owner who had been approached by the five Liberians with an alleged offer to trade $50,000 for $100,000 in so-called “black currency.”
Police spokesman Ray Evers says the scammers attempt to convince the victim that the US currency has been smuggled into the country by soaking it in black ink.
Liberia: Referendum, Election Possible Next Year
Source: allAfrica.com
All six panelists at the Liberian media Initiative (LMI) outdoor interactive forum, DUCOR DEBATES, have all spoken of the possibility of holding Liberia's next national elections and referendum in 2011.
All six panelists at the Liberian media Initiative (LMI) outdoor interactive forum, DUCOR DEBATES, have all spoken of the possibility of holding Liberia's next national elections and referendum in 2011.
Liberia: Stop Offhanded Allegations
Source: allAfrica
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES of the opposition Liberia Party (LP) and Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) issued two separate resolutions last Sunday committing their parties to further merger/consolidation talks. The resolutions, amongst other things, ordered the leaderships of the two parties to set up, each, a committee to hold talks with the other on the way forward. The resolutions gave the committees specific mandates to negotiate the terms and conditions for consolidating/merging the two parties and to draft a plan of consolidation/merger of the two parties. The committees are expected to report to their principals for formal decision on merger or coalition.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES of the opposition Liberia Party (LP) and Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) issued two separate resolutions last Sunday committing their parties to further merger/consolidation talks. The resolutions, amongst other things, ordered the leaderships of the two parties to set up, each, a committee to hold talks with the other on the way forward. The resolutions gave the committees specific mandates to negotiate the terms and conditions for consolidating/merging the two parties and to draft a plan of consolidation/merger of the two parties. The committees are expected to report to their principals for formal decision on merger or coalition.
U.S Brings Down Final U.S.$30 Million Debt Burden
Source: Allafrica
A blissful Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan could only say a big thank you and commit Liberia to rigorous financial management after US Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield yesterday announced that her country has totally forgiven its remaining debt against Liberia.
"Today, the United States cancels nearly $30 million in remaining debt owed to various U.S. government agencies," Ambassador Greenfield stated during a signing ceremony at the Ministry of Finance in Monrovia.
A blissful Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan could only say a big thank you and commit Liberia to rigorous financial management after US Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield yesterday announced that her country has totally forgiven its remaining debt against Liberia.
"Today, the United States cancels nearly $30 million in remaining debt owed to various U.S. government agencies," Ambassador Greenfield stated during a signing ceremony at the Ministry of Finance in Monrovia.
Ivory Coast election: Alassane Ouattara office attacked
BBC News
It is not clear who was behind the attack on the RDR office
An office of Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara has been attacked in the main city Abidjan, with at least four people killed.
It is not clear who was behind the attack on the RDR office
An office of Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara has been attacked in the main city Abidjan, with at least four people killed.
4 killed in attack on Ivory Coast candidate office
By MARCO CHOWN OVED, Associated Press
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Gunmen attacked an office of presidential candidate Alassane Ouattara, killing four people, authorities said Thursday as Ivory Coast tensely waited for election results whose release was blocked by the president's followers.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Gunmen attacked an office of presidential candidate Alassane Ouattara, killing four people, authorities said Thursday as Ivory Coast tensely waited for election results whose release was blocked by the president's followers.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
US Liberia Envoy Slams 'Disturbing Leaks' in Classifed Report; 'Watching Closely'
Source: FrontPage Africa
- Nat Nyuan Bayjay
Monrovia -
On the day that her immediate boss US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was being asked by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to resign from the State Department in the aftermath of the US-WikiLeaks’ increased tension, the United States’ Envoy accredited near Monrovia has told FrontPageAfrica that there is nothing ‘thus far’ in the US’ classified report from Liberia.
- Nat Nyuan Bayjay
Monrovia -
On the day that her immediate boss US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was being asked by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to resign from the State Department in the aftermath of the US-WikiLeaks’ increased tension, the United States’ Envoy accredited near Monrovia has told FrontPageAfrica that there is nothing ‘thus far’ in the US’ classified report from Liberia.
Boley’s Son Begs Obama to Open Probe into Dad’s ‘Illegal Immigration’ Arrest
- John Gboko Stewart, FPA STAFF WRITER
Source: FrontPage Africa
Monrovia -
George S. Boley, Jr (son of Dr. George S. Boley, Sr.) has purportedly written U.S. President Barack Obama a letter (which is in the possession of FPA) asking him (Obama) to launch an investigation and inquiry into his dad’s ‘illegal’ immigration arrest.
According to the TRC report, Dr. Boley headed a faction known as the Liberia Peace Council, or LPC, during the civil war, a struggle that stretched from 1989 to 2003 and claimed more than 200,000 lives. He has maintained that his sole intent was peace, and that he did not oversee or engage in violence against civilians.
Source: FrontPage Africa
Monrovia -
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| Dr. George S. Boley, Sr |
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| Dr. George S. Boley, Sr left |
According to the TRC report, Dr. Boley headed a faction known as the Liberia Peace Council, or LPC, during the civil war, a struggle that stretched from 1989 to 2003 and claimed more than 200,000 lives. He has maintained that his sole intent was peace, and that he did not oversee or engage in violence against civilians.
UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICE’: Liberians Struggling as Foreign Firms Get 70% Break
- Rodney D. Sieh
Source: FrontPage Africa
Saye Zubah has been unable to pay his employees for some three months now. The daily water production at his Mama Liberia Safe Drinking Water plant in Sinkor is piling up. Most days, the striving businessman is lucky to sell five sachets of water. With many mouths to feed, Mr. Zubah is nearing boiling point, the edge of uncertainty where he’ll soon have to decide whether to stay in business or call it a day. Pretty soon Mr. Zubah would be forced to send his workers home, unable to have them continue working without pay.
These days Pam Taylor, owner of the Kpatawee Fresh Water located in Congo Town, has to rely on occasional contracts from loyal companies to make ends meet and pay a skeleton staff at her fading business, unable to withstand the “unfair” advantage thrown the way of foreign competition.
Source: FrontPage Africa
These days Pam Taylor, owner of the Kpatawee Fresh Water located in Congo Town, has to rely on occasional contracts from loyal companies to make ends meet and pay a skeleton staff at her fading business, unable to withstand the “unfair” advantage thrown the way of foreign competition.
PRIORITIZE LIBERIAN BUSINESES: Locals Deserve Same Freebies as Foreigners
Source: FPA EDITORIAL
The government of Liberia must start giving striving local businesses the same tax waivers and import duty free breaks it gives foreign companies and ensure that businesses set aside for Liberians are protected from infiltration by foreign firms.
The government of Liberia must start giving striving local businesses the same tax waivers and import duty free breaks it gives foreign companies and ensure that businesses set aside for Liberians are protected from infiltration by foreign firms.
Damana Adia Pickass grabs and tears up the election results in the French Ivory Coast
Source: BBC
A supporter of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has prevented the electoral commission from releasing the first results from Sunday's run-off.
Damana Adia Pickass, who represents the president in the commission, tore up the results as the body's spokesman was on the verge of announcing them to awaiting journalists.
Wednesday is the legal deadline for the election results to be declared.
The election is supposed to reunify the country divided since a 2002 civil war.
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| Damana Adia Pickass |
Damana Adia Pickass, who represents the president in the commission, tore up the results as the body's spokesman was on the verge of announcing them to awaiting journalists.
Wednesday is the legal deadline for the election results to be declared.
The election is supposed to reunify the country divided since a 2002 civil war.
DR. AMOS SAWYER NAMED TO HEAD PEER REVIEW TEAM TO KENYA
By Emmanuel Abalo and International Wire Reports from Nairobi, Kenya
Source:Running africa
Former Chairman of the Liberian Interim Government of National Unity(IGNU) between 1990 – 1994) Dr. Amos Claudius Sawyer is among several eminent persons named to a team of experts charged with conducting a fact finding review mission to Kenya.
The former Liberian leader and political scientist will serve as the lead person of the team of experts which will be conducting the fact finding mission known as Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).
This review will run from November 29th – December 1st in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
Source:Running africa
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| Dr. Amos Claudius Sawyer |
The former Liberian leader and political scientist will serve as the lead person of the team of experts which will be conducting the fact finding mission known as Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).
This review will run from November 29th – December 1st in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
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