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6 hrs ago | United Nations

Consensus forming on a golden thread of development,a says co-chair of UN panel on post-2015 agenda

Addressing journalists at the UN Headquarters in New York, Mr. Cameron said that members of the High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, which includes President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia and President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, "nailed our colours to the mast with one clear overarching aim - end extreme poverty in ... (more)

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Related Topix: New York, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa

10 hrs ago | AllAfrica.com

Liberia: Ban On Sand Mining Intensifies

In continuation of its ban on beach and sand mining, the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy on Thursday confiscated a 15-ton truck load of blocks in the 11th Street and Watanga communities in Monrovia.

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10 hrs ago | AllAfrica.com

Liberia: Water Prices Hiked

Barely few days after the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation announced that it has begun pumping water to central Monrovia, the corporation has increased tariff to meet the new demands.

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11 hrs ago | AllAfrica.com

Liberia: Liberia Nets U.S.$117 Million - LEITI Reports

The head of secretariat of the multi-stakeholders Steering Group of the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has disclosed that Liberia has generated US$117 million from the extractive sector of the economy.

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Fri May 17, 2013

AllAfrica.com

Liberia: House Invites PUL, Warrick

The House of Representatives has invited the leadership of the Press Union of Liberia and the Director of the Executive Protection Service Othello Warrick over 'terror threat' against the Liberian Media.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

AllAfrica.com

Liberia: Blackout Extended

The Press Union of Liberia has extended the media blackout on the Presidency and also included the Ministry of Information.

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The Miami Herald

Ex-warlord Johnson in Liberia quits his own party

Prince Johnson, a former warlord-turned-politician who is best known for having videotaped himself overseeing the torture of Liberia's ex-president, announced Friday he is quitting the political party he founded.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, The National, Entertainment, Television, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Thu May 16, 2013

WebWire

Consensus forming on 'golden thread of development,' says...

A United Nations high-level panel on a post-2015 global development agenda wrapped up today with consensus emerging on how to make a more equitable world, said British Prime Minister David Cameron in his role as co-chair of the body.

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Related Topix: New York, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa

Wed May 15, 2013

Newberry Observer

Lutheran Theological Seminary has commencement May 25

Lenoir-Rhyne University will confer two honorary degrees to distinguished leaders in the Christian faith at the commencement service for Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary on May 25 at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Columbia.

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Related Topix: Columbia, SC, Religion, Episcopal Church, Hollywood, SC, World News, Africa, West Columbia, SC

Booker Rising

Is Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Setting A Bad Nepotism Precedent?

President Sirleaf's Unity Party is part of the Democrat Union of Africa and she's a Nobel Prize winner.

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Related Topix: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa, World News

Tue May 14, 2013

The Guardian

David Cameron fights UN plan to commit to reduced income inequality

David Cameron and Prince Harry aboard a new Routemaster bus in the Meatpacking District of New York.

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Related Topix: Meatpacking District (New York, NY), World News, Prince Harry, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa, Conservatives (UK)

AllAfrica.com

Liberia: Liberia, U.S. to Partner On Agriculture, Energy

The United States and Liberia plan to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and energy as the West African country continues its decade-long recovery from civil war.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Liberia Travel, Africa Travel, Agriculture, Science

Mon May 13, 2013

GhanaWeb

Godfred Saka gets national call-up

Right to Dream graduate Godfred Saka has been called up to the local Black Stars for a three-nation tournament in Liberia.

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Ghanamma.com

Togo leader slams rich countries over aid cuts

The president of Togo, one of the world's poorest countries, on Monday slammed rich nations who have cut development aid saying it contributes to the spread of terrorism.

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Related Topix: World News, Togo, Africa, Faure Gnassingbe, Terrorism, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

AllAfrica.com

Liberia: Bella Yella Bridge Nears Completion

Residents of Belle Yellah will for the first time in the history of Liberia breath a sign of relief when the nearly completed Tuma River Bridge which separates the community from the rest of Gbarpolu County will be dedicated in the next two weeks or so.

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AllAfrica.com

Liberia: 'Important to Liberia's Economy' - EU Envoy to Source Investors for Liberia's Ports

The investment needs of Liberia are so overwhelming to the extent that the country's economy relies heavily on foreign direct investment.

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AllAfrica.com

Liberia: Liberian Government Calls On Press Union to Recant Decision On News Blackout

The Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism has called on the leadership of the Press Union of Liberia to reconsider and reverse its "news blackout" decision on the government.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Sun May 12, 2013

PR-inside.com

New Report Available: Buchanan Renewables BV - Alternative Energy - Deals and Alliances Profile

It exports woodchips to power utilities that are used to reduce the emissions of fossil by replacing it with biomass for coal.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Energy, Biomass, Africa, World News

Sat May 11, 2013

NewsBlaze

US and Liberia Boost Bilateral Relationship

US and Liberia have signed a joint statement affirming commitment to work together to address the challenges in Liberia and boosts the two countries' bilateral relations.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Agriculture, Science

Newstime Africa

War criminals will be booked no matter how long they run

A Coalition for Justice in Liberia two days symposium geared toward training staffers on how to unearth and report gross human rights abuses, including war related massacres taking place around the world, ended here last week with both participants and facilitators pledging to work together in order to end a "culture of impunity" by perpetrators of ... (more)

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