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Liberia : Liberia seals Ivory Coast border after UN attacked
on 2012/6/10 17:07:54
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AP
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Ivorian government forces vowed Saturday to hunt down those responsible for an ambush that killed at least seven U.N. peacekeepers, while Liberia sealed its border amid fears that the gunmen had used the country to stage the cross-border attack.

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Liberia : UN praises progress in Liberia since end of civil wars
on 2012/5/21 17:32:43
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AFP
Liberia has made considerable progress in the years since back-to-back civil wars devastated the nation and killed about 250,000 people, a UN Security Council delegation said Sunday.

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Liberia : Sirleaf names first ministers in new Liberia govt
on 2012/1/20 19:13:35
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Reuters
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia's re-elected President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf named the first ministers of her new cabinet on Thursday, shuffling the finance and foreign affairs posts but retaining her defence minister.

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Liberia : Liberia president vows to continue fighting graft
on 2012/1/17 11:02:00
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AP
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia's president was sworn in Monday for a second term in a ceremony attended by her bitter rival, whose refusal to recognize her victory had threatened to undermine this country's fragile peace.

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Liberia : Liberia opposition official 'arrested'
on 2011/12/25 11:25:50
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AFP
Police arrested a top official of Liberia's main opposition Congress for Democratic Change overnight as the capital was under curfew after rioting by unpaid government workers, party sources said Saturday.

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Liberia : Liberia focus on reconciliation, youth jobs
on 2011/12/11 16:14:30
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Reuters
(Reuters) - President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said the main challenges for Liberia in a "difficult" period after a controversial election were reconciliation and finding work for former child soldiers.

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Liberia : Libya says ex-deputy PM suspect in general's killing
on 2011/11/29 16:11:48
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Reuters
(Reuters) - Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) said on Monday a former NTC deputy prime minister was suspected of involvement in the killing of one of the rebel movement's most senior military commanders.

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Liberia : Liberia's Sirleaf offers hand to rivals after vote win
on 2011/11/12 12:33:58
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Reuters
(Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf promised to involve opponents in her second term after winning a landslide victory in an election boycotted by her main rival over fraud allegations.

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Liberia : Liberia's Sirleaf eyes reconciliation after landslide
on 2011/11/12 12:19:31
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Reuters
(Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has pledged to involve opponents in her second term after winning a landslide victory in a poll boycotted by her top rival over fraud allegations.

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Liberia : Liberia's Sirleaf set for landslide, eyes reconciliation
on 2011/11/12 12:03:00
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Reuters
(Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who appears to have won re-election by a landslide, will seek to reunite the country by forming a government that includes her rivals.

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Liberia : Liberian election under cloud after boycott
on 2011/11/10 12:50:05
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Reuters
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia's main opposition candidate said he might seek the annulment of a presidential run-off boycotted by his supporters, raising the prospect of confrontation in a country recovering from civil war.

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Liberia : One killed in Liberia pre-election clash
on 2011/11/8 10:42:38
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Reuters
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Clashes and sporadic gunfire rocked part of Monrovia on Monday, killing at least one person after Liberian riot police fired tear gas to disperse several hundred supporters of presidential challenger Winston Tubman.

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Liberia : Liberia challenger warns of turmoil unless poll delayed
on 2011/11/8 10:42:17
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Reuters
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia could tip into chaos not seen since its civil war if a presidential run-off election set for Tuesday is not delayed and reorganized, presidential hopeful Winston Tubman said on Sunday.

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Liberia : Liberian electoral chief resigns
on 2011/10/31 17:32:39
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Press TV
The chief of Liberia's National Election Commission (NEC) has resigned ahead of the country's November 8 presidential election after the main opposition leader accused him of being biased.

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Liberia : Ex-rebel Prince Johnson backs Sirleaf in Liberia runoff
on 2011/10/18 17:00:49
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Reuters
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Former Liberia rebel leader Prince Johnson, who is third place in the first round of the presidential election, said on Tuesday he will back President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in the November 8 runoff against Winston Tubman of the CDC party.

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Liberia : Opposition to take part in Liberia presidential runoff
on 2011/10/17 16:49:26
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Reuters
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia's main opposition candidate Winston Tubman, withdrew a demand for a recount of a presidential poll and said he will take part in a runoff.

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Liberia : Liberia opposition parties say to reject poll results
on 2011/10/16 16:30:00
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Reuters
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Nine Liberian opposition parties, including President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's two main challengers, have rejected election results announced so far but the poll organisers said the vote had been credible.

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Liberia : Liberia's Johnson-Sirleaf leads on early vote count
on 2011/10/14 11:56:20
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Reuters
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has won 44.5 percent of votes counted so far in the West African country's election, the poll body said on Thursday, releasing the first official tally.

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Liberia : Rival says many Liberians would reject Sirleaf 2nd term
on 2011/10/9 17:17:45
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Reuters
MONROVIA (Reuters) - The main rival of Liberian president and Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf issued a veiled warning on Saturday, saying tens of thousands could reject her re-election in a looming vote, making it hard for her to govern.

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Liberia : Liberia court drops challenge to Sirleaf candidacy
on 2011/10/6 18:20:10
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Reuters
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia's Supreme Court said on Wednesday it has dismissed a challenge to the eligibility of six candidates in next week's presidential election, including incumbent leader Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and her main rivals.

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