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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor waits for the start of his sentencing judgement in the courtroom of the Special Court for Sierra Leone(SCSL) in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday May 30, 2012. The SCSL found Taylor guilty last month on 11 charges of aiding and abetting the rebels who went on a bloody rampage during the decade-long war that ended in 2002 with more than 50,000 dead. Taylor became the first former head of state convicted by an international war crimes court since World War II. Taylor will serve his sentence in a British prison.
Crimes   Justice   Liberia   Photos   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)
 Voa News 
Taylor Sentence Sparks Justice Debate in Liberia
Thu 31 May 2012
DAKAR - The sentencing of former Liberian president Charles Taylor on Wednesday was heralded as an historic moment for Sierra Leone. But in neighboring Liberia, many say the justice and reconciliation... (photo: AP / Toussaint Kluiters)
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is seen at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Naomi Campbell appeared at a Dutch courthouse to give evidence at the war crimes trial of former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor after the supermodel lost her battle to avoid testifying. Campbell will be questioned about claims made by actress Mia Farrow that Taylor gave the British model an uncut diamond after a dinner party hosted by Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 1997. Prosecutors say if that's true, it's evidence that he received diamonds from Sierra Leone rebels in exchange for weapons during that country's 1992-2002 civil war. The court did not give permission to take photos of Naomi Campbell.
Crimes   Justice   Photos   Sierra Leone   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)
 Gulf News 
Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor jailed for 50 years
Wed 30 May 2012
The Hague: Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was jailed for 50 years on Wednesday for helping Sierra Leonean rebels commit what a court in The Hague called some of the worst war crimes in... (photo: AP / Vincent Jannink,)
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is seen at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, July 13, 2009.  Voa News  Wed 30 May 2012
Mixed Reaction to Sentencing of Liberia's Charles Taylor
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting war crimes in Sierra Leone. Hundreds of people turned out at a... (photo: AP / Robin van Lonkhuijsen)
Crimes   Liberia   Photos   Sierra Leone   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)
Lake Volta, Ghana.  Ghana Business News  Tue 29 May 2012
UNESCO urges Tourism Minstry to promote Ghana abroad
Akua Dansua - Minister of Tourism The Ministry of Tourism has been asked to equip Ghana’s missions abroad with books and graphical pictures of the country, to enable them to promote the... (photo: Creative Commons / Jurgen)
Ghana   Photos   Tourism   Unesco   Wikipedia: Ghana
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A monkey in the forest - animal - nature Independent online (SA) Mon 28 May 2012
Monkey meat could lead to pandemic
Deep in the rainforest of south-east Cameroon, the voices of the men rang through the trees. “Where are the white people?” they shouted. The men, who begin to... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Africa   Animal   Meat   Photos   Wikipedia: Monkey
Soldiers stand guard to secure the perimeter while coup leader Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo, not pictured, addresses journalists at junta headquarters in Kati, outside Bamako, Mali Friday, March 30, 2012. BBC News Sun 27 May 2012
Mali Tuareg and Islamist rebels agree on Islamist state
Two rebel groups that seized northern Mali two months ago have agreed to merge and turn their territory into an Islamist state, both sides say. The Tuareg MNLA, a secular... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell)
Africa   Islamist   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état
Fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard during the handover of a Swiss female hostage for transport by helicopter to neighboring Burkina Faso, at a designated rendezvous point in the desert outside Timbuktu, Mali Tuesday, April 24, 2012. France24 Sun 27 May 2012
Tuareg, Islamists join forces to run north Mali
AFP - Tuareg rebels and the Islamist rebel group Ansar Dine announced they are joining forces and creating a body to rule northern Mali as an independent Islamic state.... (photo: AP)
Photos   Africa   Islam   Mali   Wikipedia: Ansar Dine
Tuareg clansmen are silhouetted as they herd cattle in the land between Koygma and Timbuktu, in northern Mali in this March 1997 file photo. Tuareg rebels in Niger's northern desert said Wednesday that they have agreed to release a Chinese uranium worker taken hostage last week, and are only waiting for Red Cross workers to take him in. Wall Street Journal Sat 26 May 2012
Rebel Groups Agree on Islamic State in Mali
BAMAKO, Mali—The two rebel groups that seized control of the northern half of Mali announced Saturday that they have agreed to fuse their movements and work... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay, File)
Islamic   Mali   Photos   Rebels   Wikipedia: Tuareg rebellion (2012)
Soldiers drive through a street one week after a military coup, in Bamako, Mali Wednesday, March 28, 2012. France24 Fri 25 May 2012
Mali's rocky path to democracy
Mali’s path to democracy is looking increasingly rocky, after its interim President, Dioncounda Traoré, was assaulted in his Bamako headquarters by supporters... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell)
Democracy   Mali   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Mali
Cement, gravel and sand - Construction materials Graphic Thu 24 May 2012
Cement shortage hits market as Diamond Cement shuts down
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Commodity   Market   Photos   Shortage   Wikipedia: Cement


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