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Liberian Opposition Forces Plan Big Meeting

Political opposition forces in the country have come to the realization that they have not done much to guarantee a coup de grâce for the ruling UP in 2011. They came to the crucial realization nearly half a year after the ruling Unity Party incorporated former key mainstream opposition kingpins – the  Liberia Action Party (LAP) and the Liberia Unification Party (LUP) – and few months following the discouraging emergence of two apparently disparate opposition groupings.

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Tyre maker tries to kickstart Liberia rubber production (Video)

Rubber was once the lifeblood of the Liberian economy but years of brutal civil war left many of the country's plantations idle. Peace has seen the largest rubber producer US tyre-maker Firestone replant on a massive scale and try to improve conditions for its thousands of workers, many of whom will tap hundreds of trees every day.

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The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (NMCF) trustee who two weeks ago revealed that he received uncut diamonds from British model Naomi Campbell has resigned with immediate effect, the fund said on Wednesday.

Jeremy Ratcliffe kept the diamonds for 13 years, disclosing their whereabouts only after Campbell testified at The Hague in the war crimes trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor on Aug. 5 this year.

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For Illegal Campaigning: Tipoteh On Ellen's Back

When President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf quietly but flashily assessed and dedicated several development projects in Nimba and Bong counties as a lead-up to Sanniquellie 2010, few raised eyebrows; but supporters hailed her as pragmatic and ‘having the people at heart’. Now those who raised eyebrows – one of them being Dr. Togba-Nah Tipoteh – are becoming vocal, warning of possible irregularities in the 2011 polls unless the National Elections Commission (NEC) and the Liberian people stood up against the violation of electoral guidelines and the reemergence of “old bad politics”. The Analyst, reports. Former presidential contender Dr. Togba-Nah Tipoteh has accused President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of campaigning illegally thereby “spoiling” the 163rd Independence Day Celebrations in Sanniquellie, Nimba County, as was the case in many prior instances.

Liberian electoral commission announces 2011 elections timetable

James Fromayan: Elections Commission Chairman

MONROVIA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Electoral Commission of Liberia has announced the timetable for the country's forthcoming elections scheduled for October next year. The country's constitution requires that general and presidential elections be held every six years. Already, the country's incumbent president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has declared her intention to seek re-elections in the poll, while soccer legend and former FIFA Best Player of 1995 George Weah, who came second in the poll in 2005 to the current president, said he too will contest the forthcoming poll. Chairman of the electoral commission James Fromayan told reporters on Sunday that voter registration for the poll, will begin in January next year to be followed in July the same year by the nomination of candidates.

Sierra Leone: And what if Taylor walks?

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor, is in court to defend himself on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity he allegedly committed in Liberia's neighbour to the west, Sierra Leone. Liberian media cover the trial extensively but Liberians are, to all intents and purposes, mere spectators. This trial is not about them. Liberia lacks a war crimes tribunal. What it does have is a Truth and Reconciliation Commission which has been taking countless statements from war crimes victims and perpetrators and whose report is in the public domain (www.trcofliberia.org).

Can Africa break its 'resource curse'?

London, England (CNN) -- Many African countries are blessed with oil and mineral wealth that has the potential to transform their economies. But historically, those resources have often been more of a curse than a blessing. There are numerous examples of African nations where the discovery of natural resources has been followed by economic instability, conflict and environmental damage. So common is the phenomenon that it even has its own name -- the "resource curse." Michael T. Klare is a professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College in Massachusetts, United States, and the author of the books "Resource Wars" and "Blood and Oil."