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Liberia`s
interim leader visits Tripoli
Tripoli, Libya, 01/26 - Liberia`s interim leader, Gyude
Bryant arrived here Tuesday at the head of a high-powered delegation
for an official working visit to the Libyan Jamahiriyah, official
sources said, without disclosing the duration of the visit.
LIBERIA:
Curfew imposed on Harper after mob storms police station
General Joseph Owonibi, the commander of the
15,000-strong UN peacekeeping force in Liberia, told UN radio that
he suspected former combatants in Liberia's ...
UN
troops deploy amid ritual killing claims
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- UN peacekeepers deployed
extra troops to southeastern Liberia Tuesday to monitor a
dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed following protests ...
SUPT.
KARNWEA SPEAKS TO NIMBIANS IN AMERICA
--A RESPOND TO UNICO'S PRESS RELEASE
"What our people seemingly do not understand is that all the
five tribes in NIMBA are citizens and any attempt by any of the
ethnic groups to deny the other will not promote the peace process.
Our constitution provides that citizenship is obtained by birth or
naturalization. Almost all the Mandingos that we are talking about
today were born in NIMBA. Some of them are sons and daughters of Gio,
Mono, Krahn and Gbi women."
LIBERIANS
WANT CONSTITUTIONAL ADHERENCE, NOT ABROGATION
 I
want to engage this medium to commend counselor Johnson-Morris for
her courage so far. It
is not easy to hold such position in these crucial times in Liberia.
However, I want to establish my disappointment about the attempt to
deny Diaspora Liberians of their constitutional rights to vote.
Recently, I was surfing the internet when I read a letter from
counselor Johnson-Morris to ULAA.
Liberian
'ritual killings' alert
Extra UN troops are sent to south-eastern Liberia following
violent protests over alleged ritual killings.
Liberia's
peacekeeping legacy
 One
of the legacies the former West African peacekeeping force for
Liberia - Ecomog - left behind in the 1990s was more than 6,000
fatherless children. .Most of the soldiers left their partners no
means of future contact and many of their children are being
supported by a local charity in the capital, Monrovia...
Weah
has better chances among the good guys
If the appearance of Mr. Weah on the political scene will serve as a
motivation for a coalition to produce a comparatively qualified
candidate that will eventually win the presidency that will be a
welcome development.
Nimba
County was not Responsible for Liberian Civil War (UNICCO
Press Release)
UNICCO condemns in the strongest possible terms, anyone or any
statements that would indict or blame Nimba County for “the
Liberian civil carnage and “the destabilization of West Africa”.
UNICCO further resents any such insinuation that ignores the factual
circumstances leading to the war and instead, uses Nimba County as a
“scapegoat” for selfish interest.
MUSLIMS
IN LIBERIA JOYOUSLY OBSERVE “EID-AL-’ADHA"
Thousands
of Liberian Muslims on Thursday, January 20, joined other Muslims
around the world to celebrate the Eld-Al-Adha, also known as
“Abraham Feast Day” or "Feast of Sacrifice."
Eid
Al Adha and New Year Message.... HAPPY
EID AL ADHA AND A BLESSED NEW YEAR TO ALL
As Muslims all over the world celebrate Eid Al Adha, we at
LIMANY are blessed and thankful to God for helping us to sustain
this organization and to carry on the dreams of our forefathers. The
future for LIMANY is brighter and we want all our brothers to be
torchbearers for this shining organization.
LIMANY
DONATES ANOTHER $1,000.00 TO MUSLIM CONGRESS
Speaking
on behalf of Limany, President Abraham Turay, gave a cash donation
of $1,000.00 to Muslim Congress High School as another contribution
from LIMANY to help rebuilt that school. As you may recall, LIMANY
had a fundraising of its own when Muslim Congress High School, other
religious institutions and some private homes were burned.
Five
experts named to monitor Security Council sanctions against ...
20 January 2005 – United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appointed five experts to monitor
sanctions against Liberia's timber and diamond industries, as well
as the arms embargo against the West African country following its
14-year civil war, and to advise on socio-economic and humanitarian
issues.
GUINEA:
Armed men fire at president's car, bodyguards return fire
CONAKRY, 19 Jan 2005 (IRIN) - Armed men fired several shots at the
car of President Lansana Conte of Guinea as he was driving from his
residence to the centre of the capital Conakry on Wednesday morning,
eyewitnesses said.
Cooley
students, faculty give books to Liberian law school
 Students
and faculty from Thomas M. Cooley Law School have enlisted in
Liberia's fight for functional democracy. They donated nearly 1,000
new and used law school textbooks on Thursday to the Louis Arthur
Grimes School of Law in Liberia to replace books destroyed during a
civil war.
Death Announcement-Alhaji Mamadee Fofana
(1912 - 2005)
 The Fofana and the Kabay families regret to announce the death of their father, Alhaji Mamadee Fofana, whose sad event occurred on Saturday, January 15, 2005 in Beyla, the Republic of Guinea. The deceased has since been buried in accordance with the Islamic faith.
Alhaji Fofana leaves to mourn his two wives, Nakaney and Jajah; 10
children.
REPUBLIC
OF LIBERIA ELECTION GUIDELINES-2005
-----WHEREAS, on 23
December 2004 the Electoral Reform Law entered into force,
suspending certain provisions of the Constitution and amending
sections of the New Elections Law of 1986, which necessitate the
issuance of new guidelines regulating the registration of political
parties and independent candidates;
NOW
THEREFORE: Pursuant
to its authority herein above stated, the National Elections
Commission hereby promulgates the following guidelines:
Death
Announcement
The
New York Chapter family regrets to announce the passing away of our
brother & nephew, Mr. J. Randall Garmei, well known as Jo
Jo; this sad event occurred on Sunday, January 16, 2005, in
Staten Island, New York.
Toe
Urges Youths Against Politicians
Human
rights activist Aloysius Toe has urged Liberian youths in the
Township of WestPoint to be mindful of whom they elect as their
leaders come 2005 General and Presidential elections.
ASSESSMENT OFSOME DAMAGES OF THE CTOBER 2004 FRACAS
In the wake of the violent eruption on October 28, 2004, some Liberians were shocked to learn for the first time that there was a "religious conflict" in Liberia. For Liberians who happen to be Moslems, it might have not been too much of a shock because from the early days of the Taylor-led war, they have experienced victimization because of their religion; their mosques were desecrated, burnt or demolished.
LIBERIA:
Former combatants expelled from school after failure to pay fees
MONROVIA, 13 January (IRIN) - Over 500 former combatants were
expelled from private secondary schools in the Liberian capital
Monrovia this week after the country's disarmament commission failed
to pay their fees.
REVISITING
A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM: POOR
SANITATATION UNDERMINES WATER QUALITY
 It
is extremely difficult to imagine a form of life that exists without
water. The essence of safe and clean drinking water cannot be over
emphasized to the greater need of human health and welfare. Human
existence demands water for various reasons: cooking, drinking,
laundering and meeting other survivable needs for life’s
fulfillment. Contaminated water by all standards is hazardous and
deadly to human especially when consumed.
New
commander named for UN peacekeeping force in Liberia
UN News Centre
12 January 2005 – Personnel
shuffling within the ranks of the United Nations Mission in Liberia
(UNMIL) continued today with the announcement of a new commander for
the UN peacekeeping force in the West African country.
Four
Parties Pledge Political Cooperation
A consortium of four political parties has set up a 12-man technical
committee "to draft the form and structure of the political
cooperation engaged by the parties".
Zoe-Geh
District Split --Over Petitioning Turay
Dissension is growing among citizens of Bahn District in Nimba
County over the petitioning of Mr. Sidike A. Turay to contest the
legislative seat of the district.
In Nimba
Recon. Confab: Gios, Manos Refuse to Dialogue With Mandingoes
A conference aimed at reconciling the Gios and Manos on one hand and
the Mandingoes on the other, ended in a deadlock in Ganta, Nimba
County, at the weekend.
Emergency
Statement Liberia 12th January 2005
Context Liberia continues to face a precarious future. Security has
gradually improved but the situation is still unpredictable and
volatile due to protests and demonstrations by various dissatisfied
groups.
ALNC
CHAIRLADY, MYDEA-REEVES- KARPEH MEETS JACQUES KLEIN
Ambassador Jacques
Paul Klein, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General &
Coordinator of the United Nations Operations in Liberia, has
expressed interest in attending the pending All Liberian National
Conference on Peace, Reform, and Reconciliation being organized by a
consortium of Liberian Organizations in the Diaspora.
ULAA
Led ALNC Committee Overlooks Muslims
-Dr. Dukule exits from the
committee
"But those who are putting themselves in position of
leadership must not forget that it's the respect of the rights
of the minority that makes any organization strong. And Liberia will
hardly reconcile if its leaders think that their gods, or their
religion is better than the system of belief of others.
I joined the committee today and I am taking my exit today.
Because it appears that for the majority therein, the only way to
reconciliation is through their ways and thoughts.
" Dr. Dukule wrote.
CCL
Withdraws from ALNC (Press Release)
The leadership of CCL has therefore resolved that the current trend
of contentious activity runs incompatible to the objectives for
which we were invited to serve. It is also our belief that this
great effort cannot be achieved in an atmosphere which cannot
honestly be described as an environment of genuine cooperation. It
is upon these grounds that the CCL, after a comprehensive review of
activities herein, has resolved to withdraw its participation from
the All Liberian National Conference.
UN
mission in Liberia gets one new staff member, loses another
10 January 2005 – The United Nations Mission in Liberia
(UNMIL) is receiving a new Deputy Special Representative while its
police commissioner is on his way ...
WE
MUST REBUILD MOSLEM CONGRESS-says Nvasekie Konneh
Liberian writer and human right activist, Nvasekie Konneh, has
challenged Liberians, especially the Mandingoes and Moslems to
rebuild the Moslem Congress High School. Mr. Konneh made the remark
when he addressed the audience in Atlanta on Christmas Day during
the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected leadership of the
Mandingo Association of Atlanta, Georgia.
Inaugural
Address By Hon. Layee Toure, President, Atlanta Mandingo Association
in Atlanta, Georgia
 I
am also going to work with the membership to make sure that we
broaden the activities of our organization in order to attract new
members. We will introduce a mechanism to be of assistance to our
current members and the new comers from Africa; as we will assist in
making their transition into the American society a smooth one.
DEATH
ANNOUNCEMENT
 The
Dolleh and the Kanneh families regret to announce the passing away
of their wife and daughter, Mrs. Malofo Kanneh-Dolleh, whose sad
event occurred on Wednesday, January 5, 2004 in Conakry, Guinea. She
has since been buried in accordance with the Islamic faith.
Anyone wishing to sympathise with the bereaved family can do so by
dialing the following persons:
Sekou Kanneh @610 284 7916 Home, 610 864 2314(Cell)
Omar Dolleh @ 215 432 3934
Moivabah Fofana @ 215 332 3453
Liberian
Association of Pennsylvania President Loses Sister
President Morris Sekou Kanneh of the Liberian Association of
Pennsylvania, Inc is bereaved. The community President lost his
younger sister, Mrs. Malofo Kanneh Dulleh, in the Guinean Capital,
Conakry, where she had sought refuge from the long drawn Liberian
civil war.
AS
IMPEACHMENT FEVER GRIPS SPEAKER DWEH, NTLA COMPTROLLER OTHERS
SUSPENDED.
The
Speaker of the Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA), George Dweh
is expected to be impeached by his colleagues upon resumption of
that august body regular seating. According to a local weekly, The
Informer, published here today, quoting some members of the
Assembly, as said a special committee has been set up to prepare the
necessary impeachment proceedings.
Mande-Mel
Union Sponsors Reconciliation Conference in Ganta
In its effort to see every
Liberian live at peace with one another, the Mende-mel Union of
Liberia will on Friday, begin a two-day Peace and Reconciliation
Conference among citizens of Nimba County.
GOD
BLESS THE PEACE MAKERS (Editorial)
Beyond everything else that matters
in Liberia, peace and reconciliation among the Liberian people is
the most important. This is the foundation on which everything must
be built.
Shake
Up In ALNC Steering Committee (Press Release)
The Steering Committee of the All Liberian National Conference (ALNC)
Tuesday passed a vote of no confidence in its Chairman, Dr. James
Teah Tarpeh and removed him from the chairmanship of the committee.
The vote was 13-0 with two abstentions. At an emergency
teleconference tonight, the Steering Committee also...
Nimba
County Superintendent Must Resign
In the December 27, 2004 edition of the online version of the
Analyst newspaper, Kennedy Domah quoted Nimba County Superintendent
Harrison Karnwea who blindly indicted the law-abiding citizens of
Nimba County for their participation in the violent Liberian civil
war (1989-1996), saying that “Nimbaians are fully responsible for
the mayhem, suffering and destabilization of Liberia and the West
African sub-region”.
LIBERIAN ASSOCIATIONOF PA
MAKES PROGRESS IN COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT
 Philadelphia:
The Liberian Association of Pennsylvania (LAP), Inc. today made
significant progress towards acquiring a community center for the
Liberian community when officials of the Association received
Authorization of Permit from authorities of the Municipal
Government of Philadelphia to begin renovation work on the building
earmarked for community activities and administrative
functions of the Association.
Mande’-Mel
Union
Mande Mel
is a conglomeration of
indigenous tribes comprised of Mandingo, Mano, Mende, Gbandi, Gio,
Kpelle, Dei, Belleh, Kissi, Vai, Gola, and Loma. The goal and
aspiration of the Mande Mel is to reawaken and conscientize its
citizenry about our norms and values that once held us together. The
Union feels that these are the engines that will propel economic,
and social developments in our beloved Liberia.
Mandingos
Appease Kpein Citizens -
Present Kolanuts For "Pure Hearts"
The reconciliation drive started by a few citizens of Nimba
County, including Gios, Manos and Mandingos and spearheaded by the
Superintendent of the Country, Harrison Karnwea, seems to be gaining
momentum by the day, as Mandingo citizens of the Nimba have
presented kolanuts to the people of Kpein as way of "appeasing
them".
Nimbaians were not responsible for the Liberian
Civil War. Press
Release (LUTEST)
The purpose of this statement is to respond to claims by Mr.
Harrison Karnwea, Superintendent of Nimba County, reported in the
Analyst Newspaper, that Nimbaians were responsible for the Liberian
Civil War and the destabilization of...
Breaking
Tribal Barriers! -Gios, Manos Petition Mandingo
Candidate
 Members
of the Gbehlay-Geh Statutory District United for Progress and
Development from the mainly Gio and Mano ethnic groupings in
ethnically-obsessed Nimba County have unanimously endorsed Mr.
Alhaji G. V. Kromah for the presidential race in the ensuing October
2005 presidential elections and have accordingly petitioned him.
Education
& the Liberian Power Dynamics: Part I
No one in our modern world can easily dismiss the adage that
“education is power.” The influence and intrusive nature of
information technology in our homes, offices, and communities have
made education mandatory for the acquisition of knowledge in every
sphere of human endeavor. Education is therefore the bedrock of
every modern society, since education holds the key to individual
success or failure in our current world.
WAR.WIRE
Guns in Ivory Coast always threaten peace in Liberia: UN
general
Kenyan General Daniel Opande, who ended his tour of duty as the
force commander for the UN mission in Liberia on Friday, said
the country will never truly be free of armed conflict without an
end to the crisis in Ivory Coast.
In
War-Torn Africa, Young Girls Are Very, Very Old
Rape has become practically de rigueur in Africa's wars, from Sierra
Leone to the Ivory Coast, from Burundi to Rwanda to Sudan.
THIS
MAN DOES NOT SPEAK FOR US,… HE DOES NOT REPRESENT US
 Mr.
Varlee Keita has lived in the United States for over 10 years, and
has never associated or affiliated himself with LIMANY.
Mr. Varlee
Keita is not a member or representative of LIMANY in any capacity.
Successes
in pre and post electoral exercises in Ghana
Press
Release (From
Registered Liberian Political Parties’ Delegates To Accra,
Ghana
)
As such, the delegation participated in a series of meetings and
discussions with Ghanaian political parties and other major
stakeholders to obtain a better understanding as regarding their
roles and participation in ensuring successes in pre and post
electoral exercises in Ghana. It was viewed that information
gathered and observations made during the mission would enable
stakeholders in Liberia to take further steps to advance forward the
democratic agenda in the country.
This
Press Release
therefore presents the main findings, conclusion and recommendations
of the delegation’s exploratory mission to Ghana.
Liberian
Writer Blasts Mandingo Leaders
 The
young Liberian writer and human rights activist has expressed strong
disappointment in the Mandingo political leadership for prioritizing
jobs in government at the expense of others’ lives and failing to
discuss important issues and problems affecting their community.
He said Mandingoes
should engage in frank dialogues with other Liberian ethnic groups
about “our cultural and religious diversity and reconciliation.”
The human rights advocate said the October 2004 violence in Monrovia
is a clear indication that there is more to be done to make Liberia
stable.
ELLEN
BACKS RENEW SANCTIONS ON LIBERIA
--Says NTGL
Incompetent
 One
of Liberia’s 2005 Presidential hopefuls, Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
of the Unity Party says she support the U.N. Assessment team on the
performance of the Charles Guyde Bryant led NTGL and the extension
of the Sanctions on timber and diamond.
WHERE
ARE WE AFTER THE WAR?
A Keynote Speech By Nvasekie N. Konneh at the Inauguration Program
Of The Atlanta Mandingo Association in Atlanta, Georgia
The reality we face in Liberia today is a clear indication that the
war is not yet over. But let me quickly remind you that the real war
that must be fought now requires different ways and strategies from
the previous ones. It requires that we must be educated; that we
must engage the political and the legal systems; that we must
frankly engage our fellow Liberians in dialogue about our cultural,
religious diversity and reconciliation.
ULAA Has no Chapter in
Liberia-Statement of Clarification
The Union of Liberian
Associations in the Americas (ULAA) has read with dismay a news
article on the Website of the Analyst news organ, highlighting a
group of Liberians calling themselves the "Liberian Chapter of
the Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas.
Royal
Mail swaps bikes for guns
Thousands of bicycles once used by British postmen
are being given to people in Liberia who hand over guns. It
is hoped the exchange ...
Morality
From Within
The year 2004 got its share of the longstanding, religious debate.
We are even told the moral vote decided a major presidential
election. While religion comes in different forms, the core lesson
of every religion is kindness toward others. We are asked to feed
the hungry. Give water to the thirsty. Give clothe to the naked.
Heal the sick. Shelter the homeless. And treat others, including
those with no or different faith, fairly.
THE
LAST LAUGH
At last, the census issue with regards to the forthcoming elections
in war-torn Liberia has finally been put to rest.
Therefore, Liberians should now prepare themselves (just in
case they haven’t done so already) to witness one of the most
exciting elections ever in the failed West African state’s
history. Or at least,
that’s what some people are saying.
Liberians
celebrate first peaceful Christmas in years
 For
the first time in the wake of two successive civil wars that claimed
more than 200,000 lives, the west African state of Liberia is
celebrating Christmas in peace -- even though many can barely find
the funds to buy presents for their children.
REBUILDING
MUSLIM
CONGRESS HIGH SCHOOL OF LIBERIA
As
you may be aware, on October 28, 2004 the world was awakened to the
news of the burning down of the once famous and prestigious Muslim
Congress High School on Mechlin Street in Monrovia.
It was the only Islamic high school up to grade 12 level,
which has produced many graduates since 1984.
WHO
ARE THOSE THAT KEEP FAILING LIBERIA?
From 1980 to present most Liberians continue to make the same
mistake of singing and dancing to songs such as, “native women
born soldier, soldier killed Tolbert,” you killed my pa, you
killed my ma, I will vote for you, and now you know book, you
don’t know book that you we want.” These slogans/songs mainly by
some of our citizens continue to show the outside world our level of
education.
"PALAVA
HUT TALK,"
Press Release: The Association of Liberian Women in
Pennsylvania
(ALWP) invites you to our series of symposia (The event entitled
"PALAVA HUT TALK,"), with the first leg being scheduled
for
January 8, 2005
in
Philadelphia
.
UN
mission in Liberia documents illegal fishing and bilge
dumping
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has documented illegal
fishing and bilge dumping in the country's international waters, the
senior UN envoy to the country said today, recommending expanded
powers of intervention to deal with the problem.
Nimba
People Share the Olive Branch
The results of the recent tribal reconciliation
conference that took place in
Nimba
County
seem to be very encouraging. It is our understanding that all the
tribes involved resolved to reconcile whatever differences that the
fourteen years war might have created between and amongst them.
They are said to have pledged to open a new page in the
history of their county by living together again as a people of one
county with one destiny.
LIBERIA:
UN extends arms and timber sanctions until after 2005 ...
The United Nations Security Council has renewed all its trade
sanctions on Liberia, extending a ban on timber exports until after
the country's first post-war elections in October 2005, but raising
the possibility that a ban on diamond exports may be lifted
beforehand.
THE
NEED FOR HIGHER EDUCATION STRESSED AT THE KONNEHS’ HONORING
PROGRAM
Lack of education among
Liberian Mandingoes has been cited as the main cause of
the social and political problems that affect the ethnic
group in Liberia.
U.N.
Votes to Uphold Liberia Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to maintain
economic sanctions against Liberia but promised to review a
ban on diamond sales in three months and a ban on timber exports in
six months.
China
sends peacekeeping force to Liberia
Beijing, Dec 22 (PTI) China today sent a second batch of
peacekeeping troops for the war-torn West African nation of Liberia
to replace those sent last year.
“Love”
for one’s Own Country Should Transcend Egotism;
--an
open Letter to Mr. Gearge Oppong Weah
Mr. Weah, for the many people I have and continue to
speak to, the general consensus is that, you
are a “Serious factor” that we cannot brush off or
underestimate in this Presidential race and
the future of Liberia. These people who have described you as
a “serious factor” in the race have however, predicted you to be
a massive failure if (when) elected as President of Liberia at this
particular time.
ONLY
LIBERIANS CAN HEAL LIBERIA
…UN Envoy Jacques Paul Klein
The
United Nations Special Envoy in Liberia has observed that the future
of Liberia’s security is dependent on Liberians forging together
and healing the wounds and divisions that led to 14 years of crisis.
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