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- Liberia: ECMG Peacekeepers Trained Liberians To Fight In Sierra …
- Liberia: Charles Taylor Expelled RUF Collaborators From Liberia …
- Sierra Leone: Japan Sponsors Study for Freetown Power Supply Plan

Liberia: ECMG Peacekeepers Trained Liberians To Fight In Sierra …
AllAfrica.com
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );Peacekeepers of the Economic Community of West Africa States Monitoring Group (ECMG) who were based in Liberia trained over 1000 Liberians and sent them to fight in Sierra Leone Mr. Taylor told the court in The Hague today. Many of these Liberians were disarmed combatants who were paid and made to fight alongside the Kamajors a Sierra Leonean civil militia that fought against rebels forces on behalf of the Sierra Leonean government. “Some of these disarmed ex-combatants were trained and made to fight alongside the Kamajors.

Liberia: Charles Taylor Expelled RUF Collaborators From Liberia …
AllAfrica.com
Taylor also gave a chronology of steps that he took as president of Liberia to bring the conflict to Sierra Leone to a peaceful conclusion. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );Mr. Taylor told the court that the British citizen and Sierra Leonean diplomat who collaborated with Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels in Sierra Leone did so through a company operating in Monrovia called Red Deer International.
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Sierra Leone: Japan Sponsors Study for Freetown Power Supply Plan
AllAfrica.com
Davidson explained that since its inception in the early 1980s it has been the ministry of Energy and Power. He said this fails to fully reflect the activities within the ministry and the government’s change of name to Energy and Water Resources of which Power is one such resource. He highlighted all activities within the ministry which cover those relating to all energy produced and used in Sierra Leone namely petroleum resources electricity or power resources and alternative energy resources. He said this effort is aimed at reflecting all adequately defined activities in the proposed new professional energy division within the ministry. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetC” );Prof. Davidson elucidated that his ministry will form an integral part in implementing the overall energy policy of the country and that this has been discussed with all ministries of government and development partners. He said the document will be tabled in cabinet in a few weeks from now.