LIBERIAN PEACE ACCORDS
Inter-Religious Council of Liberia (IRCL-RfP)
Leaders of the National Muslim Council of Liberia and the Liberian Council of Churches, in response to the December 1989 civil conflict actualized a concept of inter-faith collaboration that was initially called Inter-Faith Mediation Committee (IFMC) so as to engage both the warlords and the Government of Liberia to ceasefire and come to the table to settle their differences. read more
Banjul, Gambia
The Banjul I Peace Accord From 27 August to 30 September 1990, an ECOWAS-sponsored All-Liberia Conference was convened in Banjul, the Gambia. The meeting brought together the leaders of Liberia’s various political parties, interest groups and warring factions, with the exception of the NPFL, which refused to participate. read more
Contonou Agreement
THIS AGREEMENT is made this twenty-fifth day of July one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three BETWEEN THE Interim Government of National Unity of Liberia (IGNU) of the first part and the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) of the second part and the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) of the third part. read more
Akosombo Agreement
This Agreement, which supplements and amends the Cotonou Agreement, is made and entered into on this 12th day of September 1994 by and between the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), represented by and through its leader Charles G. Taylor (hereinafter referred to as "the party of the first part"), the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO),.read more
Abuja Agreement
Abuja Agreement to Supplement the Cotonou and Akosombo Agreements as
subsequently clarified by the Accra Agreement This Agreement amends and supplements the Cotonou Accord, the Akosombo Agreement and its Accra Clarification...read more
Yamoussoukro IV Accord
Final Communiqué of the Fourth Meeting of the Committee of Five of the Economic Community of West African States on the Liberian crisis, held in Yamoussoukro on 29 and 30 October 1991..read more
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Special Reports
The League Of Nations Report
Liberia's constitution prohibited slavery, and Liberians had cooperated in bringing an end to slave trading along the Grain Coast. By the end of the nineteenth century, however, the export of native labor, procured by dubious means and contracted out under appalling conditions, became a lucrative business for the Americo? Liberians who were engaged in it. read more
Liberia, the League and the United States
I REMEMBER standing once in a West African forest where thin, silver trees loomed straight and smooth in the air. There were two men with me. One was a black man, Solomon Hood, United States Minister to Liberia; a man of utter devotion, whose solicitude for the welfare of Liberia was like a sharp pain driving him on. read more
The Liberia Fernando Po Crisis
 Liberia was first colonized by former slaves from the United States in 1821, it was not until the late 1840's before settlement dramatically increased. In 1847, the Liberian Declaration of Independence, which was based on the principles of the United States constitution, was signed, and the Independent Republic of Liberia was formed. read more
Liberia's Ugly Past (Part III): The True Whig Party In Unusual Waters
After more than one hundred years of uninterrupted rule in Liberia, the True Whig Party is overwhelmed by unusual circumstances, in the ever evolving political dynamic in Liberia. The True Whig Party, which symbolized political repression and is noted for its notorious human rights abuses against the indigenous majority population, finds itself in the midst of a political environment to which it's not accustomed. read more
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A chronology of 25 years of conflict and turmoil
Monrovia, 17 January (IRIN) - On President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's first day in office, IRIN takes a look back at 25 turbulent years of war and, finally, peace in Liberia. read more
United Nations Resolutions On Liberia 1990-2016
 United Nations Security Council resolution 788, adopted unanimously on 19 November 1992, after determining that the deterioration of the situation in Liberia constituted a threat to international peace and security, the Council imposed an arms embargo on the country for the purposes of establishing peace and stability. read more
The Role of the International Community 1997-1999
New international aid to Liberia remained suspended due to Liberia’s unpaid international debt of U.S. $3 million. A donor’s conference in April pledged U.S.$230 million to Liberia pending a debt repayment plan to stabilize Liberia’s debts. read more
Economic Crimes In Liberia(TRC Report)
Nearly three and half years ago, we embarked upon a journey on behalf of the people of Liberia with a simplemission to explain how Liberia became what it is today and to advance recommendations to avert a repetition of..read more
Events Leading To UN Sanctions On Liberia Under The Taylor Regime
April 8, 1999...Major General Felix Mujakperuo, head of the West African peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone, issued a warning to Liberia and Burkina Faso to stop their arms support for the Sierra Leone rebels.
April 9, 1999 …Major General Felix Mujakperuo, accused the Taylor government of supplying the rebels in Sierra Leone with weapons and using Liberia’s territory to transport them. read more
The Sanctions and the Future of Liberia
However symbolic it may appear, the current regime of sanctions imposed on the government of Mr. Charles Ghankay Taylor is an important step in bringing some sanity in Liberia and the sub-region. Far from a simple diplomatic nuisance, it signals an end to the impunity that Mr. Taylor, through his many schemes and personality changes, has enjoyed while committing the most heinous crimes in modern Liberia. The actions taken by the UN, at the urging of Britain and the United States must be applauded and strengthened. read more |
