The central Liberian City of Gbarnga, Bong County was a scene of celebration when hundreds of Liberians and foreign dignitaries joined the Liberian leader, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in celebrating the country's 162nd Independence Anniversary.The colorful celebration featured the dedication

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has told a war crimes court his band of rebel fighters were trained in Libya to avoid atrocities as they swept into the country in a 1989 revolution.Taylor is on the witness stand for the

L/R: Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Pres. Obinag Mbasogo and Liberian leader, President Ellen Johnson SirleafPresident Sirleaf, Vice President, Joseph Boakai and House Speaker Alex TylerSenate Pro-temp of the Liberian Senate, Cletus Wotmorson with Dr. ChambasSpeaker Tyler and wife, Chief Justice

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf delivering her Independence Day Message today at the Gbarnga Administrative BuildingThe President of Liberia, Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf today boastfully told a large gathering including foreign dignitaries who had joined her in the celebration of

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has named a representative to head the United Nations Peace-Building Support Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA).

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan paid a two-day visit to the CAR on the first ever visit to the country by a person holding that position. During the visit, from 30 April to 1 May, he met various political figures including

International donors, meeting in New York this week, pledged over US$ 33 million to support the CAR's security and development efforts, a UN statement said.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged the international community to fulfil the pledges of assistance it made recently to the Central African Republic, where development and peace- building projects -- if quickly implemented -- will empower the country to provide for

Libyan leader, Col. Moammar Kadhafi, held talks late Wednesday in Tripoli with Central African Republic President Ange-Felix Patasse shortly after the latter's arrival in the Libyan capital for a three-day working visit.

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday urged the international community to fulfill the pledges of assistance it made recently to the Central African Republic. Development and peace-building projects - if quickly implemented - could allow the country to provide for

President Ange-Felix Patasse of the Central African Republic has said he would be ready to hold a national dialogue with representatives all sectors of society, including his political opponents, according to reports this week by diplomats based in the capital,

Fighting in the northwestern province of Equateur has prompted some 6,000 people from the DRC, mostly women and children, to flee into the Central African Republic (CAR), UNHCR reported on Friday. On Saturday 22 July alone, some 1,203 people arrived

Libyan leader Col. Moammar Kadhafi held discussions Sunday evening with the Central African Republic president, Ange-Felix Patasse, who was in Tripoli to attend the celebrations marking the 31st anniversary of the Libyan Revolution 1 September.

President Laurent-Desire Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo and his Central African Republic counterpart, Ange-Felix Patasse have pledged to exert efforts toward promoting peace in Congo and in the Central African sub region as a whole.

Congo-Brazzaville's President Denis Sassou Nguesso has announced he wants to be dealt into the peace process in the DR Congo because his country is being affected by the fighting in the north. Over 70,000 DRC refugees are in Congo-Brazzaville.

A senior United Nations humanitarian official has kicked off a five-day visit to the Central African Republic (CAR) by visiting a north-eastern town that last month was the scene of deadly inter-ethnic violence that also displaced several thousand inhabitants.

Togolese President and current chair of the Organisation of African Unity, Gnassingbe Eyadema, has called for the expansion of the membership of the UN Security Council to reflect the changing profile of membership in the world body.

Togo's education minister, Koffi Sama, has described as disastrous, latest results of the Baccalaureate, which recorded 4,181 passes out of 16,000 candidates nation-wide.

The Togolese coffee/cocoa co-ordination unit, Tuesday, announced new producer prices for the two commodities.

Togolese president and OAU current chairman, Gnassingbe Eyadema has discussed with Libyan leader Moammar Kadhafi, "the explosion in oil prices on the international market," informed sources said in Lome Tuesday.