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LIBERIA: Poll authorities throw out Weah fraud claims
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MONROVIA, 16 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - Liberias national electoral commission on Friday threw out claims of massive fraud in presidential elections made by unsuccessful candidate and former football legend, George Weah.
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LIBERIA: Riots erupt as Weah claims presidency
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MONROVIA, 12 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - Former football superstar and loser of Liberias first post-war elections, George Weah, claimed the presidency this weekend in a series of rabble-rousing speeches that sparked rioting in the battered capital Monrovia. Full report
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GHANA-LIBERIA: Liberian refugees still wary of returning home
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BUDUBURAM CAMP, 9 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - If 32-year-old Darling Peah were to return to her native Liberia today, she would find a new president but she wouldnt find her house, a job, or members of her family.Full report
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GREAT LAKES: Returning refugees risk being displaced
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NAIROBI, 6 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - Tens of thousands of refugees in the Great Lakes region have started returning home, but without adequate support they could reignite conflicts and end up joining the millions of people displaced within their own countries, a senior UN official said on Tuesday.
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LIBERIA: No impunity for rapists, vows president-elect
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MONROVIA, 5 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who will be Africas first female president when she takes office in Liberia next month, on Monday promised no rapist would go unpunished during her tenure.Full report
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GLOBAL: UN appeals for US $4.7 billion in life-saving aid
NEW YORK, 2 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - The high US$4.7 billion price tag on the United Nations latest global appeal, is because there are currently a large number of humanitarian operations and natural disasters, according to Jan Egeland, the UNs under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator.
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LIBERIA: President-elect begins four nation peace tour
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MONROVIA, 29 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - Seeking to shore up stability in the divided West Africa region, president-elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Tuesday launched a week-long tour of Liberias neighbours to discuss peace.
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LIBERIA: President-elect Sirleaf offers olive branch to rival
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MONROVIA, 24 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - Liberia's president-elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has congratulated her challenger, soccer legend George Weah, for an impressive showing, ignoring his charges of electoral fraud and promising to head an inclusive post-war government.
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LIBERIA: Humbled Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf confirmed Africas first female president
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MONROVIA, 23 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - Harvard-educated Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf stamped her name in the history books on Wednesday, when she was confirmed Liberias, as well as Africas, first female president.Full report
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LIBERIA: Weah facing heat to concede defeat
MONROVIA, 22 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - Pressure is mounting on George Weah, the former international football star and runner-up in this months presidential race in Liberia, to think of his country and concede defeat.
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