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Liberia

Population: 3.4 million
GNI: $470 million
Debt: $1100 million
Overview: Political logjams have slowed post-conflict reconstruction, signalling the end of a honeymoon as government finances struggle while waiting for debt relief.

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  • Vol 42 No 22
  • 09/11/2001

Old habits die hard

A damning new UN report accuses Charles Taylor's regime of keeping ties with the RUF and busting sanctions

  • Vol 42 No 22
  • 09/11/2001

Flag-waving, gun-running, all the conveniences

Despite all its domestic troubles, Liberia is host to the world's second-largest maritime open-registry, better known as a flag of convenience. Until 1994, when it was overtaken by Panama, Liberia's flag flew over the world's largest fleet, as measured by...

  • Vol 42 No 16
  • 10/08/2001

Fuelling conflict

Poisoned by Liberia's support for the rebel Revolutionary United Front, relations between President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah's government and President Charles Taylor face a new test. They are set to become partners in developing the region's oil resources.

  • Vol 41 No 15
  • 21/07/2000

Cross-border crisis

Guinea and Sierra Leone are paying back the Taylor regime for its rebel sponsorship. But their operations could spin out of control

  • Vol 41 No 13
  • 23/06/2000

Godfather to the rebels

Dealing with Charles Taylor is key to any peace settlement. The question is, how?

  • Vol 41 No 7
  • 31/03/2000

Radio silence

President Charles Taylor's 15 March order closing down two independent radio stations - Swiss-funded Star Radio and the Catholic-run Radio Veritas - may be linked to embarrassing reports emerging about the training of Revolutionary United Front fighters a...

  • Vol 40 No 16
  • 06/08/1999

Gerald's jeep

Britain's 23 July expulsion of senior Liberian diplomat Gerald Cooper is an early blow to President Charles Taylor's efforts to improve relations with the West.

  • Vol 40 No 4
  • 19/02/1999

Taylorland under siege

The victorious warlord hasn't made the transition to civilian politics

  • Vol 40 No 3
  • 05/02/1999

Frequent flyers

The frequent visits of convicted fraudster Nico Shefer and Fred Rundle, former Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging spokesman, to President Charles Taylor in Monrovia have attracted the attention of officials monitoring the United Nations arms embargo against...

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