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- 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...
- Vol 40 No 2
- 22/01/1999
West Africa, according to Mr Taylor
Charles Taylor and his ally, Burkina Faso's Blaise Compaoré, are undermining peace in the region – and they have more plans
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