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Taylor’s conviction “isn’t the end”—says US envoy Rapp

May 2, 2012 US Amb on war crimes issues, Stephen Rapp

By Frank Sainworla,Jr/WADR News

The head of the US State Department’s office of global criminal justice, Ambassador Stephen Rapp has said the conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor of war crimes and crimes against humanity “isn’t the end” of efforts to pursue perpetrators of atrocities.

Mali pro-junta forces consolidating positions

May 2, 2012 ex-Junta leader Capt Sanogo (center)

Forces loyal to Captain Amadou Sanogo’s junta are consolidating their positions, after taking control of the “Red Beret” presidential guard base in Bamako, following two days of fighting.

Bitter-sweet Workers Day celebrations in West Africa

May 2, 2012 Workers on May Day in one of the subregional countries, Ghana

Celebrations of the 2012 annual May Day or International Workers Day  took place on Tuesday in countries across the sub-region, against the backdrop of a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) of a huge increase in joblessness amid the global economic crisis.

Ivory Coast humanitarian programmes Under-funded

May 1, 2012 UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ivory Coast Ngokwey

--2 million may not access health care

By Suy Kahofi/WADR Abidjan Correspondent

Lack of adequate funding is undermining the implementation of humanitarian programmes in the Ivory Coast, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in this West African country.

Fresh fighting between soldiers in Bamako as death toll rises

May 1, 2012 Captain Sanogo (seated) and his junta

As the casualty figure rises, sounds of heavy gunfire have again been heard in the Malian capital, Bamako, after a televised announcement by Captain Amadou Sanogo and his former junta that they have put down a counter coup over night.

Doubt over whether Taylor will appeal guilty verdict

April 30, 2012 Lawyer Griffiths (far right) and defense team addressing the press

By Frank Sainworla, Jr/WADR News/The Hague

The fact that former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been convicted in his war crimes trial is now history.

But what remains to be seen is the kind of sentence he’ll be receiving from the trial chamber of the UN backed Sierra Leone war crimes court in The Hague in May. 

W, African states weak in anti money laundering fight

April 30, 2012 GIABA boss Dr. Abdullahi Shehu

Most countries in West Africa have performed poorly in fighting against money laundering and terrorist financing, said GIABA, the Inter Governmental Action Group against money laundering and terrorist financing.

 

ICRC wants end to attacks on health workers ahead of int’l confab

April 30, 2012

‘’One of the first victims of war is the health-care system itself, said Marco Baldan, the chief war surgeon of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

It is to highlight the scale of this rising danger and find urgent solution to the problem that the ICRC is on Monday beginning a big international conference of all stakeholders in Senegal’s capital, Dakar.

Mali Ex-junta leader urges respect for peace deal

April 29, 2012 Mali coup leader Capt Amadou Sanogo

Following the ECOWAS meeting in Abidjan, Mali’s former junta leader, Captain Amadou Sanogo has called for all parties to respect the April 6 peace deal that said the interim President Dioncounda Traoré will rule for 40 days before the holding of elections, in line with the country’s constitution.

 

"Do not misconstrue calmness to weakness"--Ghana Police Boss

April 27, 2012 Ghana Police

The Inspector General of Police in Ghana, Paul Tawiah Quaye promised the cops will not treat anyone beating war drums in Ghana with kids’ gloves, because they want to jealously guard the prevailing peace.