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Liberian police beef up security for Oct polls

September 16, 2011 A batch of newly trained Liberian police

Ahead of presidential and general elections in Liberia few weeks from now, Liberian police say they are beefing up security in the capital, Monrovia and other parts of the West African country.

Togo: President's brother, Kpatcha, sentenced 20 years in jail

September 16, 2011 Kpatcha Gnassingbé

Togo's Supreme Court has sentenced President Faure Gnassingbe's brother, Kpatcha Gnassingbe, and three others, including retired General Assani Tidjani to 20 years in prison over an alleged 2009 coup plot in the West African nation.

ECOWAS to deploy 150 election observers in Liberia

September 15, 2011 ECOWAS Commission President

A high level ECOWAS mission has been visiting Liberia, with the  President of the Commission, James Victor Gbeho disclosing that the sub-regional bloc will deploy 150 election observers to monitor next month’s presidential and general elections.

Guinea: UFDG rejects President Condé’s claims

September 15, 2011 Alpha Conde, Président de la république de la Guinée

Guinea’s main opposition party, the Union for Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG) has denied its members were involved in an attempted assassination of President Alpha Condé in July.

Nigerians say 'bombings too much, too many'

September 14, 2011 FLASHBACKUN building in Abuja hit by bomb blast recently

Many Nigerians continue to express outrage about the spate of bombings and armed attacks saying that they are “too much, too many.”

Togo: Kpatcha, others to know fate Thursday

September 14, 2011 Kpatcha Gnassingbe

The verdict in the treason trial of Kpatcha Gnassingbe and five others accused of plotting to overthrow President Faure Gnassingbe in an alleged attempted coup in April 2009, will be given on Thursday.

Liberia: Political parties oppose to Nigerian troops

September 13, 2011 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia

There have been heated debates in several quarters in Liberia since news began circulating that President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is on the verge of bringing in troops from Nigeria to help keep the peace and discourage any violence during the October polls.

ECOWAS wants security heightened on Lib-I. Coast border

September 12, 2011 L-R ECOWAS Gbeho, Pres Ouattara, Sirleaf, Jonathan, Wade, Mills, Compaore

Heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have expressed serious concern about security on the Ivory Coast-Liberia border, in the wake of the trafficking and circulation of small arms and light weapons.

Calm returns to Sierra.Leone city after political violence

September 12, 2011 Rtd Gen Maada Bio,SLPP Presidential candidate

Sierra Leone’s southern city of Bo is now calm after Friday’s violence involving supporters of the country’s main opposition party, SLPP and the ruling APC party, in the wake of reported assault on the SLPP’s presidential candidate, Julius Maada Bio.

ECOWAS leaders hold regional security summit Sunday

September 11, 2011 President Goodluck Jonathan

A mini-summit on security in the West African sub-region has taken place on Sunday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.

The meeting is being chaired by the current chairman of the sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.