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Warlord now Kingmaker? Prince Johnson’s support of Ellen angers his own party

All is not well within the National Union For Democratic Progress, Since the endorsement of the Unity Party a move which serves as a catalyst for delivering Vote-Rich Nimba County to Incumbent Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf by the Party’s Standard Bearer Senator Prince Johnson has caused a stir in the party. The man dubbed by many as…

Wade Williams
FrontPage Africa newspaper

Return to Conflict? Upcoming Elections Threaten Post-War Liberia’s Security

MONROVIA, Liberia — On a rainy August evening three days before a national referendum, white United Nations tanks rolled down Tubman Boulevard, the Liberian capital’s main road, and took up positions in front of the president’s house and the national legislature. It was a signal Liberia’s security forces and the U.N. force feared poll violence….

Mae Azango and Emily Schmall
FrontPage Africa