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President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted President, All Nigerian Community, Mr. rently LICC has 11 Masters Degree professors that his government may have uncovered Moses Owarho commended Buhari for his teaching at the college. some Nigerian oil companies conniving tenacity of purpose in fostering good gov- She said presently the college is in search of with Ghanaian oil firms to steal crude oil ernance which was anchored on economic reconstruction and the restoration of the dignity of the nation.

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The Administration at the Liberia Internation- qualified professors to add to the present in- age - Run By women, foral Christianwomen!! College (LICC) in Ganta, Nimba structors and professors at the college to boost County has awarded scholarships We to 200also stu- the learningOffer: at the college. from10yrs theexperience—Highly country. Qualified and specialize in : • Rent to Own dents at the• college.Wealth building Seminars for woman every 1st Saturday of the monthThe andLiberia International College was estab- Addressing *Investment members ofProperties the Nigerian com- The Vice President for Administration, Gina • Special Training for womanlished looking in 2009 to in Ganta and had graduated munity *Builder in Ghana Propertieson Monday during his Sheets, said that the 200 students are present- many students in many disciplines. one day *First state visit, Home Buhari Assistance revealed that he ly attending the collegebecome on Realtuition-free Estate to help Agents had received * New reportsImmigrants that some oil compa- them with their education in post- war Liberia. The Liberia International Christian College is *Investors a Christian faith institution founded by the nies in Ghana were bringing Nigerian She added that the funds were provided by crudeWe have oil affiliationsinto the Ghanaian with companies system Run and by woman from Lawyers to Doctors to Woman in Construction.Inland So comeChurch to usfrom for allthe yourUnited Real StatesEstate of some charity organizationsneeds in the United America by some Liberian Refugees in USA vowed to deal with the perpetrators. States of America to help poor students who Farhana Kabir Cell: 647-271-5627 email: [email protected] and since its establishment the college has had are struggling with their education in an enrollment of over 3,000 graduates, some Preeti Rao Cell: 416-573-6691 email: [email protected] // Web address: www.deservia.com "We are going to pursue this information and that LICC is offering associate degree in of whom are currently teaching there. and find out if it is legally done. We will try pastoral theology, business management, ac- to get to the bottom of it and prosecute the counting, agriculture and education. Additionally, the Liberia International Chris- companies or those persons, who are in- tian has completed the construction of an Ag- volved," he declared. Madam Sheets stated further that plans are riculture College that hosts agriculture stu- underway to make the Agriculture College to dents at that college. be number one in Liberia and said that cur- DR Congo's Bosco Ntaganda pleads not guilty at ICC trial

Former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda army, that girls were re- has pleaded not guilty to all charges at the start of ferred to as "a large commu- his war crimes trial at the International Criminal nal cooking pot" - command- Court (ICC) at The Hague. ers, she alleged, could pass the girls around and use The 18 charges include murder, rape and the re- them for sex whenever they cruitment of child soldiers. pleased.

Evidence has been gathered from more than 2,000 Human rights groups here alleged victims, including former child soldiers. in The Hague have celebrat- ed Gen Ntaganda's appear- Nicknamed "The Terminator", Gen Ntaganda's ance, saying it is proof that trial is the biggest and most complex case in the even the most powerful ICC's history. leaders may one day be brought to justice. He fought for different rebel groups as well as the Democratic Republic of Congo's army. He made his not guilty plea in a barely audible In 2013, Gen Ntaganda voice, standing in the dock with his signature pen- handed himself in at the US cil moustache, reports the BBC's Anna Holligan embassy in the Rwandan from court. capital, Kigali.

The start of the trial was a historic moment for General Ntaganda He had evaded capture for international justice and for the Democratic Re- seven years after the ICC public of Congo, our correspondent adds. first issued warrants for his arrest. Anna Holligan, BBC News, The Hague Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to Bosco Ntaganda was part of the UCP rebel group, continue. The prosecutor used her opening statement to de- led by Thomas Lubanga, who in 2014 became the scribe the experience of one witness in chilling first person to be convicted by the ICC. The BBC's Anna Holligan: "Bosco Ntaganda detail. It was the aftermath of an attack on a vil- founded the M23 rebel group" lage in the Ituri region of eastern DR Congo. Bosco Ntaganda in DRCImage copyright AFP Ms Bensouda said the witness searched though a Image caption The 41-year-old is accused of killing at least 800 pile of bodies, and found his wife, toddler son and Gen Ntaganda denies committing atrocities in civilians during separate attacks on a number of daughter, whose head was punctured and her eastern DR Congo villages between 2002 and 2003. throat slit. Then, he discovered his remaining two children who had been killed in the same way. He Gen Ntaganda was one of the leaders of the M23 He is also accused of raping girl soldiers and gathered the bodies of his family and buried them rebel movement, which had fought government keeping them as sex slaves. in a field. troops until signing a peace deal in 2013.

"Humanity demands justice for these crimes," ICC According to the prosecutor, the rape and sexual Eastern DR Congo has suffered two decades of chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the court. enslavement of girls was so prevalent in Gen Nta- violence linked to ethnic rivalries and competition ganda's Union of Congolese Patriots (UCP) rebel for control of the area's rich mineral resources. Inside Nigeria African World Nov 15, 2015 Page 5 How was 700 million dollars spent? Oshiomole demands explanation

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He asked the former minister "to explain how he expended the billions of naira that were budgeted for the Ministry of Works because what we have on ground as a prod- uct of such expenditure cannot score for any pass mark. "Roads from Oyo to Ilorin, Ilorin to Jebba and Bida, from Ore to Ijebu-Ode, from Ikom to Calabar, Onitsha to Enugu are amongst the several roads that explain the Adams Oshiomole sad commentary on the state of Nigerian Edo State Governor, roads. "Aside from being death traps, they repre- Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, monday asked the former sent in graphic terms, the poor performance of the Segun ‘Mathematical’ Odegbami Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onolemhemen, to last regime in terms of roads construction and re- explain how a whopping sum of $700 million habilitation. Rather than hide his head in shame; The section spells out conditions a candidate for meant for second Niger Bridge was expended. Onolemhemen is still oozing out diatribe against the office of FIFA President must meet. The article Nigerians. We deserve explanation and no amount puts it this way: The governor also lamented the grave conditions of blackmail can stop us from speaking out about of federal roads in Edo State, which he said, had the fate of our country," the governor said. The candidate shall have played an active role in become impassable due to what he attributed to (as a board member, commit- the failure of the Jonathan administration to make tee member, referee and assistant referee, coach, critical interventions. trainer and any other person responsible for tech- nical, medical or administrative matters in FIFA, a He expressed disappointment in a statement by his Confederation, Association, League or Club or as a Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Peter Okhiria, over On- Nigerian Segun player) for two of the last five years before being olemhemen's reaction to alleged mismanagement proposed as a candidate (cf. art. 24 par. 1 of the of $700 million taken from the Sovereign Wealth ‘Mathematical’ FIFA Statutes). Fund (SWF) for the Second Niger Bridge project.

As contained in the statement, Oshiomhole said Odegbami joins about N140billion was reported "to have been ex- pended on the Second Niger Bridge without any- Nigeria to Deploy thing to show for it. The revelation came from FIFA presidency those who were managers of the Sovereign Wealth Funds and not figures manufactured by anybody." Drones to Fight run The governor said the former minister should di- Patrick Olusegun Odegbami is set to an- Oil Theft rect his energy and explanation "to the managers nounce that he will stand in next year's election to of the SWF, who have depleted the savings on the replace Joseph Sepp Blatter as President of World Nigeria's state oil giant NNPC has announced a explanation that it was meant for the Second Niger soccer-governing body, FIFA. plan to deploy drones to monitor the movement of Bridge." He added that Onolemhemen and the ships in a bid to fight oil theft on the country's wa- managers of the Sovereign Wealth Funds should Odegbami better known as 'Mathematical', a name terways. also explain "to Nigerians what really transpired given to him in his active days by late ace sports instead of asking Comrade Oshiomhole to apolo- commentator, Ernest Okonkwo because of his zig- The managing director of the Nigerian National gize to Nigerians. zag, deceptive, extraordinary dribbling skills and Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ibe Kachikwu, mastery in outwitting defenders is one of the best made the disclosure on Tuesday at a special con- "The real people who should apologize to Nigeri- players to have played football in Nigeria and by ference on security in the Gulf of Guinea. ans for their many sins against the country are his decision to join the race for the FIFA presiden- those who expended so much of our resources cy stands out as the first authentic African to as- "We are launching an armada of approaches which without any corresponding achievements to show pire to the position since Blatter agreed to step will include incorporation of drones to check for it," he said. Oshiomhole said any Nigerian down as President. Liberian football chief Musa movements of vessels within our territorial wa- "should be ashamed of the state of Nigerian roads Bility remains the other African who showed inter- ters," he said, according to an NNPC official state- especially with the enormous resources budgeted est in the Zurich office but his interest was smoth- ment. "We are looking at the current logistical for road rehabilitation and construction. Rather ered by Confederation of African Football, CAF, nightmares of changing staffing at the loading bay than build new roads and rehabilitate them, they which distanced itself from his interest. of crude oil export terminals virtually every 90 vandalized existing roads and made them almost days", he added. Kachikwu said NNPC was also impassable." Chief Segun Odegbami, our source assured yester- trying to help the Nigerian navy make up for a day "has all the credentials required for the office lack of equipment to carry out patrols. The moves In Edo, the governor cited the Aduwawa end of of the FIFA Presidency", He therefore is among a are expected to end theft within the next eight the Benin-Auchi road, which he said, was almost shortlist of declared and likely candidates that in- months, the NNPC statement added. Kachikwu impassable especially during this rainy season, cludes the likes of UEFA president Michelle Platini said that if oil theft was left unchecked, it could noting that erosion "has cut off the Benin-Auchi and Prince Ali bin al Hussein of Jordan. make it impossible for NNPC to operate the na- road into two and motorists are going through hell tion's four refineries. He said that between June passing through that road. Candidates have until October 26 to come forward 2014 and June 2015 nearly 4,000 attacks were made to signify interest. They must have the confirmed on its pipelines across the country, and that a total "What about Benin- Abraka road; one hell of a backing of at least five of Fifa's 209 member na- of 350 people including NNPC workers, police- road completely abandoned and vandalized. In the tions, and be cleared by the world governing men, local community members had been killed by name of politics, they came trying to impress Edo body's ethics committee, to be able to stand. oil thieves in the past three years. Nigeria will seek people but ended up depressing all of us. When the support of the international community, espe- we complained of utter neglect of Edo state in the Our source who urged Nigerians to support the cially from countries that receive the stolen car- scheme of things, they hurriedly brought caterpil- great ambition of Odegbami added yesterday that goes, as part of the crackdown on oil theft. lars to site and vandalize the roads, pretending to his entrance into the race would be a good omen be working. for Africa noting that many Confederations will Oil accounts for more than 90 percent of Nigeria's queue behind the Nigerian soccer idol. foreign exchange earnings. "If you visit federal government roads today in Edo State, you will weep for Edo people. People Speaking at the conference, Sao Tome Prime Min- should find time to pass through Uromi-Agbor "This is a good thing for all Nigerians. Odegbami, ister Patrice Emery Trovoada urged countries in road, a major highway connecting the Eastern part beyond playing football is articulate and has been the Gulf of Guinea to forge better collaboration to of the country, it is an eye sore, yet we had a Min- in football since he retired. He has an academy and improve maritime security. ister of Works who hails from Uromi," the gover- satisfies section one of article 13 of the FIFA Stat- utes on such election", our source said.

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ing on clashes kingdom currently provides roughly 3.3% of the between Broth- global supply of seafood products"! erhood support- ers and security Though commercial fisheries can be found in forces. An ap- the port cities of Agadir and Tan Tan, the vast ma- peals court jority of Morocco's annual catch is fished off the overturned the coastlines of Laâyoune and Dakhla in Morocco's verdicts, after southern provinces. It's this latter desert oasis, finding there to known for its beautiful lagoon and prime kite surf- be a scarcity of ing conditions, that is home to Morocco's fledgling evidence oyster industry. against the jour- According to Jeune Afrique, eight producers nalists. Greste operate in Dakhla, including subsidiaries of the was deported in Azura Group, and French-based Cultimer, repre- February after Mohamed Fahmy, left, jailed in Egypt sented by Rachid Kandy's "Les Huitres Kandy." As serving 400 explained by Jeune Afrqiue, Kandy was something An Egyptian court has freed Canadian- days, and was being retried in absentia, while both of a pioneer when he established an oyster farm in Egyptian journalist Mohamed Fahmy who had Fahmy and Mohamed have been out on bail since Dakhla in 2002. At the time, oyster farming in Mo- been handed down a three-year prison sentence at the retrial began in February. Fahmy, who had rocco was concentrated in Oualidia, south of Casa- the retrial of all three Al Jazeera reporters of sup- both Egyptian and Canadian citizenship, dropped blanca. But since about 2007, Dakhla has become porting the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. the Egyptian one in the hope of being deported like the country's oyster pearl, so to speak, specializing Greste.Previous hearings for a verdict in the retrial in the species crassostrea gigas, also known as the The case aroused international condemnation. An have been delayed several times. Egyptian court charged them of broadcasting false Pacific oyster, Japanese oyster, or Miyagi oyster. news and working without permits, in a retrial Your next oysters Morocco's oyster production remains modest, called after an initial verdict was overturned by an largely feeding national markets. appeals court. Al Jazeera condemned all court deci- from Morocco? But Morocco's Ministry of Agriculture and sions, calling it a "deliberate attack on press free- It's now September - the first month since spring- Maritime Fishing hopes to change that. In 2009, the dom." The broadcaster's English acting director- time to have an "R" in its name - which means that government launched a development program, general, Mostefa Souag, said the verdicts "defiy according to that "little pearl of folk wisdom," it's "Plan Halieutis," that "aims to boost [fishing] sector logic and common sense," adding that the "whole oyster season! turnover... by 2020 by streamlining fisheries prac- case has been heavily politicized and has not been tices, strengthening infrastructure and expanding conducted in a free and fair manner." A Canadian Few people think of Morocco when they think local processing industries," writes OBG. Among national, Mohammed Fahmy was accused along- of oysters. Seafood overall sometimes comes as a the plan's top priorities is to strengthen aquacul- side Australian journalist Peter Greste and Egyp- surprise to travelers expecting to eat chicken ture - or fish and shellfish farming, both to increase tian producer Baher Mohammed, who had initially tagine, lamb merguez, and couscous against a de- production and improve sustainability. been accused of supporting the outlawed Muslim sert landscape. Brotherhood while covering events following the Morocco's National Agency for the Develop- But like its topography - which ranges from ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi for ment of Aquaculture even developed a guide to snow-capped mountains to sun-drenched dunes - the Qatar-based broadcaster. Fahmy's lawyer, oyster farming, complete with initial start up cost Moroccan cuisine is diverse; and with both Medi- Amal Clooney, who had arrived to represent him estimates and market potential. And earlier this terranean and Atlantic coastlines, tourists and na- for the first time in the crucial proceedings, told year, the Ministry partnered with Japan's Agency tives alike indulge in all kinds of seafood, from DW that she would have appealed to an interna- for International Cooperation to fund an oyster shrimp to squid to sardines and more. In fact, Mo- tional court following the retrial verdict. The jour- farming research center in Tetouan to improve and rocco is "one of the world's largest producers of nalists were sentenced to seven years in prison in share best practices in hopes of growing the indus- sardines," according to Oxford Business Group's June 2014, while Mohammed was given an addi- try. Though you can't buy Dakhla oysters at your (OBG) 2013 Morocco Report; and with its fishing tional three years after police searching his home local fish market this fall, it could be just a matter industry accounting for 2-3% of its GDP, "The found a bullet that he had picked up while report- of time! Libya PM backs up threat and resigns

The Islamist-linked Image caption militia which seized The recent fighting in Tripoli has been centred the capital, Tripoli, on the airport, which has been closed since July last week has called Reports say the key issue for MPs to mull over is for the elected MPs that the new cabinet needs to be an inclusive gov- to be replaced by the ernment with ministers acceptable to all sides of previous body, the Libya's political divide. General National Congress (GNC). Anything less will see the country's current Libya has been hit by stalemate continue, she says. instability since the Following the call by the Misrata-led militia for the 2011 ousting of GNC to reform, some members gathered this week Muammar Gaddafi. in Tripoli and said they had appointed a new The various armed prime minister. groups which united The UN this week stressed that it only recog- against Libya's long- nised the elected body, the House of Representa- time leader have re- tives, which is dominated by liberal and federalist Al-Thinni with US Secetary of State John Kerry fused to disarm, lawmakers. Abdullah al-Thinni has stepped down as Lib- leaving the government unable to exert control. ya's prime minister in a move to end the power France's President Francois Hollande has called for Because of the instability in Tripoli, and the struggle in the country. the UN to give "exceptional support" to Libya to second city Benghazi, the House of Representatives The cabinet said it was resigning to enable the prevent the country sliding further into chaos. has been meeting in the far eastern town of To- elected parliament to choose a new, inclusive gov- The approach road to Tripoli airport, littered bruk. ernment. with shells, on 21 August 2014Image copyrightEPA Inside East & West Africa papers Page 7

Rebel leader Prince Johnson nonchalantly presided The two governments are implementing the optic over the affair. Uganda: fibre cable system as part of the Eastern Africa Re- gional Transport, Trade and Development Facilita- Today, exactly 25 years after Samuel Doe's bloody tion Project. The project will also build a road link- death, his legacy continues to reverberate in Libe- ing the two countries from Eldoret to Lodwar and ria. Prince Johnson, for instance, is today a Liberian Police Juba and a common border post built at the inter- Senator, while a range of actors tied to Doe's over- connection of the two countries. "As you are all throw, including current President Ellen Johnson aware, roads and information superhighways are Sirleaf, remain prominent in politics. should two of the most effective means of realising accel- erated development of any modern economy. To- Although he has been gone for a quarter of a centu- day we are witnessing the implementation of both ry, Doe set in motion a chain of events that contin- at the same time in this region," Shared Services ue to make their impact felt across the nation he respect Director at the ICT Authority Robert Mugo said once led. during the project commissioning in Lodwar town, Doe came to power in 1980 by virtue of being the Turkana to inaugurate the project on the ground. highest-ranking of the coup members and began rights of South Sudan will similarly extend the cable from his reign in brutal fashion. Ten days after President the Kenya-South Sudan border to Juba. The ICT Tolbert met his brutal end, thirteen of the most sen- Authority is implementing the Kenyan-side of the ior officials of the Tolbert government were project through a World Bank fund estimated at a stripped down to their underwear and publicly Ugandans cost of Sh2.6billion, while the Sudan side is esti- executed on a Monrovia beach. EDITORIAL form The Kampala Monitor mated to cost Sh1.5bilion. Doe's new government briefly flirted with Libya, Weeks before the official campaigns kick off, The road construction between Lokichar and before aligning firmly with the US. This position the Electoral Commission and police are about to Nedapal is worth Sh52.5billion and will be funded was rewarded with massive foreign assistance wipe out any hope that they would, this time, con- by the World Bank. The full cost of the road con- from the administration of President Ronald duct themselves with civility and in a non-partisan struction from Eldoret to Sudan border is an esti- Reagan and a state visit to the White House in fashion. mated $1.2 million dollars. The real construction 1982. Furthermore, until 1985, Liberia was the larg- work will start in May 2016 and will be completed est per capita recipient of US aid in sub-Saharan In the last three days alone, police officers in east- in February 2019. Once completed, the two coun- Africa, receiving more assistance from the US in ern Uganda have behaved in a most deplorable tries are set to benefit from fast movement of goods 1981-1985 than over the entire previous century - manner; wantonly tear-gassing Ugandans just be- and people and enhanced internet connectivity. though by the time rebels Charles Taylor and cause they chose to gather, as is their legitimate The connectivity will be used by towns and facili- Prince Johnson moved to overthrow Doe at the right, to listen to a politician. In the same period, ties along the corridor including schools, hospitals, twilight of the Cold War, this support had evapo- the EC has gone to great lengths, issuing state- government offices and telecommunications opera- rated. Before that, however, Doe won fraudulent ments demanding that former Prime Minister tors. elections in October 1985 and then, just a month Amama Mbabazi refrains from addressing rallies later, faced a major coup attempt led by a former and instead sticks to holding consultative meet- "This development will increase inter-border trade comrade. Doe survived the failed overthrow, but ings. For the uninitiated, this would have seemed between Kenya and South Sudan as well as link this tumultuous period caused domestic political perfectly plausible. However, how would the same Turkana County to the rest of Kenya. We see the calculations to change greatly. The army quelled an authorities then rationalise their deafening silence prices of commodities coming down," said Turka- uprising soon after and proceeded to launch repris- when the President has gone around addressing na County Governor Josphat Nanok. Kenya als and perpetrate human rights violations against rallies with an overtly campaign tone in about the through the Ministry of ICT has already entered the Gio ethnic group, which was seen as widely same period? This blatantly selective application of into an MoU with South Sudan through the Minis- supporting the coup. By 1990, forces under Doe the rules is the latest in a long and growing list of try of Telecommunications and Postal Services on were committing ever greater atrocities and pri- aggravations against the civil liberties of Ugan- January 23, 2015 in relation to the construction of marily consisted of members of his own Krahn eth- dans. In the interest of national security, peace and the fibre optic cable that will interconnect both nic group. Doe's decade-long rule is often remem- stability, all patriots must denounce this misbehav- countries. bered for these atrocities, but he also has some de- iour by elements of State. We realise that many fenders. For instance, William K. Glay, Sr. a Liberi- Ugandans are now asking: if the ruling party feels an politician who was a cousin and former advisor confident enough of mass support as it asserts, Pondering the decades to President Doe, claims that many of the most why then are the police, EC and other State func- egregious atrocities under Doe's watch, such as a tionaries so quick to restrain regime opponents after Samuel Does’ massacre at a Monrovia church, were perpetrated from exercising their constitutional rights? What is by undisciplined commanders. In fact, Glay lauds it that the police and EC are so afraid of? The peo- death his kinsman for constructing roads, a new national ple who were tear-gassed in Teso were Ugandans From the African Arguments, Monrovia archives, military barracks, sports stadiums, and peacefully gathered; enjoying their fundamental ANALYSIS police stations during his presidency. He told Afri- human right to freedom of assembly. There was can Arguments that one of Doe's greatest achieve- absolutely no justification for any violence against When a 28-year-old Master Sergeant took power in ments was the construction of a range of govern- them. The country soon heads into a general elec- 1980, he set in motion a series of events that rever- ment ministries - prior to Doe's presidency, most tion. At a time like this it is the people's right to berates in Liberia to this day. government ministries were housed in buildings listen to whoever plans to canvass for their sup- leased out by well-connected Americo-Liberians. port. Unless Uganda is a police State, we must all In 1980, Samuel K. Doe, a 28 year-old Master Ser- However, while many Liberians recognise the in- reject the lawless and reprehensible conduct of in- geant, assumed power in Liberia in a blaze of glo- frastructural achievements of the Doe government stitutions that are otherwise supposed to uphold ry. In a surprise night-time attack on the Executive - most of which were laid to waste by the civil war the law. We must recall that Ugandans have re- Mansion overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Doe and - many blame him for introducing ethnic politics peatedly been told that President Museveni partici- his accomplices brutally murdered President Wil- into the country's governance, the consequences of pated in an armed struggle so that the human liam R. Tolbert Jr, ending 133 years of rule by black which still linger today. 25 years after his demise, rights of his countrymen would again be respected. American settlers and their descendants (known as Doe's party, the National Democratic Party of Libe- Please stop making a mockery of that claim and Americo-Liberians). Having discarded with Tol- ria (NDPL), is no longer a major political force. It thereby insulting the memory of those who shed bert, Doe became Liberia's first president of did elect two senators in the first post-war election their blood in that cause. This country does not "exclusive indigenous heritage". in 2005, and its presidential candidate, Winston belong to any single individual; it is our country. In the subsequent decade, President Doe inflamed Tubman, placed fourth in a large field. But the par- The Constitution in Article 1 proclaims that all ethnic politics and eked out a suspiciously close ty was deregistered in May 2014 and according to power belongs to the people. No one can, there- victory in the 1985 elections, before he met an even Tubman, "the reason I didn't do better [in the 2005 fore, pretend to enjoy a superior claim to this land, less dignified end than his predecessor. At the end elections] was because of the stigma the NDPL car- and as such purport to enjoy a higher privilege. of the Cold War, his previously unwavering sup- ried". He adds that NDPL sympathisers today are port from the US evaporated and, as Liberia erupt- dominated by the Krahn. Looking back on Doe's High-Speed Fibre Cable ed into civil war, Doe was left vulnerable. Nine rule today, not all Liberians see the man himself months into the conflict on 9 September, 1990, Doe with malice. In fact, even Winston A. Tolbert, the to Connect Kenya, was captured on a visit to the recently deployed son of the president that Doe deposed, says that "in ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) in Mon- [our] family we don't hold anything against Doe or S.Sudan in 2 Years rovia. his family... [Doe] was just a pawn in a big game... From CapitalFM, Nairobi he was just executing a plan that someone gave Nairobi — Kenya and South Sudan will be Hours later, he was dead, though Liberia's civil him." Tolbert suspects that both his father and Doe connected to a high-speed fibre optic cable within war would continue for another 13 long years. In were the targets in this 'big game', removed from the next two years enhancing communication and his last hours, Doe was stripped to his underwear, office as a result of pressures from the US govern- inter-border trade. interrogated on film, and his ear was sliced off. ment.

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For advertising rates, call us Burkina Faso, South Africa and deficit for the homers on 80 minutes. at: (905) 598-6371 or Tunisia were the biggest casualties of (713) 280-1783 the Day Two matches on Saturday, Liverpool suffering losses away from home. Gambia: signs The trio tasted defeats in encounters Abdoulie much was expected of them as the Mansally journey for the places at the final Nigerian The African World tournament of the 31st edition of the Patronises Gunjur showpiece continental football tour- Newspaper remains nament gathers momentum. Awoniyi Sports Committee your only link 'Les Etalons' of Burkina Faso, losing Gambian international Abdoulie Liverpool signed teenage Nigeri- finalists at the 2013 edition in South Kenny Mansally has donated football an forward Taiwo Awoniyi on to Africa & Diaspora Africa were undone by a Joel Mo- boots and balls to the Gunjur Sports Monday and immediately sent Committee, as part of his founda- gorosi 50th minute strike, which him out on loan to German club handed Botswana victory in the tion's efforts to promote and develop football in the country. FSV Frankfurt. Group D encounter in Francistown.

Brendan Rodgers' side have In Nouakchott, Mauritania over- The presentation ceremony was held whelmed South Africa beating them at the Gunjur Nyamina football field, brought Awoniyi to Anfield from 3-1 to boost their chances in Group on Tuesday. Imperial Academy in Nigeria af- M. 'Les Mourabitounes' went up after ter fending off reported interest five minutes after Bafana Bafana Gunjur Sports Committee applauded from Porto and Monaco. goalie Itumeleng Khune failed to Kenny Mansally for his benevolent make a firm grab of a shot from Ali gesture, while assuring him that the The 18-year-old is understood to donated items would aid the commit- Abeid from a free-kick. have cost around £400,000 tee in their efforts to develop football in Gunjur and its satellite villages. ($614,000, 547,371 euros) and will Despite playing with a man less after spend the rest of the season learn- David Zulu was shown a straight red ing his trade on loan with Frank- card six minutes after the break, Mr Mansally expressed his delight in South Africa drew level on 69 donating the football materials to the furt in the German second tier. minutes courtesy a Thamsanqa Ma- people of Gunjur, the first time he "I'll try to develop myself very buza header. has done so. "This is the biggest club in the

Late goals from Boubacar Beyguili "My foundation started just last year, and Moulaye Ahmed secured a con- but we are doing our quota in trying vincing win for the Mauritanians, to support many areas in national their first of the campaign. development," he said. "I can see a lot of potentials in Gunjur, and all they Elsewhere, Tunisia tasted defeat for need is the support and I and my the first time in the qualifiers after foundation will be bringing more Liberia beat them 1-0 in Monrovia. materials in the near future." Striker Francis Doe scored the only on 79 minutes to revive the chances Mansally said his foundation does of the Lone Stars. not only support football, but also extends support to school-going chil- Striker Ferebory Dore was the hero dren at nursery school level, and the for Congo scoring four times in their sick. 4-2 win over Guinea Bissau at Bissau in Group E. Dore completed his hat- "I have a huge package for December trick on 62 minutes before Zezinho or early next year when my founda- tion will launch its fund raising cam- pulled one back for the hosts. world and I'm privileged to be well so that when I come back to paign, and the proceeds gained from here," Awoniyi told Liverpool's Liverpool I'll be able to add value Dore restored the three-goal lead on that campaign will be used in other website. developmental areas." to the team. 65 minutes and Zezinho reduced the