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Rwanda’s former army chief Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa looks on at a court in Johannesburg on July 10, 2012.  Ex-Rwandan army general is in court to testify in the trial of men charged with attempting to kill him outside his Johannesburg home in 2010. Nyamwasa told a South African court on June 21, 2012 that he was shot two years ago for defying President Paul Kagame, as he testified in the trial of six men.  “The reasons why I would think anyone would want me dead is that I have over the years defied the leadership, in particular President Kagame, on things that needed change,” Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa told a Johannesburg court. AFP PHOTO / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN        (Photo credit should read STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/GettyImages)

South Africa: A safe haven for perpetrators of international crimes?

Examples from the past 10 years illustrate a growing trend to avoid or slow down extradition proceedings to other countries or transfers to international entities

No accountability: An Ecomog patrol in Freetown. Although Ecomog ousted the junta, its own troops also committed atrocities. (Patrick Robert/Sygma/Getty Images)

Nigerian peacekeepers haunted by the ghosts of executions past

They changed the course of Sierra Leone’s civil war, helping to defeat the rebels. But in keeping the peace, these soldiers sins of their own

There is perhaps no better way to guarantee that people submit to the rules than by making sure that they feel included and integrated in the community that adheres to them. (John McCan/M&G)

Communitarian ideals in capitalist workplaces

Companies are trying to build community among workers. But this can have sinister side-effects

“The relaxation of restrictions is a moderate proposal that is based on hydrological risk assessment that indicates that it is safe to do so at the level of risk that is agreed upon,” says Ian Neilson. (David Harrison/M&G)

President-elect George Weah: What’s next for Liberia?

​A peaceful transition of power in Liberia is cause for optimism but major challenges lie ahead for Liberia’s president-elect George Weah

Wrath: Six police officers died during an attack on the Ngcobo station

Football star George Weah wins presidential victory in Liberia.

Idolised in Liberia as ‘Mister George’, Weah is set to replace Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who in 2006 took over the country founded by freed US slaves.

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A stable Liberia tallies up Johnson Sirleaf’s presidential score

Africa’s first female president reflects on her legacy in an interview with the Mail & Guardian

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor. (AFP)

Charles Taylor’s sentence upheld at war crimes tribunal

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor’s 50-year prison sentence has been upheld, making it likely that he’ll spend the rest of his life in jail.

Charles Taylor begins appeal against 50-year sentence

Liberian warlord Charles Taylor has begun his appeal against a 50-year prison sentence handed down by Sierra Leone’s UN-backed special court.

Court to hear Charles Taylor’s appeal

Charles Taylor’s defence has filed 42 grounds of appeal, calling the trial chamber’s decision a "miscarriage of justice".

Charles Taylor has been found guilty of murder

Brutal warlord ‘deserves’ life in jail

Charles Taylor’s 50-year sentence for war crimes shows that no man is above the law, writes Owen Bowcott.

The “general”used his army of mostly child soldiers in the Liberian cilvil war.

Justice in Africa: Charles Taylor was just the beginning

Charles Taylor’s 50-year sentence is but the first victory at the ICC for Africa’s human rights campaigners. Stern tests of global justice remain.

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor.

War crimes court jails Liberia’s Taylor for 50 years

A UN-backed war crimes court has sentenced Liberia’s former president Charles Taylor to 50 years in jail.

Awaiting his fate: Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor: ‘What I did was in honour’

Convicted war criminal Charles Taylor has accused the international community of selectively targeting African heads of state with prosecutions.

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor.

Liberia’s Taylor claims conspiracy in war crimes trial

Liberian warlord Charles Taylor has accused UN prosecutors of paying witnesses to testify against him as he addressed a war crimes court in The Hague.

Taylor verdict adds sparkle to Sierra Leone festivities

Sierra Leone was in festive mood for the 51st anniversary of independence, a day after Liberian warlord Charles Taylor was convicted of aiding rebels.

Charles Taylor guilty of arming and abetting RUF rebels

Charles Taylor guilty of arming and abetting RUF rebels

Ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor has been found guilty of terrorism, murder and rape committed by rebels during Liberia’s 11-year civil war.

Charles Taylor could end up languishing in UK jail

Charles Taylor could end up languishing in UK jail

Disgraced former Liberian leader Charles Taylor is due to hear his fate as a four-year war crimes trial at The Hague draws to a close.

Liberia’s Taylor awaits verdict in blood diamond trial

Liberia’s Taylor awaits verdict in blood diamond trial

Liberian former leader Charles Taylor awaits a verdict on charges of arming Sierra Leone’s rebels in return for "blood diamonds" in the 1990s.

Former Liberian first lady pushes anti-gay Bill

Former Liberian first lady pushes anti-gay Bill

Former Liberian first lady Jewel Taylor has introduced a Bill for homosexuality to be made a first degree felony, amid raging debate over gay rights.

Charles Taylor’s last bid to fight war crimes charges

Charles Taylor’s last bid to fight war crimes charges

Lawyers for former Liberian president Charles Taylor have asked a UN-backed war crimes court for permission to reopen their defence case.