Charles Taylor

Hundreds Die in Nigerian Military Prisons

Global Week in Review: Nigerian Forces Kill More Than Boko Haram?

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Mali U.S.

Global Week in Review: U.S. Begins Mali Airlifts

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Africa’s Best and Worst Leaders - Upon the conviction of Charles Taylor for war crimes, BET.com takes a look at some of Africa’s best and worst political minds. —Naeesa Aziz(Photo: REUTERS/Jerry Lampen/Landov)

Jailed Charles Taylor Wants His Pension

The war crimes convict called it a "mammoth injustice."
01/17/2013

This Day in Black History: July 26, 1847

The Republic of Liberia became an independent nation.
07/26/2012

Judges Sentence Charles Taylor to 50 Years

Taylor will serve his sentence in a British prison.
05/30/2012

Prosecution Wants 80 Years for Charles Taylor

Prosecutor says Taylor had "essential role" in the conflict.
05/03/2012
U.S. Draft Proposes Sanctions for Sudan, South Sudan - The United States circulated a draft resolution at the United Nations Thursday proposing sanctions for both Sudan and South Sudan if they refuse to comply with the African Union’s plans for peace. Also last week, the president of newly independent South Sudan told China's president that attacks by rival Sudan amount to a declaration of war on his country.(Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)

World Lens — Week in Review: May 1

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Charles Taylor Verdict Grips Liberia

Incredibly, many still view Taylor, 64, sympathetically.
04/27/2012
Africa’s Best and Worst Leaders - Upon the conviction of Charles Taylor for war crimes, BET.com takes a look at some of Africa’s best and worst political minds. —Naeesa Aziz(Photo: REUTERS/Jerry Lampen/Landov)

Africa’s Best and Worst Leaders

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Former Liberian President Taylor Found Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity

Taylor supported brutal rebels in Sierra Leone.
04/26/2012
Year of the Dragon Arrives - Millions of Asians around the world rang in the Lunar New Year this week with hopes that the Year of the Dragon will bring the wealth and power it is believed to represent.(Photo: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

World Lens: Week in Review — Jan. 24

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