Charles Taylor

Miatta reads

Once a refugee, she's opened one of Liberia's few bookstores, where children can read about themselves

It's hard to learn to read when your country has been torn apart by war and disease. It's even harder when children's books come from far away. But Wayétu Moore, whose family fled Liberia's civil war when she was five, is setting out to change the odds for kids in Liberia and other countries with low literacy.

Once a refugee, she's opened one of Liberia's few bookstores, where children can read about themselves
Firestone has operated a rubber plantation in Liberia since 1926.

A new investigation into Firestone's rubber plantation sheds light on Liberia's civil war

A new investigation into Firestone's rubber plantation sheds light on Liberia's civil war

Author calls for three-prong approach, including legal action, in response to Syria

Author calls for three-prong approach, including legal action, in response to Syria

Three Prong Approach to Stopping Syria

Three Prong Approach to Stopping Syria

VIDEO: Former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years

VIDEO: Former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years

Liberia's Charles Taylor Guilty of Aiding Sierra Leone War Crimes

International judges find former Liberian leader Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war at his trial in The Hague.

Liberia's Charles Taylor Guilty of Aiding Sierra Leone War Crimes

What Liberians Make of the Charles Taylor Guilty Verdict

A United Nations-backed court has found Charles Taylor guilty of crimes against humanity in Sierra Leone. In Liberia, the reaction is complicated. Many still revere Taylor; others are upset that he hasn't been charged with Liberian crimes.

What Liberians Make of the Charles Taylor Guilty Verdict

Charles Taylor's Legacy in Sierra Leone

Charles Taylor's Legacy in Sierra Leone

Charles Taylor Found Guilty of War Crimes

Charles Taylor Found Guilty of War Crimes

Charles Taylor, former leader of Liberia, found guilty of war crimes

A special court for the United Nations Thursday announced that its judges had found CHarles Taylor, the former president of the West African nation of Liberia, guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during Sierra Leone's civil war. The verdict is the penultimate moment of a five-year trial, with sentencing scheduled for May.

Charles Taylor, former leader of Liberia, found guilty of war crimes

Verdict expected this week in war crimes trial of Liberia's Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor, the one-time president of Liberia who insists he had close ties to the U.S. intelligence services, will find out this week whether he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Taylor is accused of financing and arming rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone, encouraging and abetting their war atrocities.

Verdict expected this week in war crimes trial of Liberia's Charles Taylor

Sierra Leoneans Eagerly Await Verdict in Charles Taylor Trial

The verdict in the trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor is expected on Thursday. Taylor is charged with war crimes in neighboring Sierra Leone, and people in that West African country are hoping for a guilty verdict.

Sierra Leoneans Eagerly Await Verdict in Charles Taylor Trial

Former Liberian Dictator Charles Taylor Worked for US Spy Agencies

Former Liberian Dictator Charles Taylor Worked for US Spy Agencies

Liberia reacts to President's Nobel Peace Prize

Two Liberian women shared this year's Nobel Peace Prize with a woman from Yemen. The news provoked celebrations and pride in many parts of Liberia, though not everyone is happy.

Liberia reacts to President's Nobel Peace Prize

Reaction From Liberia on Nobel Prize

Not everyone is happy in Liberia about Sirleaf winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Reaction From Liberia on Nobel Prize