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Mar 2024
31m 34s

Calls for a war crimes court in Liberia

Bbc World Service
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Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in Liberia's civil wars and the Truth and Reconcialition Committee proposed war a crimes tribunal but why has it not been established yet?

Cameroonians struggle to cope as food and fuel prices continue to rise.

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