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Liberia: A Briefing Paper On The Trc Report, Emmanuel Aning, Thomas Jaye
Liberia: A Briefing Paper On The Trc Report, Emmanuel Aning, Thomas Jaye
Emmanuel Kwesi Aning
The main purpose of this policy brief is to critically examine, and provide a capsule analysis and nuanced understanding of the context, mandate, reactions and key issues emerging out of the TRC report and recommendations. Subsequently, the essay puts forward some recommendations for immediate actions by the Government and people of Liberia as well as the broader international community of state and non-state actors in order to facilitate dialogue and informed social debates around the issues emerging out of the report.
The Neglected Economic Dimensions Of Ecowas’S Negotiated Peace Accords In West Africa, Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, Samuel Atuobi
The Neglected Economic Dimensions Of Ecowas’S Negotiated Peace Accords In West Africa, Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, Samuel Atuobi
Emmanuel Kwesi Aning
Since its first intervention in Liberia in December 1989, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has, in conjunction with the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN), managed to resolve intrastate violence in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Côte d’Ivoire through its political and military interventions. One aspect of the work undertaken by the ECOWAS that has received little scholarly attention are the economic dimensions of the peace accords it has negotiated. To date, no scholarly work that we know of has focused on this aspect of ECOWAS peace initiatives. The same is true of other peace initiatives, …