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Liberia - Civil War Refugees
A ceasefire agreed by Liberia's civil war foes was due to take
effect at midnight (2400 GMT) on Wednesday (28/12). Fierce fighting
in Liberia brought the task of humanitarian assistance to a complete
standstill The large influx of...
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Liberia - Ships Forbidden To Leave
Liberian faction leader Charles Taylor said Friday (17/5) that he
had forbidden any more ships from leaving the war-torn capital of
Monrovia..
0.00 Militiaman at roadblock firing rifle
0.07 Armed youths race along street in and on...
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LIBERIA: LIBERIANS SEEK EMERGENCY FAMINE RELIEF
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Liberians isolated in the countryside for months by rebel fighting are coming out of the bush to get emergency famine relief.
The United Nations and relief agencies delivered tons of food to the rural region north of the...
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Doctor who received one of the last known doses of experimental Ebola drug dies
A Liberian doctor who received one of the last known doses of an experimental Ebola drug has died, officials said on Monday.
Dr. Abraham Borbor, the deputy chief medical doctor at Liberia's largest hospital, had received ZMapp.
Dr....
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Weah supporters rally against election outcome
1. Supporters of presidential candidate George Weah (who lost in elections on November 8) in street walking towards the camera
2. Mid shot of supporters
3. Liberian policemen with batons and shields, UN police in background
4. Liberian...
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Sierra Leone - Refugees Arrive From Liberia
A Nigerian merchant vessel, the Victoria Reefer, carrying more than one thousand sick and hungry refugees from the fighting in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, has been allowed to anchor just one mile off the Sierra Leonean capital,...
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Liberia - Refugees Die Of Disease
Seven refugees died on Thursday ( 23/5) of disease and illness
inside the walls of a former United States Embassy residence in
the Liberian capital, Monrovia.
The seven - two adults and five young children - were among tens
of thousands...
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WRAP US marines arrive amid fighting, US embassy shelled, casualties
1. Various of helicopters landing with non-essential staff members lining up to be evacuated
2. Cutaway of US military officer speaking on phone
3. Various of US military personnel disembarking from helicopter
4. Non-essential staff...
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Liberia's women soldiers now training for peacetime
Jacob's Town, Paynesville, Monrovia
1. Various general shots of marketplace
2. Exterior of CEP (Community Empowerment Programme)
3. Mid shot of CEP sign
4. Various shots of ex-soldiers in a sewing class
5. Close up of a female...
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Young ebola survivors happy to leave hospital, but many have few family members to return to
Ebola survivors at Monrovia's Island Clinic Ebola Treatment Unit joined together in a colourful ceremony on Thursday, to celebrate surviving the often deadly virus.
But despite the upbeat proceedings, many have lost loved ones to...
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Evidence of sexual abuse in refugee camp
1. Wide shot refugee camp with large hut being built
2. A woman with her daughter coming from the bush, carrying wood on their heads
3. Mid shot men standing next to frame of hut
4. Large bags of food aid
5. Red Cross logo on bag of of...
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Liberia - Massacre
Five years on, the civil war slaughter continues
December 25th, 1994 marked five years to the day that civil war
started in Liberia. The tenth and latest peace treaty was signed
last week, but the massacres continue. On the morning of...
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Mass burial of more than 60 victims of fighting
1. Wide shot burial site
2. Mid shot ICRC volunteers digging mass grave
3. Masked Red Cross worker with bodies in truck behind him
4. Relatives waiting
5. Close-up gloved hand, tilt up to ICRC worker
6. Close-up legs of bodies in...
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LIBERIA: MONROVIA: FOREIGNERS ARE PULLING OUT DESPITE A NEW CEASEFIRE
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A new cease-fire agreement has been reached in Liberia, which has been rocked by civil war.
The truce agreement was brokered by a visiting delegation of West African politicians and comes on the heels of a similar agreement...
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European Union foreign ministers arrive for talks; comments on Ebola
European Union nations are working to find one (b) billion euros to help fight Ebola in West Africa and streamline a common approach in dealing with the health crisis.
EU foreign ministers on Monday opened a week of talks so that their...
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SIERRA LEONE: UPDATE ON TRUCE
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A top rebel commander rejected a proclaimed cease-fire today in Sierra Leone, warning that his forces would intensify their assault on the capital if he is not allowed to meet with his imprisoned leader soon.
Civilians...
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SIERRA LEONE: FREED UN TROOPS ARRIVE IN FREETOWN
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44 U-N peacekeepers, held hostage by the Revolutionary United Front in Sierra Leone, arrived in Freetown on Wednesday night after being freed.
Another eighty are said to have been moved to the Liberian border town of Foya to...
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Taylor's motorcade passes through demo outside his residence
1. Wide shot of the war veterans in front of the presidential mansion
2. Medium shot of the younger war veterans waiting for the Liberian President, Charles Taylor
3. Wide shot of the war veterans gathered together
4. Close up of an...
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Small town faces growing number of Ebola cases
The number of new Ebola cases in Liberia continues to drop but it appears the virus has a new epicentre, north of the country's capital Monrovia.
In a small town called Jene-Wonde, located in the Western County of Grand Cape Mount, the...
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Fire in industrial zone leaves three dead, including firefighters
1. Various of blazing fire
2. Various of burned building
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Musa Keita, 47, Firefighter, Liberia National Fire Service:
"I think you can see the damage caused here. It is very severe because this is not only about...
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French President Hollande promises medical aid to Guinea to fight Ebola
France pledged to continue supporting Guinea in its fight against the Ebola virus on Monday, announcing it would set up a third medical facility in the country staffed by 25 French medical personnel.
French President Francois Hollande...
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WEST AFRICA: GROWING SENSE OF TENSION IN WAR TORN LIBERIA
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Unrest in the Civil War-torn West African state of Liberia continues to erupt.
On Thursday rebels from the United Liberation Movement for Democracy (ULIMO armed with grenades and spears took over the National Bank in protest...
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Johnson-Sirleaf attends church, plus comment
1. Wide shot pan of street to church
2. Mid shot of sign on church
3. Mid shot Presidential Candidate and former Finance Minister Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf walking into church
4. Wide shot interior of the church, with people singing
5....
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President addresses rally, renews pledge to step down
1. Refugees and members of audience in the stands at stadium
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Charles Taylor, Liberian President:
"Let me reiterate: let nobody have any concerns about, 'Will the president step down?' I will step down. And you...