The memory of Dr. William R. Tolbert, Jr., former President of the Republic of Liberia, and thirteen others who were executed on April 22, 1980, has been honored here in a solemn memorial ceremony ...

In a powerful moment of national remembrance and literary pride, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined government ...

Taylor is the first African head of state to go on trial for war crimes before an international tribunal. Taylor was president of Liberia -- where he is also blamed for fueling a lengthy civil war ...