Liberia Sanctioned for Ties to Rebels in Sierra Leone
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions against Liberia on Friday for failing to sever its ties with rebels in Sierra Leone.
The current Security Council president, acting U.S. Ambassador James Cunningham, said the sanctions would take effect Monday and would ban the import of diamonds from Liberia and travel by senior Liberian officials.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan said this week that the U.N. had received unconfirmed reports that Liberia was still backing the Revolutionary United Front rebels.
“The sanctions are limited and [target] the leadership of Liberia,” Cunningham said, adding that they are designed not to worsen the African nation’s humanitarian situation.
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