| | The departure of Charles Taylor from Liberia on 11 August 2003 to Calabar, Nigeria has definitely altered the political landscape of Liberia in some significant way. Taylor was certainly not the only problem but he was a major problem for Liberia and indeed West Africa. Since his departure, Liberian stakeholders have signed a 'comprehensive' peace agreement; a transitional leadership has been elected and inducted into office on 14 October; and by the date of his departure, the ECOMIL troops had begun to arrive in Liberia. Further, days after his departure, the US committed 200 marines to the peace process but as expected, they have already left Liberia; and ECOMIL has now been replaced with UNOMIL troops. |
