In Liberia, the opposition is demanding the resignation of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.

The calls came after the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission published its final report last week. The report named several prominent individuals and accused them of being "the financiers and political leaders of the different warring factions" in the country’s two civil wars, which lasted from 1989 to 2003. One of the names on the list was that of President Johnson-Sirleaf.

The commission said the president should be banned from political office for the next 30 years. It was this pronouncement that prompted the opposition to call for her resignation.

Several people named on the list said they would strenuously resist any possible prosecution arising from the report. They warned that such judicial action could bring Liberia to the brink of another civil war.

President Johnson-Sirleaf set up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission after she took office in January 2006. It was ordered to investigate and report on gross human rights violations during the country’s civil wars.

Photo of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf at World Economic Forum, 2007 by World Economic Forum (flickr)