1.   Abacha helped to broker the Liberian peace accord last August.

2.   Abacha, helped to broker the Liberian peace accord last August.

3.   At their meeting, the West African ministers hope to put the Liberian peace accord reached last year in Nigeria back on track.

4.   Discussions focused on assessing political, diplomatic, security, and humanitarian developments and examining how the international community could aid the Liberian peace process.

5.   Members of ECOWAS hope to put the Liberian peace accord reached last year in Abuja, Nigeria, back on track.

6.   The Nigerian government on Wednesday paid a rare tribute to the Nigerian military regime for its role in the Liberian peace process.

7.   The U.S. government on Wednesday paid a rare tribute to the Nigerian military regime for its role in the Liberian peace process.

8.   West African leaders who helped work out the Liberian peace plan say such attitudes threaten the peace.

9.   A ministerial meeting running in tandem with Liberian peace talks in Ghana closed Thursday, to give Liberian delegations more time to try to resolve their outstanding differences.

10.   Delaying disarmament in Liberia could impair international participation in the Liberian peace process, Marker said.