rebels and pro-Taylor fighters since the accord. Residents of Ganta said former fighters took to the streets after interim President Gyude Bryant visited the town on Wednesday and handed out around 75,000 Liberian dollars ($1,300), pledging that the rest of the money would be paid. "The ex-fighters were not happy about that and said they would be kicked out of school (unless their tuition fees are paid)," resident Saye Dolo said. In a report last month, Human Rights Watch said ex-fighters from Liberia were being recruited to take up arms again in neighbouring countries like Guinea and Ivory Coast. It urged donors to fund a $39 million shortfall for the disarmament programme, saying the gap threatened to deprive 40,000 ex-fighters of training.
