The former president of Liberia, , is court in Sierra Leone today, where he is due to give his plea to charges of crimes against humanity.
Will the impending trial of Mr Taylor set a precedent? Will it lead to other African leaders having to answer for crimes they stand accused of? And will it change the way the continent's leaders behave in future?
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