Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to head WHO COVID-19 review amid anti-globalism barbs

By Reuters,

Avowed multilateralists Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark will lead a World Health Organization (WHO) panel scrutinising the global response to th...

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Thousands protest in Liberia against corruption and economic decline

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Thousands of Liberians took to the streets of the capital, Monrovia, on Friday to protest against the corruption and economic decline that many blame ...

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Former Liberia President Ellen Sirleaf honoured with reputable Ibrahim prize

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Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday won the rarely awarded Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership the world's bigge...

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George Weah: From football icon to Liberia president

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George Weah emerged from Liberia's slums to become a superstar footballer in the 1990s, and has spent the last 13 years building political credibility...

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Wenger compares George Weah’s life to film script

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Arsene Wenger has compared the life of George Weah to a film script following his former player's election as president of Liberia. Weah, who playe...

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First results expected in watershed Liberian presidential poll

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Initial results were expected Thursday in Liberia's landmark presidential poll, the country's first democratic transfer of power in decades, pitting f...

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George Weah: ex-football star who could be Liberia’s next President

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George Weah emerged from Liberia's slums to become a superstar footballer in the 1990s, and has leveraged his status as a revered figure among the cou...

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Electoral Commission: Liberia to Hold Run-off Vote on Dec. 26

By VOA,

Liberia will hold a delayed presidential run-off vote on Dec. 26, the electoral commission chief said on Tuesday. Former soccer star George Weah fa...

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Liberia court indefinitely delays presidential vote

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The Supreme Court on Monday indefinitely delayed a vote for Liberia's new president, over an opposition party complaint of electoral fraud, as the vic...

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West African leaders to visit Gambia president again amid crisis

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The presidents of Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia will visit Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Wednesday in a second attempt to press him to hand ov...

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Liberia’s Johnson Sirleaf to lead mediation mission to Gambia

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Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will lead a mission to Gambia on Tuesday to mediate in a crisis brought on by long-ruling President Yahya Ja...

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Liberia passes law to create seats in parliament for women

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Women's rights activists in Liberia on Friday welcomed a new law creating parliamentary seats reserved for women, young people and people with disabil...

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Liberian President Sirleaf Assumes ECOWAS Chairmanship

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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has assumed the leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), promising to consolidat...

WANDIA: Celebrating effort towards ending FGM in Africa and beyond

By Mary Wandia,

If a caption was to be put on the video recording or the picture of Liberia president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf eight months after her speech  at the Glo...

Guinea to work with Global Witness over corruption allegations

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Guinea will work with Global Witness to gather evidence for a judicial investigation into allegations by the watchdog group that Sable Mining Africa L...

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WANDIA: Liberian President should “muster the courage” and ban FGM

By Mary Wandia,

When Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, was elected as Africa's first female Head of State in 2005, expectations were high. Througho...

WANDIA: When consent is abused to justify FGM

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By Mary Wandia, FGM Program Manager, Equality Now 5,307 kilometers and eight hours by air is what separates Kenya from Liberia, however regardless ...

Liberia’s Sirleaf leaves after five-day state visit

By Reuben Wanyama,

President Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday morning bid farewell to Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson after her five day state visit. President Sirle...

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On eve of WTO, African leaders seek fair terms

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The World Trade Organization must do more to support large-scale agriculture in Africa and develop a new, global approach to domestic farm subsidies, ...

Sirleaf thanks Kenya for helping Liberia fight Ebola

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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has thanked Kenya for supporting her country to eradicate Ebola. She said Kenya proved to be a true friend...

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