The Inquirer (Monrovia)
16 April 2008
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will Wednesday join 17 other world leaders in launching the Africa Commission in Denmark. The Commission, intended to formulate new strategies to strengthen international cooperation with Africa, is being proposed and chaired by Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
While in Copenhagen, the Danish capital, the Liberian President will hold talks with Prime Minister Rasmussen and other Danish officials, aimed at reactivating bilateral relations between the two countries.
The President who left the country late Tuesday afternoon, travels to the United States for a two-week visit following the four-day official trip to Denmark. While in America, President Johnson Sirleaf will participate in a number of events, including fund raising activities for the Liberia Education Trust and undertake medicals. The Liberian leader will also use the US visit to take off a few days' rest, according to an Executive Mansion release.
The Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Ambulai Johnson, will coordinate the affairs of State, in close consultations with the Cabinet and the Vice President, Dr. Joseph Boakai, during the President's absence from the country.
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stanley i cant agree more with you that the president is traveling too much and nothing much is accomplish from her visits; she need to stay home and run the government and learn to defer responsibility to her diplomatic corps to handle meeting with foreign leaders. it cause the country money to sponsor these trips for the president and her staff, money that could be spent on developing the country. liberia need every penny it can get to help with the developement with that country.i do not mind the president traveling and advocating on behalf of the country if she… [Read Full Text]
Why can't Sirleaf go for medical check-up at JFK medical center? when was the last time she heard George Bush going to a foreign country for medical treatment? why dont she follow his example.
It is very sad to notice that Ms. Ellen Sirleaf of Libeia is running her presidential's office in the air. Too many travelling in the midst of mounting problems in Liberia.For emamples the executive Mansion she said she would build in two weeks' time if her sponsored Taylor's rebels destroyed it,the repair of a major bridge between waterside and Vai town are yet to come and health care in the country is at all time low etc. It is about time that Ellen Sirleaf and her select group to know that in modern day society, lot… [Read Full Text]