Liberia: U.S. Envoy Confident of Yali's Future

US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield says she is positive that the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) otherwise referred to as Mandela Washington Fellowship, will continue beyond President Barack Obama's administration.

During a press conference at the US Embassy Library in Monrovia yesterday, Ambassador Greenfield said YALI came into existence by legislation and funding is available for its continuance. She said just as other programs have survived after former US Presidents, she is confident that

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