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Nobel Laureates Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkol Karman and President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Nobel Laureates Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkol Karman and President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Liberia: Sirleaf Returns With Peace Crown
Analyst, 16 December 2011
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, donning the world’s prestigious Nobel peace crown, returned to the country Wednesday amidst singing, dancing, and thanksgiving to God… Read more »
Liberia: Gbowee Had Another Obligation
New Dawn, 16 December 2011
The Women Peace and Security Network -Africa (WIPSEN-Africa) of co-Nobel Laureate Ms. Leymah Gbowee, has given a different version as to why Ms. Gbowee did not arrive here… Read more »
Liberia: Ellen Thrusts Country Internationally
Analyst, 16 December 2011
An official of the West Africa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sheikh Almoustaph Kouyateh, has disclosed that under President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf the country was gradually… Read more »
Liberia: President Sirleaf Travels to Paris for Forum for New Democracy Discussion On Role of African Women
Govt of Liberia, 13 December 2011
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the special guest, Tuesday evening, at the Forum for New Diplomacy in Paris, where she engaged in conversation with the Executive Editor of the… Read more »
Liberia: A Noble Moment
KRL International, 15 December 2011
When the Nobel Committee announced that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was to be awarded jointly to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakkul Karman of… Read more »
Liberia: Citizens Prepare to Give Nobel Laureates a Rousing Welcome
New Dawn, 14 December 2011
Liberia stands still today, Wednesday, December 14 as President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Madam Leymah Gbowee, both winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize return home, having… Read more »
Liberia: Norwegian Flag Burnt in Anti-Nobel Violence
New Democrat, 12 December 2011
At least three men believed to be partisans of the Congress for Democrat Change of Liberia (CDC) were arrested Saturday after they set the Norwegian flag ablaze in front of the… Read more »
Liberia: Citizens Burn Norway Flag in Protest
New Dawn, 12 December 2011
A group of Liberians, mainly young people, Saturday set ablaze the Norwegian flag before the European Union Embassy in Monrovia in protest of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize presented… Read more »
Liberia: Three Women Receive Nobel Peace Prize
RNW Africa, 10 December 2011
Liberia's president, a fellow Liberian and a Yemeni activist received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo Saturday for showing how women facing war and oppression can shed the mantle of… Read more »
Liberia: A Voice for Freedom! - Nobel Peace Prize Lecture by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Nobel Prize, 10 December 2011
Your Majesties, Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Nobel Laureates, my brothers and sisters: Read more »
Liberia: Nobel Peace Prize Lecture by Leymah Roberta Gbowee
Nobel Prize, 10 December 2011
Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Distinguished Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Global Leaders, Women of Liberia, Women of Africa and Women of the… Read more »
Liberia: President Sirleaf Off to Oslo for Nobel Prize Award
Govt of Liberia, 7 December 2011
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf leaves the country on Wednesday, December 7, for Norway to participate in programs marking the official award ceremony of the 2011 Nobel Peace… Read more »
Liberia: Sirleaf Receives Nobel Prize Saturday
Analyst, 5 December 2011
The Nobel Prize Committee's announcement in October, this year, that it has selected three female peace and democracy activists, and that one of them is the sitting president of a… Read more »
Liberia: Pres. Sirleaf Leaves Wednesday for Nobel Prize
New Democrat, 5 December 2011
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will leave on Wednesday for Oslo, Norway, where she will receive her Nobel Prize along with 2 other recipients--Ms. Leymah Gbowee and a Yemeni… Read more »
Liberia: Nobel Peace Laureate Holds Peace Jamboree
RNW Africa, 30 November 2011
Liberian Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee on Wednesday held a peace jamboree as part of her efforts to reunite the nation after disputed polls earlier this month marred by… Read more »
Africa: The Rise of Women
Independent (Kampala), 22 November 2011
On Sept. 21 Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff became the first woman ever to give the opening speech at UN General Assembly session. She called this 'the century of women'. Read more »
Liberia: Egyptian Envoy Honors Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee
Heritage, 14 November 2011
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt accredited to Liberia, Maher El-Adaway, on Thursday, November 10, 2011 honored Madam Leymah Gbowee at the Mega Compound, Mamba Point,… Read more »
Liberia: Sirleaf's Reelection a 'Boon for Women'
IPS, 14 November 2011
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's victory for a second term of office has been described as a boon for women despite the controversy surrounding an opposition boycott of… Read more »
Liberia: Sirleaf Names Nobel Laureate to Work for Peace
New Dawn, 14 November 2011
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has named Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Leymah Gbowee to spearhead a national peace and reconciliation initiative in Liberia after violent clash… Read more »
Liberia: Nobel Winner Gbowee to Tackle Reconciliation in State
RNW Africa, 12 November 2011
Liberian Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee has the weighty task of trying to reconcile her war-scarred nation, and she plans to do it in jeans and sneakers, with as little… Read more »
Liberia: Would Sirleaf Win Be Best for Democracy?
African Arguments, 7 November 2011
As Liberia heads into its runoff vote this week many commentators are expecting President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to claim victory, extending her leadership for another six years. Read more »
Liberia: Ellen Named 'Most Powerful Woman In Africa'
Analyst, 24 October 2011
As if winning the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize wasn’t enough, Forbes Magazine, one of the most influential business publications in the United States, has, in its maiden… Read more »
Liberia: Nobel for President, No-Water for Residents
Fahamu, 13 October 2011
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has won a share of one of the western world's most prestigious awards, yet the residents of the capital Monrovia have not had running water… Read more »
Liberia: A Female President Is No Guarantee of Peace
Fahamu, 13 October 2011
In the space of a fortnight, Africa lost one Nobel Prize winner, Kenya's Wangari Maathai and gained two more - Liberia's Leymah Gbowee and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. But as we… Read more »
Liberia: Rep. Jackson Congratulates Johnson Sirleaf On Nobel Peace Prize
U.S. Congress, 18 October 2011
Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. congratulated Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on the announcement of her receipt of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. Read more »
Liberia: Nobel Peace Prize - Crutch, Instigator, or Catalyst
Analyst, 12 October 2011
For more than a century up to 1989, the world knew Liberia as the “Lone Star” of hope and self-termination in the then “dark Continent of Africa”. In their… Read more »
Liberia: Nobel Peace Prize Makes Nation Proud
RNW Africa, 10 October 2011
Etweda Cooper has a cold but that doesn't stop her full rhetorical flow: "As Liberian women WE have won the Nobel Peace Prize. It's like a dream come true. Our efforts to bring… Read more »
Liberia: Impact or No Impact? Debate Nobel Peace Prize
RNW Africa, 10 October 2011
Supporters and admirers of the Liberian president and joint Nobel Peace Prize winner, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, know one thing for sure: the accolade will serve as a big boost to her… Read more »
Liberia: Ellen Celebrates Nobel Peace Prize
New Dawn, 10 October 2011
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has been celebrating this year's Nobel Peace Prize award, ahead of Tuesday's poll. Read more »
Liberia: Nobel Prize Won't Help Re-Elect Sirleaf, Says Opposition Leader
Nation, 9 October 2011
Mr Winston Tubman of the Congress for Democratic Change party in Liberia has said the Nobel Prize awarded to President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf will not help her win Tuesday's polls. Read more »
Liberia: Nobel Committee Recognizes President, Activist
Stanley Foundation, 7 October 2011
The Stanley Foundation wishes to congratulate the winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, including Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee,… Read more »
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