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Liberia: Why Sirleaf Wants to Be Senator

Robert Sirleaf, son of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has declared his candidacy for senator representing Montserrado County, which includes Liberia's capital, Monrovia. In a conversation with allAfrica about how Monrovia neighborhoods can combat coastal erosion and flooding - for an upcoming series of reports supported by the Rockefeller Foundation on challenges facing cities - Sirleaf talked extensively about the importance of empowering local communities to improve their situations. He also agreed to an interview about the Senate race. AllAfrica's Boakai Fofana talked with Sirleaf in his office.

Liberian Observer

Robert Sirleaf receiving petitions calling on him to contest October election for Senator from Montserrado, Liberia's most populous country which includes the capital Monrovia.

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