April 17, 2006
Liberia: Sirleaf Administration Issues 'First 150 Days' Report
When Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took office as Liberia's post-war president on January 16, she outlined a number of initiatives aimed at producing tangible "deliverables" for the… Read more »
Liberia: We Want to Restore Our Dignity and See Liberia Prosper Again - Sirleaf
During her visit to the United States last month, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf addressed a gathering of development experts at a luncheon on March 20 hosted by… Read more »
March 20, 2006
Sudan: Democratic Leader Calls for a Stop to 'Human Carnage' in Darfur
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) delivered an emotional account of the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, which she called "a challenge to the conscience… Read more »
March 17, 2006
Sudan: Matching Rhetoric with Action in Darfur
Last month, in the town of Mershing, South Darfur, there was chaos and carnage. On a scorching day in February, four hundred Janjaweed militiamen attacked, firing… Read more »
March 16, 2006
Liberia: 'Tremendous Potential', Says Investment Commission Chairman
Since Liberian President William R. Tolbert was assassinated in 1980 by junior military officers, the country has been in turmoil, with rival armed factions competing for power.… Read more »
March 15, 2006
Liberia: President Sirleaf Thanks U.S. Congress, Asks for Continuing Support
Speaking before a joint meeting of the United States Congress on Wednesday, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf asked for American support to help her country "become a… Read more »
March 10, 2006
Liberia: Sirleaf to Address U.S. Congress and Meet Bush as Supporters Press for Aid to Rebuild Liberia
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will begin an official visit to Washington with a speech next week to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, meeting… Read more »
February 28, 2006
Liberia: Liberia's Sirleaf Seeks Civic Action, International Aid
As President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf prepares to make an official visit to the United States in mid-March, pressure is growing for the addition of $80 million in reconstruction and… Read more »
February 03, 2006
Sudan: U.S. Pushes for UN Peacekeeping Force in Sudan
The U.S. government supports the formation of a UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan, U.S. officials said at a press briefing Friday, the same day the African Union and UN… Read more »
January 18, 2006
Liberia: "A New Heart for Our Nation" - Liberia Inaugural Sermon
Sermon Delivered on Sunday, January 15, 2006 at the Thanksgiving and Intercessory Service for the Inauguration of the New Government for the Republic of Liberia at First United… Read more »
January 17, 2006
Liberia: Text of Inaugural Address by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia
Following is the text of the Inaugural Address, as delivered on Monday, January 16, on the Capitol grounds in Monrovia, by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia. Read more »
January 16, 2006
Liberia: Liberians Welcome President's Pledge to Curb Corruption, Create Jobs
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf walked home today, through cheering, crying crowds that parted reluctantly as security officials cleared a path. Along the boulevard leading from the… Read more »
December 26, 2005
Uganda: Street Children Falling Through Cracks in Response to War and Aids
The small, dirty hands obsessively fold and refold a wrinkled shirt on the long conference table, as if checking to make sure it's still there, and this isn't a dream. Read more »
December 13, 2005
Liberia: Liberia's Methodist Bishop Appeals to Church Member Weah to Accept Election Results
My Fellow Liberians, Brothers and Sisters of the Faith Community in Liberia, Our Young People, the Precious Jewels and Future Leaders of the Blessed Nation, Liberia: Read more »
Liberia: Pledging 'Government of Inclusion', President-Elect Wants Liberians to' See Hope in Their Future'
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a veteran development official and politician who scored an unexpected victory in Liberia's presidential run-off last month, is currently on a brief private… Read more »
Liberia: U.S. Reiterates Fairness of Liberia Election As Sirleaf Arrives for Top-Level Meetings in Washington
Elections in Liberia "were free and fair and the most successful in Liberia's history," a State Department official said Tuesday. "Any opposition allegations of… Read more »
December 11, 2005
Liberia: Showered With Enthusiasm, Liberia's President-Elect Receives High-Level Reception in Washington
Having beaten the odds to win (helped by some polls and a helicopter), Africa's first female elected president faces daunting challenges. Read more »
November 15, 2005
Liberia: Completed Tally Confirms Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as Winner in Liberia
Liberia's National Election Commission (NEC) has released the completed tally of last week's presidential run-off showing Ellen Johnson Sirleaf with 59.4 and George Weah with 40.6… Read more »
November 11, 2005
Liberia: Sirleaf Holds on to Large Lead in Liberia Presidential Race
With 97 percent of all ballots counted, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is set to become the first woman to win a nationwide presidential election in Africa. Read more »
November 10, 2005
Liberia: As Results Pour In, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Maintains Lead in Liberia Election
With vote counting from Tuesday's run-off presidential elections proceeding faster than the first round on October 11, Liberians may learn by the end of the week who they have… Read more »
November 09, 2005
Liberia: Early Returns from Liberia Show Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the Lead
There was no rush to the polls or long lines at most polling stations, when Liberians cast ballots in the country's first presidential run-off election on Tuesday. But reports from… Read more »
November 08, 2005
Liberia: Liberians Go To Polls To Select Peacetime President
Heavy rains have loosed bridges from their moorings and made roadways into seas of mud, but long lines began forming hours before polls opened Tuesday morning in Liberia's… Read more »
November 07, 2005
Liberia: Weah and Sirleaf Close Out Campaigning As Liberia Prepares for First Presidential Run-off Race
"I always thought the nickname 'Iron lady' referred to her indomitable state of mind," said one of the journalists in the convoy that took Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and her caravan of… Read more »
October 17, 2005
Liberia: As First Round Results Remain Stagnant, Liberian Elections Commission Chairman Receives Death Threats
With the counting of votes nearing completion in Liberia's presidential and legislative elections last week, the chairman of the National Elections Commission (NEC), Frances… Read more »
October 12, 2005
Liberia: All Quiet in Monrovia As People Nervously Await Elections Results
In the words of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General to Liberia, Mr. Alan Doss, "it was a great day for Liberia." After six weeks of a mostly civil… Read more »