March 30, 2006
Nigeria: Obasanjo Says Nigeria 'Vindicated' by Capture of Taylor, Speaks of Health and Agriculture Policies
During a press conference prior to his meeting Wednesday with U.S. President George Bush, Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo read a prepared statement about Charles Taylor, the… Read more »
Liberia: Sirleaf Addresses Nation on Taylor Capture and Policy Priorities
Nation-wide Address By Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia Read more »
March 28, 2006
Liberia: Allen Brown Puts His Faith and His Money in His Country's Need for Lodging [AllAfrica Profile]
Crunching across shell-encrusted gravel toward a ruined, beachfront mansion not far from downtown Monrovia, the capitol of Liberia, Allen Brown II looks like a happy man. Never… Read more »
March 24, 2006
Liberia: It's the Little Things - A Reflection on Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Journey to the Presidency
It's the night after Liberia's historic inauguration of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman to be elected president of an African nation. About a dozen close friends and… 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 »
Africa: Women Are Africa's Political Hope
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will address a joint session of the U.S. Congress today. This historic honor, bestowed sparingly on international dignitaries, is a fitting… Read more »
March 14, 2006
Liberia: AllAfrica Forum: Preserving Liberia's Hard-Won Peace
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf last week won a promise of French help in recovering from a quarter century of turmoil and 14 years of war. This week she is making an… 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 »
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 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 31, 2005
Liberia: Campaigning in Liberia's Run-Off Presidential Race Is Underway
Campaigning for the run-off election in Liberia on November 8 for the presidency has begun at a lower volume than the first round, when hundreds of thousands of supporters of the… Read more »
October 23, 2005
Liberia: Liberians Prepare for Run-off Race
With final results from Liberia's presidential and legislative elections scheduled for release on October 26, the country is preparing for a second round to choose between the two… Read more »