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Africa's Two Female Presidents Join Forces for Women

Two years into what the African Union has declared the "Women's Decade", President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia and her Malawian counterpart President Joyce Banda have both committed to using their positions to improve the lives of women across the continent.
Liberia Government

Malawian President Banda greets her counterpart on arrival in Monrovia.

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