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Liberia: Sirleaf's Legacy and the New President's Challenge
allAfrica, 3 November 2017
In the second round of historical presidential elections, Liberians must ask themselves what they have to gain and what they stand to lose if they do not get this right. Here… Read more »
The Challenges Facing Liberia's People and New President
Who among the two candidates can build on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's legacy, using a vision of inclusiveness, and take Liberia to the next level? Who among them can learn from her mistakes and make even better choices than she did? Which of them will build a future for the next generation and, at the end of their term, turn over to their successor a better Liberia than the one they found, asks Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a retired Foreign Service officer of the United States government, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 2013 to 2017 and ambassador to Liberia from 2008 to 2012.
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