Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the former President of Liberia, accepting the $5 million Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership during a special Leadership Ceremony in Kigali, Rwanda. #MIFKigali.
Sirleaf Announces Support for Women Change Agents & Peace Makers
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the former President of Liberia, accepting the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership in Kigali on April 27, announced establishment of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development "to support women as agents of change, makers of peace, and drivers of progress." She is the first woman and sixth former leader to receive the $5 million prize. "I am convinced it was a restless spirit which drove me to public service and propelled me forward towards dreams I had yet to even visualize," she said in her acceptance address, adding "this restless soul cannot rest as there is still more work to do." She also criticized African leaders who "cling to power for decades, deaf to the cries of their populations for change." More details.
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Africa: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf accepts Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, 29 April 2018
Former President talks of pride that, after decades of conflict, power in Liberia now rests with its people, grounded in the rule-of-law and upheld by institutions Read more »
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Africa: Unstoppable March Towards Participatory Democracy - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, 27 April 2018
Remarks by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President of the Republic of Liberia. Upon acceptance of the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, Mo Ibrahim Governance… Read more »
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Rwanda: Leadership Must Impact People's Lives - Kagame
New Times, 28 April 2018
President Paul Kagame has said that leadership is both a privilege and a duty that is best measured in terms of concrete results that citizens can feel in their daily lives. Read more »
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Africa: Ibrahim Prize Winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - 'Democracy Is Spreading in Africa'
DW, 27 April 2018
Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is in Rwanda to receive the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. She spoke to DW in an exclusive interview about her… Read more »
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27 April 2018
Public Service in Africa
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Without strong public services and committed civil servants, at local, national, regional or continental levels, there will be no efficient delivery ... see more »
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Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says her selection as recipient of the Ibrahim Prize for African leadership underlines the consolidation of democracy.The Mo Ibrahim ... Read more »
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In an interview with allAfrica about the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, Mo Ibrahim Foundation board member Jay Naidoo says the quality of governance across the continent ... Read more »
