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Deep read: Rebuilding Liberia, one hub at a time

Deep read: Rebuilding Liberia, one hub at a time

10 Feb 2013 08:30 - Christiana Tah, Judy Cheng-Hopkins,
Liberia and the UN have inaugurated the first justice and security hub, enhancing efforts to extend these services to neglected areas of the country.
Johnson-Sirleaf suspends son amid corruption probe

Johnson-Sirleaf suspends son amid corruption probe

21 Aug 2012 13:30 - Alphonso Toweh
Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has suspended her son and 45 government officials for not declaring their assets to anti-graft authorities.
Sirleaf takes presidential oath in disputed polls

Sirleaf takes presidential oath in disputed polls

16 Jan 2012 19:57 - Adolphus Mawolo
Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been sworn in during a lavish ceremony and called for reconciliation after her re-election in disputed polls.
Johnson-Sirleaf wants more female world leaders

Johnson-Sirleaf wants more female world leaders

10 Dec 2011 14:40 - Staff Reporter
Liberia's President and Africa's first female head of state, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has said that she was eager to see a woman in the White House.

Liberia's women still stalked by rape

24 Nov 2011 15:39 - Fran Blandy
Despite boasting Africa's first female president and a Nobel prize for women's rights, Liberia's women are still vulnerable to the threat of rape.
Sirleaf appoints nun to investigate election violence

Sirleaf appoints nun to investigate election violence

15 Nov 2011 16:12 - Staff Reporter
Liberia's Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has appointed a nun to probe a pre-poll shooting incident as results are set to confirm her divisive re-election.
Liberia's Sirleaf 'doesn't have time to celebrate'

Liberia's Sirleaf 'doesn't have time to celebrate'

12 Nov 2011 15:05 - Staff Reporter
Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is hardly celebrating her impending election victory that secures her a second term in office as president.
Liberia's Sirleaf eyes unity government

Liberia's Sirleaf eyes unity government

11 Nov 2011 06:23 - Staff Reporter
Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf will seek to reunite the country by forming a government that includes her rivals, if she wins the polls.
Polls open in disputed Liberian runoff election

Polls open in disputed Liberian runoff election

08 Nov 2011 13:17 - Staff Reporter
Polling opened in Liberia's disputed presidential runoff on Tuesday, one day after several opposition supporters were killed amid a boycott protest.
Liberia runoff in chaos as opposition calls for boycott

Liberia runoff in chaos as opposition calls for boycott

07 Nov 2011 08:38 - Tamasin Ford
Liberia's main opposition leader has called for a boycott of Tuesday's presidential runoff in a move that threatens to rob the election of legitimacy.
Ignore fears and vote, says Sirleaf

Ignore fears and vote, says Sirleaf

05 Nov 2011 16:05 - Alphonso Toweh
Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has called on voters to ignore a poll boycott ordered by her rival, saying the move is illegal.
Warlord's backing gives Nobel peace laureate the edge

Warlord's backing gives Nobel peace laureate the edge

19 Oct 2011 05:54 - Staff Reporter
An ex-warlord has announced that he will support Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Liberia's run-off election to win a second term as president.

'Thank God for Pa, Ma fooled us'

14 Oct 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
They call her Ma Ellen, a fond nickname for Africa's most powerful woman. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
Sirleaf to contest run-off despite opposition threat

Sirleaf to contest run-off despite opposition threat

16 Oct 2011 13:52 - Staff Reporter
Liberian incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will stand in a run-off vote against former diplomat Winston Tubman even if he pulls out of elections.
Liberia opposition parties to reject poll results

Liberia opposition parties to reject poll results

15 Oct 2011 19:13 - Staff Reporter
Nine Liberian opposition parties say they will reject the results of this week's presidential election, alleging massive fraud.

Liberia's Sirleaf leads halfway vote tally

14 Oct 2011 21:38 - Fran Blandy
Liberia's Nobel winner and incumbent president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took a strong lead over rival Winston Tubman on Friday.
Ruthless ex-warlord to decide the fate of Liberia

Ruthless ex-warlord to decide the fate of Liberia

14 Oct 2011 09:42 - Staff Reporter
To maintain Liberia's presidency, Nobel laureate Ellen Sirleaf must join forces with a man who ordered troops to cut off the ears of a former leader.
Liberia counts votes in tight presidential election

Liberia counts votes in tight presidential election

12 Oct 2011 08:41 - Staff Reporter
Liberia is tallying votes in a presidential poll that has had the incumbent, Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, fighting for her political life.
Nobel power marks feverish end of Liberia campaigning

Nobel power marks feverish end of Liberia campaigning

09 Oct 2011 17:52 - Fran Blandy
Liberia buzzed with election fever as Nobel laureates, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and women's activist Leymah Gbowee took to the streets.

Liberian, Yemeni women activists share peace prize

07 Oct 2011 11:25 - Staff Reporter
Three women who have campaigned for rights and an end to violence in Liberia and Yemen, including Liberia's president, have won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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