Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Liberia plane crash kills Guinea army chief, 10 others
Feb 11, 2013 11:06 EST
A plane carrying a military delegation from Guinea crashed Monday in the Liberian town of Charlesville, killing the army chief of staff and 10 other people, officials said.
Liberia plane crash kills at least 10
Feb 11, 2013 07:05 EST
A plane carrying a military delegation from Guinea crashed Monday in Liberia, killing the army chief of staff and at least nine other people, said officials and a source close to the Guinean presidency.
British PM says leaders must be accountable in poverty fight
Feb 01, 2013 14:37 EST
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday that leaders should be held to account for failures to deliver on plans to reduce poverty, after a top UN development meeting in Liberia.
Cameron in Liberia for top UN poverty meeting
Feb 01, 2013 09:23 EST
British Prime Minister David Cameron was in Liberia on Friday to co-chair a high-level United Nations meeting with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on tackling global poverty.
Forest, mines, farmland: Liberia is for sale
Jan 20, 2013 03:18 EST
Liberia is selling itself slice by slice nine years after a terrible civil conflict finally came to an end, offering valuable resources to the highest bidder even though that could kindle tension among a population that often feels it is being sold out.
Ghana's Mahama sworn in as president after vote row
Jan 07, 2013 11:49 EST
Ghana's John Dramani Mahama was sworn in as president on Monday at a ceremony attended by thousands in the capital but boycotted by the opposition, which has challenged the election results.
Liberia's Sirleaf makes rival Weah peace ambassador
Dec 05, 2012 14:49 EST
Liberia announced on Wednesday that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf had appointed opposition leader and football legend George Weah, her former election opponent, as the war-scarred African nation's new peace ambassador.
Liberia's Sirleaf in bid to warm ties with opposition
Nov 22, 2012 09:48 EST
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf met with the main opposition on Thursday in a bid to improve a tense relationship after a disputed election a year ago that was marred by violence.
EU hands Liberia 42 mn euros to cut maternal mortality
Nov 08, 2012 12:10 EST
The European Commission on Thursday pledged 42 million euros to Liberia's president and Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to help halve one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates.
Liberia opposition marks one year since deadly poll shooting
Nov 07, 2012 14:19 EST
Thousands of members of Liberia's main opposition gathered in the capital Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of a deadly police shooting during a disputed election last year.
Britain and Indonesia ink deals on trade, defence, education
Nov 01, 2012 18:09 EDT
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed a string of agreements on trade, defence and education on Thursday, the British government said.
Liberia hopes to light up with W. Africa power project
Oct 26, 2012 07:51 EDT
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has signed a treaty which will connect her electricity-deprived nation to a planned regional power grid by 2016, her office said on Friday.
Nobel Peace Prize to EU or Eastern European activists?
Oct 12, 2012 03:07 EDT
The crisis-hit European Union, Belarussian or Russian human rights activists, or a non-violent protest theorist whose ideas inspired the Arab Spring? Speculation ahead of Friday's Nobel Peace Prize announcement is rife.
Nobel Peace Prize to EU or Eastern European activists?
Oct 11, 2012 23:07 EDT
The crisis-hit European Union, Belarusian or Russian human rights activists, or a non-violent protest theorist whose ideas inspired the Arab Spring? Speculation ahead of Friday's Nobel Peace Prize announcement is rife.
UN force in Liberia to be cut by more than half
Sep 17, 2012 14:08 EDT
The UN Security Council on Monday backed a cut of more than 50 percent in the size of the UN peacekeeping force in Liberia as it pressed the government to take greater control of security.
Liberia forests sold off in secret logging contracts: report
Sep 04, 2012 15:44 EDT
Forty percent of Liberia's forests have been sold off in secretive and often illegal contracts, Global Witness said Tuesday, just days after the country's president announced a probe into the issuing of logging permits.
Malawi leader claims proof of attempt on her life
Aug 12, 2012 17:55 EDT
Malawi President Joyce Banda said in an interview with a newspaper Sunday that an attempt was made to kill her in 2010 during her tenure as vice president when she opposed ex-leader Bingu wa Mutharika.
Thousands attend funeral for Ghana's Mills
Aug 10, 2012 14:08 EDT
Thousands of mourners including African leaders, dignitaries and ordinary Ghanaians attended the state funeral on Friday of president John Atta Mills, who died last month ahead of a re-election bid.
Thousands in Accra attend funeral of Ghana's Mills
Aug 10, 2012 09:00 EDT
Thousands of mourners including African leaders, dignitaries and ordinary Ghanaians attended the state funeral on Friday of president John Atta Mills, who died last month ahead of a re-election bid.
Thousands gather to bury Ghana's Mills
Aug 10, 2012 07:09 EDT
Thousands of mourners from presidents and dignitaries to ordinary Ghanaians arrived in the capital's Independence Square on Friday for the funeral of president John Atta Mills.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 16 January 2006 | |
| Vice President | Joseph Boakai |
| Preceded by | Gyude Bryant |
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| Born | 29 October 1938 Monrovia, Liberia |
| Political party | Unity Party |
| Religion | Methodist |
