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IN LIBERIA'S complex and turbulent political landscape, few voices have commanded as much respect -- both nationally and internationally -- as that of Leymah Gbowee. A Nobel Peace Prize laureate known ...

Courtesy Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. By Aryn Baker. November 9, 2023 7:59 AM EST. E llen Johnson Sirleaf wouldn’t want other women to have to follow in her footsteps.

Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, remarked that the event was being held at a time when conflicts are becoming more numerous, more protracted and ...

Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is set to deliver the keynote address at the fourth Nalafem Summit, scheduled for July 1-2 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, organizers announced.The summit, ...

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai will this weekend lead the country in yet another powerful national healing event, this time honoring the thousands of Liberians who lost their lives during the civil war ...

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a former president of Liberia and a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. She co-chairs the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response and is a member of The ...

Liberian police broke ranks with established protocol Tuesday when they invaded the private residence of former President ...

The Government of Liberia has questioned the legacy and impact of 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee during her time as Peace Ambassador, following her recent remarks comparing past and ...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee has shared critical assessments of the regimes of immediate past President George Weah, and the current administration of Joseph Nyuma Boakai, noting that ...

Liberia has stood uneasily at the intersection of justice and reconciliation. From the moment the guns fell silent in 2003, successive leaders have been faced with the question: how does a nation ...