UN ASG Lauds Former President Sirleaf

Sara Beysolow Nyanti has extolled former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for being the first Liberian to recognize and celebrate her (Sara’s) appointment as Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations. On December 6, 2021, Mrs. Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and Resident Coordinator in South Sudan was […]
EJS Centre To Raise Waves Of Women Leaders

The Executive Director of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women Empowerment and Development, Dr Ophelia Weeks says the vision of its founder is to raise women’s ambition into leadership position. “Madame Sirleaf has the vision to embolden and empower women, to raise women’s ambitions to leadership positions; not just one woman here and […]
Former President Ellen Sirleaf Gets On IMF Advisory Post

IMF Director Christine Lagarde on former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf : “As we embark on the CSR, we are proud to have access to the expertise of… eminent people”. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has named former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as a member on one of its external advisory groups on surveillance. The […]
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Becomes The First Woman To Receive The Ibrahim Prize For African Leadership

It is an honor to have been selected for the Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership. By choice, I have led a life of service and sacrifice on behalf of the Liberian people, and I will remain forever grateful to them for the privilege to serve. As the first woman to receive the award, it is […]
Liberia: 20 Candidates Battle To Replace Africa’s 1st female president

Liberia holds presidential polls today for elections that for the first time in more than 70 years will see one democratically elected government hand power to another as a Nobel Prize-winning president steps aside. Twenty presidential candidates are vying for a majority in the first round of elections today, while nearly 1,000 candidates fight for 73 […]
Liberia: President Sirleaf Hands Safety Gears to Female Motorcyclists

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has presented safety gears to female motorcyclists, who were trained by the Angie Brooks International Centre (ABIC) for Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security. Presenting the materials at the ABIC third floor Ministry of Foreign Affairs office on August 15, Sirleaf praised the girls for their courage and bravery […]