Word: liberian
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...graduate of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government (KSG) and Liberian presidential candidate may become Africa’s first female head of state...
...Mason fellow, Johnson-Sirleaf earned a Masters in Public Administration in 1971. She then served as Liberia’s finance minister, where she worked to stem corruption in the Liberian government, according to Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy Robert I. Rotberg. Johnson-Sirleaf later became a senior loan officer at the World Bank, and directed the Africa Bureau of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP...
...ANNOUNCED. THE CAMPAIGN OF GEORGE WEAH, 38, former star of soccer teams AC Milan and Chelsea and the 1995 World Footballer of the Year; for President of Liberia; in Monrovia. Known to Liberians as King George, Weah in recent years has focused on bringing peace and healthcare to the impoverished and war-torn country by helping rehabilitate former child soldiers and working with UNICEF to raise aids awareness. One of 13 children raised in a shack by his grandmother, he is the odds-on favorite to win the presidency, thanks to his immense popularity and humble beginnings...
Gongloe, a native of Liberia who was prosecuted by the Liberian government for his campaign for human rights, says he is grateful for people like Dallaire who work to bring attention to Africa...
...Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor was sent into exile nearly two years ago after eight years of leading a brutal insurgency and another six years of bloody rule - but he has apparently rejected the idea of a quiet retirement. Officials at the U.N.-backed Sierra Leone war-crimes tribunal told the Security Council in New York City last week that Taylor is now working closely with representatives of al-Qaeda to try to destabilize the region. "Al-Qaeda has been in West Africa. It continues to be in West Africa, and Charles Taylor has been harboring members of al-Qaeda...