Word: liberian
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...hiv/aids pandemic, structural unemployment and abject poverty. What this country, and indeed the continent, needs is probably a well-balanced combination of the two. Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi M.P. President of the Inkatha Freedom Party Ulundi, South Africa Gender Sensitivity for All In the interview with newly elected Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf [Nov. 28], Time asked, "Is there something extra you bring to the job as a woman?" She responded, "Sensitivity to human needs. Maybe that comes from being a mother and interacting with other women, many of whom carry the biggest burden in times of war and peace." Johnson...
...FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO HEAD AN AFRICAN COUNTRY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU? It means that I have a great responsibility to meet the expectations of Liberian and [other] African women. I'm humbled by the challenge. I will be under the microscope all the time--whatever I do and say, how well I am able to move the Liberian development agenda, how I am able to promote peace and reconciliation. I'll have a lot of detractors who want to see me fail, not only because of my long years of political activism in Liberia but because they...
...state. Johnson-Sirleaf spoke to Claire Soares in Monrovia last week about leadership, healing the country, and childhood dreams. you're the first woman elected to head an african country. What does that mean to you? It means that I have a great responsibility to meet the expectations of Liberian and African women. I'm humbled by the challenge. I will be under the microscope all the time: whatever I do and say, how well I am able to move the Liberian development agenda, how I am able to promote peace and reconciliation. I'll have a lot of detractors...
...Even then, the result may not be certified until officials review allegations of fraud. Opposing candidate George Weah, a prominent international soccer star and a favorite among Liberian youth, formally challenged the election’s legitimacy yesterday...
...Some Liberian analysts view her extensive bureaucratic experience as a liability. As a soccer player, Weah remained distanced from the governments held responsible for the Liberian...