Word: sirleaf
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...persist. On the other hand, the last few years have seen the rise of a new generation of leaders, subdued heroes who have replaced the titans of the past and emphasize self-reliance and good governance: men and women such as Rwanda's Paul Kagame, Liberia's Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Tanzania's Jakaya Kikwete and Botswana's Ian Khama. In that sense, the Zimbabwe crisis does indeed present a "moment of truth" for Africa's leaders, as Tanzanian U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro told delegates at an African Union (A.U.) heads of state summit in Sharm El Sheikh...
...Johnson-Sirleaf said she returned to her home country, hoping to use her experience at the Kennedy School as a weapon to fight corruption, poverty, and “the mediocrity and low productivity” of Liberian government. She added that many of the students graduating will face “similar circumstances” when they leave the Ivory Tower today...
Citing the challenges Liberia faces in rebuilding infrastructure and restoring stability after a brutal 14-year Civil War, Johnson-Sirleaf nevertheless said she was optimistic for the future...
Obama’s historic victory also made ripples well beyond America’s borders. At the Harvard Kennedy School’s Class Day ceremony yesterday, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf told graduates to “think big” and “let your dreams soar...
...After all who would have thought that a minority—albeit a Harvard graduate—would change forever the American political landscape,” said Johnson-Sirleaf, the world’s first black woman president...