Liberia’s “Iron Lady," Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who takes office this month as Africa’s first elected female president, says she will live up to her nickname if former warlords try to drag her country ...

2005-11-15 04:00:00 PDT Monrovia-- Out by Monrovia's crumbling international airport is a ramshackle settlement known to Liberians as Smell-No-Taste. Older people still remember when U.S. soldiers ...

MONROVIA, Liberia -- Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, one of the top candidates in Liberia's presidential election this month, was chatting recently with President John Kufuor of Ghana. "Do you have a problem ...

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Late last summer, the war-ravaged West African country of Liberia quietly achieved something the United States and many other Western countries have never managed to do: It got rid of its external ...

Rawlings, the country's longest-serving First Lady and one of Africa's most influential champions of women's rights. Her state funeral, held November 28 at Independence Square, drew presidents, former ...

MONROVIA - Liberia's First Lady Kartumu Yarta Boakai has called on the international community to rally behind Liberia in addressing its severe health challenges, warning that the country's fragile ...

The "Iron Lady" of Liberian politics has a soft voice. She's taken several calls in this downtown Washington office already, switching from French to several African languages. The calls come from ...

Monrovia, Liberia; September 16, 2025 - Liberia's First Lady, Madam Kartumu Yarta Boakai, has called for the establishment of a National Mental Health Plan that is responsive and inclusive, while ...

Merck Foundation together with the office of the First Lady of Liberia will work closely to introduce innovative ideas that will engage different sectors to create a culture shift with the aim to ...