Bookended by appearances from Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman president of any African country, and Vice President Kamala Harris, the GBEF summit kicked off with a message of empowering women.

On Nov. 23, 2005, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected president of Liberia, becoming Africa’s first democratically elected ...

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wouldn’t want other women to have to follow in her footsteps. That doesn’t mean she won’t encourage them to run for office. It’s just that she wishes it could be less arduous for ...

According to UN Women, at the current pace, gender equality for Heads of State and governments will not be reached for at least 130 years. The data compiled highlighted that only 15 countries ...

This is a significant year for people who believe in the limitless power of transcendent leadership to change the world. It is the 70th anniversary of the death of India's Ghandi, 50th of America's ...

The authors of the new report zeroed in on the uneven distribution of vaccines around the world as one of the major hurdles to overcome. By Adeel Hassan Rewarding the nation for detecting and ...

If there’s one thing that can ensure continuous economic, political, and social equality and inclusion for women across the African continent, it’s changing the narrative. “We need to have ownership ...

Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first female head of state on the African continent, thinks women “absolutely” make better leaders. “If we had more women in power, we would see ...

Former Liberian President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Friday accepted a $5 million prize for excellence in African leadership -- and said she'll use it to establish a ...

MONROVIA, Liberia, June 13 (UNHCR) - President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has told a top official of the UN refugee agency that it was time for Liberia to move from the humanitarian to the development ...

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the former President of Liberia, and Africa’s first democratically elected female head of state; Nobel Peace Laureate; a leading promoter of peace, justice, and democratic ...