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.

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 ...

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 ...

As Africa’s first elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has emerged as a transformative leader in post-civil war Liberia, creating a legacy that serves as a beacon for women fostering ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the second and final installment of a Tell Me More conversation with Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the head-of-state discusses her newly released memoir, This Child Will Be Great. In the ...

She has said to him, according to reports, that she is not going to hand him the presidency, and he will have to work for it. "We're asking her -- the Unity Party is her party, it's the party that ...

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 ...

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a former President of Liberia, the co-chair of the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response, and a member of The Elders. It’s predictable that at this point in ...

With 80 percent of the vote counted, former finance minister Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has shown a significant lead in Liberia's runoff vote for president. The party of opponent George Weah is making ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Almost a year ago, before the pandemic, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wrote a letter to a law ...