A remarkable daughter of Africa who rose above humble beginnings, availed herself of education and work experience, spoke publicly with courage, worked hard, and rebuilt a noble but destroyed nation ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Women in Iran, Liberia, Yemen and Myanmar have been recognized for their activism, occasionally while they were in prison and faced serious personal risk. By Hannah Beech The authors of the new report ...

Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa's first female president, discusses her hopes for Liberia and the pressure from the U.N., the U.S. and the European Union to extradite former Liberian ...

Former Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf has urged public service bodies to absorb more young people. Sirleaf said that is the only way the younger generation can get the voice and space serve. She was ...

Nairobi — President Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday morning bade farewell to Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson after her State visit to Kenya. President Sirleaf came to Kenya on December 10 for the ...

User-Created Clip June 11, 2018 2017-09-10T10:19:39-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/acd/20170910101954002_hd.jpgHelene Cooper describing Ellen Sirleaf Johnson ...

AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh-Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf waves at her home in the city of Monrovia, Liberia, Friday, Oct 7, 2011. Africa’s first democratically elected female president, a ...

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 ...