President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's victory over his political rival, then-incumbent President George Manneh Weah, in the 2023 ...

The first woman was elected to lead a country 64 years ago. Here’s a look at where, and when, women have secured national ...

Or, as Nobel Peace Laureate and former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told a Forbes audience in March: “Women deserve the equity and equal opportunity because they've already earned it.

Namibia's first woman president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday said her victory in a disputed vote last week had broken a ...

Namibia has now joined the ranks of countries like Liberia, Tanzania, and Ethiopia, where women have held the highest office ...

Opinion - Prince Y. Johnson was one of Liberia's most feared and charismatic warlords, and yet he had managed to reinvent ...

Sirleaf, the Harvard University-trained leader, ascended to power in Liberia in 2005, her compatriots celebrated her ...

Namibia has elected Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the country’s first female president. The vote was marred by technical troubles and her rivals say they will challenge the results in court.

The President highlighted the historical connection between Liberia and Ethiopia, emphasizing their shared roles as pioneers of African independence and advocates for Pan-Africanism. Margibi ...

The first elected female head of state in Africa was Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who became president of Liberia in 2006. In 2021, Tunisia became the first Arab country to be governed by a woman ...