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Liberia: Nobel laureate Gbowee slams Sirleaf on corruption

October 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Paris – Leymah Gbowee, the social worker who won last year’s Nobel Peace Prize with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on Monday publicly disowned her co-laureate for failing to fight graft and nepotism in the war-scarred African nation. “People are … read more »

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Liberian Nobel Peace Laureate Ready to Undertake National Reconciliation

November 15, 2011 by benim

The woman selected by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to help bring about peace and reconciliation in Liberia says she’s prepared for the task. Leymah Gbowee, co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, says Liberia’s inability over the years to approach … read more »

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Liberia’s Gbowee sowed peace

October 7, 2011 by benim

Monrovia – Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, joint winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, led women to defy feared warlords and pushed men toward peace during one of Africa’s bloodiest wars. Without this group of women who … read more »

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