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 ...

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 ...

Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has issued a strong call for African auditors and accountability institutions to resist political interference and defend institutional independence, warning ...

In a clarion call at the ongoing African Organization of English-Speaking Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI-E) conference, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has urged auditors and delegates to ...

Left to right: Sindy Zemura-Bernard, Danai Gurira, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Aryn Baker participate in a panel discussion on women’s empowerment at the TIME100 Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, on Nov ...

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 ...

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 ...

A group set up by Nelson Mandela known as the Elders met in Kenya to model a health emergency – and found much still needs to be done, as the subsequent Ebola outbreak has shown ...

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf speaks at the TIME100 Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, on Nov. 17, 2023.Pacifique Himbaza for TIME Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first female head of state ...