Although the Charles Taylor verdict is drawing attention to Liberia once again, it is also a reminder of how far Liberia has come since that dark era.
Monika Mitchell | Posted 05.01.2012
Do you see yourself as forceful, controlling and competitive? Or powerful, capable and driven? Words matter, beliefs matter. Take care what you say; it shapes the way you think.
Cecilia Attias | Posted 04.27.2012
Women are at the center of our world's development. Women are the mothers who bear and care for children, and they play an important economic role. Empowering women is key to boosting the well-being of many rural societies.
AP | By ROBBIE COREY-BOULET | Posted 04.03.2012
MONROVIA, Liberia -- An anti-gay group in Liberia distributed fliers over the weekend with a hit list of people who support gay rights, and one member...
The Daily Beast | the Daily Beast Video | Posted 05.11.2012
"So how do you like my jacket?" Hillary Clinton asked, as she did a star turn on the stage to show off her green, white, and black jacket with sparkle...
Monika Mitchell | Posted 04.23.2012
The event marked a shift in action -- we are tired of waiting for men to open the door for us. Ladies and gentlemen ... in the 21st century, we are opening the doors for ourselves.
Andrée Simon | Posted 02.23.2012
History was made in Oslo on Saturday, when the eyes of the world watched as three great women received the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. These women -- Pres...
Michael Mungai | Posted 04.02.2012
Even in the continent that hosted the previous FIFA World Cup, the sight of girls playing soccer is still a rare event. Traditional perceptions on the role of girls still prevail pervasively, affecting the participation of girls in various sports.
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf | Posted 03.30.2012
Africa is taking command of its future by tackling an ancient plague. If you care about peace -- and the prosperity of every woman, child and community -- you must care about malaria.
The New York Times | Posted 12.13.2011
On Saturday I was in Oslo with two of my sisters from Africa, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman, to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of - ...
Gauri van Gulik | Posted 02.11.2012
While just three women will ascend to the podium in Oslo today, the victory will be shared by many, many more -- and couldn't have come at a better time.
The Daily Beast | Posted 12.12.2011
This Nobel Peace Prize weekend, Oslo's Grand Hotel is filled to the gills with international guests, including an especially robust crowd from Liberia...
AP | BJOERN H. AMLAND and LOUISE NORDSTROM | Posted 02.09.2012
OSLO, Norway — Three women who fought injustice, dictatorship and sexual violence in Liberia and Yemen accepted the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Sa...
AP | JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH and RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 01.10.2012
MONROVIA, Liberia — Africa's first and only female president handily won re-election Thursday with 90.2 percent of the vote, but her victory has...
AP | JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH and RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 01.08.2012
MONROVIA, Liberia — An election that was supposed to solidify peace in this nation emerging from war was marred by dismal turnout Tuesday, after...
AP | JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH and RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 01.07.2012
MONROVIA, Liberia — Violence broke out at opposition headquarters, killing at least one person hours before Liberia's presidential runoff on Tue...
Rep. Jim Moran | Posted 12.28.2011
I hate to see our Congress turning away from the rest of the world. That's not who we are as a people, and as a nation. Our values give hope to women and men struggling against poverty, discrimination and oppression everywhere
Deborah Richardson | Posted 12.21.2011
What can we learn from the lives of President Sirleaf, Leymah Gbwoee, Tawakul Karman, Marian Wright Edelman and Elisabeth Omilami?
AP | JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH | Posted 12.16.2011
MONROVIA, Liberia — The top challenger in Liberia's presidential race said Sunday that opposition parties may reconsider their decision to pull ...
Jackie Copeland-Carson | Posted 12.15.2011
Our past and our future converged as we laid to rest an international heroine of the Pan-African Movement, Wangari Maathai, and the world celebrated the contributions of our women leaders.
AP | JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH | Posted 12.15.2011
MONROVIA, Liberia — A group of Liberian opposition parties said Saturday they are pulling out of a recent presidential poll and threatened to re...
Atim Oton | Posted 12.14.2011
This week, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation selected yet another male African leader for its Ibrahim Prize. I was rooting for them to have some radical imagination and give the prize to the women of Rwanda; and I was disappointed.
AP | JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH AND RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 12.13.2011
MONROVIA, Liberia — A rebel leader who videotaped himself drinking Budweiser as his men cut off the ears of the nation's former president has fi...
Posted 10.18.2011
HuffPost's Game Changers series celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 12 categories who, whether working in the spotlight or under th...
AP | JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH | Posted 12.12.2011
MONROVIA, Liberia — Africa's only female president who was just awarded the Nobel Peace prize for helping stabilize this war-torn nation led in ...
David Weiss | Posted 05.24.2012