On Tuesday morning, the ballroom at the E. J. S. Ministerial Complex filled with the kind of audience Liberia's politics still too rarely rewards: women who have done the work, and young women who ...

SUAKOKO, Liberia, January 11 (UNHCR) - Garmai Gbelawoe had to mark the ballot paper with her inked fingerprint when she voted in Liberia's landmark presidential election in November 2005. Today, she ...

In a brightly lit room at the Liberia Opportunity Industrialization Center (LOIC) in Gbarnga, women and young girls are ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A Lexington woman is heading to Africa after collecting school supplies from the central Kentucky community over the past five months and its all going to students in Liberia.

Only two women have been directly elected by their populations to the presidency in African countries: President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson of Liberia in 2006 and President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Long associated with a male-dominated political landscape, Africa is witnessing a profound transformation as remarkable women ascend to the highest offices. These leaders are challenging entrenched ...

Annie Blay, a 68-year-old Liberian refugee, watches in sadness as television reporters tell of the destruction and inhumanity being foisted upon the African nation of Liberia almost daily. "The ...