"I am well educated." says George Weah

Great story (see below).

The NYT extols the promise and future for women of Africa in politics, long a bastion of male-(chauvinist?) domination.

"In First for Africa, Woman Wins Election as President of Liberia
"By LYDIA POLGREEN
"Published: November 12, 2005

"DAKAR, Senegal, Nov. 11 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a Harvard-educated economist and former World Bank official who waged a fierce presidential campaign against the soccer star George Weah, emerged victorious on Friday in her quest to lead war-torn Liberia and become the first woman elected head of state in modern African history."

More ......

 

Lone Star rising!

Green be her fame...

 

Alert for the complacent

Perhaps this post could have become it's own thread but, for me, the connection was too strong to ignore.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200601060084.html
Jack

 

not complacent

Thanks, Jack. Great link.
How anybody could be complacent about anything in Liberia beats me.

 

OK, so maybe this thread will never end. So, I've moved it to Off-Topics because it just seems to wander around. Maybe old threads shouldn't be locked when they wander a bit (thanks Bill Huffman). With all that in mind, here's a new link:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200601100452.html
Jack