Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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Malaria is making a comeback. Africa's 'Iron Lady' is out to stop it

6:43pm April 25, 2022

by Marc Silver

At 83, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first democratically elected woman president, is "on the trail." She talks about malaria, her Nobel Peace Prize and the key for women in politics.

A volunteer receives a shot as part of a COVID-19 vaccine trial at Soweto's Chris Sani Baragwanath Hospital outside Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 30, 2020.

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'Until Everyone Is Safe, No One Is Safe': Africa Awaits The COVID-19 Vaccine

3:57pm January 22, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and former president of Liberia, says much of Africa may be left out until 2022. "We don't have the resources. It's as simple as that," she says.

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