From the Field
Sep 30, 2011
‘Ma Ellen’ – and her Liberian Presidential Re-election Bid
PRI`s THE WORLD: The West African nation of Liberia will go to the polls on October 11th. That’s still a big deal in a country recently emerged from a brutal civil war that destroyed the economy and the country’s infrastructure.
Liberia made history in 2005 by electing Africa’s first female president, largely due to the overwhelming support of women voters. Now, that president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is trying to woo the women’s vote in her bid for re-election. But not all Liberian women believe that their female President has served their interests.
http://www.theworld.org/2011/09/ellen-johnson-sirleaf-ma-ellen-liberian-presidential-re-election/
Bio
Bonnie Allen is a freelance journalist living in Liberia, West Africa. Recently, she's reported from Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Uganda, Malawi and Liberia. She produces radio, print, and film.
The Canadian journalist worked for the CBC and CTV for 10 years. She holds a Masters Degree in International Human Rights Law from the University of Oxford.
Allen has lectured at the University of Liberia and trained journalists in Liberia and Ghana on human rights reporting, justice and gender issues, documentary production, and feature writing.
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