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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf urges Liberia to strengthen its sovereignty

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Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called on her country to stop systematically following the United States and to support a new drive for African sovereignty. She made the call at a symposium organised in Monrovia by the Governance Commission, according to The Liberian Investigator.

Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called on the country to stop following the United States and strengthen its sovereignty, reports The Liberian Investigator. She spoke on Tuesday in Monrovia after delivering the opening address at a symposium organised by the Governance Commission as part of Good Governance Month.

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