The departure of UN peacekeepers may be a bigger change than the election of a new leader

‘Tuesday was a statement that Liberia has resolutely chosen democracy, and a statement that Liberia insists on marching forward,’ says the author

An ex-warlord has announced that he will support Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Liberia’s run-off election to win a second term as president.

To maintain Liberia’s presidency, Nobel laureate Ellen Sirleaf must join forces with a man who ordered troops to cut off the ears of a former leader.