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The Morning Call
Liberia’s outgoing President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will step down as Africa’s first female head of state following more than a decade in power.
Although she has said she will actively campaign for the handful of female candidates contesting elections in October, her male vice-president Joseph Boakai seeks to replace her.
We bring you details of this and a special interview we had with him.
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