In 2011, Australian journalist Clair MacDougall visited Liberia to cover the re-election of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first female head-of-state. Based in neighbouring Ghana at the time, MacDougall became fascinated with what she calls “this small but deeply complex country”. She moved to Monrovia two months later.
“Part of the reason I was drawn to Liberia was because it was the first African nation to be led by a female president,” MacDougall told Crikey. “Women also played a major role in the peace movement.”
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Matthew Clayfield
Matthew Clayfield is a journalist, critic and screenwriter.
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