Said President Sirleaf: “The election will signal the irreversible course that Liberia has embarked upon to sustain its peace and consolidate its young democracy. Indeed, the march of democracy is unstoppable, in Liberia and on the African continent.”“The election will signal the irreversible course that Liberia has embarked upon to sustain its peace and consolidate its young democracy. Liberia is scheduled to hold elections on October 10, paving the way for President Sirleaf to step down in January, after serving two six-year terms in office. Nevertheless she added, it was the United States of America, through the leadership of the United States Congress, bipartisan, and bicameral, and with the support of successive US administrations, that guided the international effort. He sent in the United States Marines to support an African peacekeeping force to stop the killing.

Source: Front Page Africa September 28, 2017 03:22 UTC