BBC NEWS | African first for Liberian leader

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has been sworn in as Liberia’s president, making her Africa’s first elected female leader.

Loud cheers greeted her inauguration, with US First Lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice among those at the ceremony. Mrs Johnson-Sirleaf says her top challenge is to maintain peace, law and order after 14 years of civil war. Read More on BBC