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What outcomes can be attributed to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf?

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Liberian politician and economist who was President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018 and is a 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Independently verifiedOutcomes at a glance

3 documented outcomes: 1 delivered, 1 independently verified, 1 self-reported.

External debt relief under HIPC and MDRI

Delivered

US$4.6 billion total debt relief, including US$1.5 billion from multilateral creditors (IMF US$730 million HIPC plus about US$173 million beyond-HIPC; IDA US$374 million HIPC plus US$66.9 million MDRI)

Role
President of Liberia (head of government seeking relief)
Reported by
IMF and World Bank (creditors), joint press release 29 June 2010

Sources 1 2

Governance performance during tenure

Independently verified

Liberia the only one of 54 countries to improve in every category and sub-category of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance over the preceding decade

Role
President of Liberia
Reported by
Ibrahim Prize Committee, citing the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (third-party index)

Sources 3

Reconstruction outputs reported at HIPC completion

Self-reported

650 roads rehabilitated and six bridges built in the preceding year

Role
President of Liberia
Reported by
World Bank feature story (2010), reporting government programme outputs

Sources 2

Reports and evaluations

  1. PrimaryIMF and World Bank announce US$4.6 billion debt relief for LiberiaWorld Bank · 29 Jun 2010
  2. PrimaryLiberia qualifies for complete debt relief under HIPC initiativeWorld Bank · 29 Jun 2010
  3. PrimaryEllen Johnson Sirleaf - 2017 Ibrahim Prize LaureateMo Ibrahim Foundation · Feb 2018

Revisions

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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