The College of West Africa is a Methodist high school in Monrovia, Liberia. The school was opened in 1839, making it one of the oldest European-style schools in Africa. It has produced many of Liberia's leaders. Alumni include Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman elected as president in an African state, and Liberian Vice President Joseph Boakai.
Melville B. Cox (1799-1833)
Main Building (c.1910)
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa.
Sirleaf in 2015
Sirleaf campaigning in Monrovia in 2005, shortly before she was elected
From left to right: Tawakkul Karman, Leymah Gbowee, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf display their awards during the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize, 10 December 2011.
Sirleaf at her inauguration in Monrovia