But foreign aid, in the form of money or military men, may not be enough to ensure that Liberia under Ms Johnson Sirleaf stays on an even keel.

但是，无论是财力或者军事上的外援，也许都不足以保证在约翰逊•瑟利夫领导下的利比里亚可以保持一帆风顺。

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Though Ms Sirleaf is favourite to win next year's election, she will not have it all her own way in this small west African country, the continent's oldest republic.

虽然瑟利夫有很大把握赢得明年的选举，但是在这个西非小国，非洲大陆上最早的共和国里，她并不能完全按照自己的想法施政。

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President Sirleaf says strengthening Liberia's General Auditing Commission and complying with the Norwegian-based Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has reduced corruption.

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With those legal and regulatory frameworks in place, President Sirleaf says the challenge now is making sure that they continue to be implemented properly.

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Secretary Clinton says President Sirleaf's administration is taking action to increase transparency with a strong Anti-Corruption Commission at the center of efforts to rebuild from years of civil war.

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Mrs Johnson Sirleaf inherited her light skin colour from her maternal grandfather, a German trader.

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Ms Zuma, Sirleaf and Banda are card-carrying members of the ruling elite, socially and politically.

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The leader of the coup, Master Sergeant Samuel Doe, summoned Mrs Johnson Sirleaf to the executive mansion.

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