1 Amsterdam Island, French Southern Territories, 11,547 mi. 2  Bantam, Cocos Islands, 11,126 mi. 3  Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia, 10,957 mi. 4  Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia, 10,949 mi.  Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia, 10,914 mi.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is stepping down after two terms as Africaâs first democratically elected female president. The National Election Commission announced on Friday that Mr. Weah had won with 61.5 percent of the vote.
MONROVIA, Liberia â Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in Monday as war-battered Liberia's new president, making history as Africa's first elected female head of state and pledging a fundamental break with the West African nation's violent past.fficials adjust Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf necklace as she takes the oath of office on Monday, becoming Africa's first elected woman head of state in a country torn apart by 14 years of civil war. updated. 2006-01-16T17:16:41.