| Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has named the first members of her Cabinet, including the finance and defence ministers, hours after taking office as Africa's first elected female head of state. The nominations still have to be confirmed by the Liberian Senate. Ms Johnson-Sirleaf's new chief of staff, Morris Dukuly, says Dr Antoinette Sayeh, a Liberian economist and former head of the World Bank program in Benin, was named Finance Minister. The post of national Defence Minister went to Brownie Samukai, a former director of police who has trained in Israel and the United States. |