New Narratives welcomes its first opinion writing fellow, Robtel Pailey. Robtel is a writer and activist who has extensive experience in the development world and government. She is a graduate of Howard and Oxford universities and is undertaking her Ph.D. at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African studies in London as a Mo Ibrahim scholar. Robtel’s commentaries will appear in FrontPage Africa newspaper and in radio stations across Liberia.

Read or listen to Robtel’s first piece on why President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf deserves a second term – She Na Fini Yet ‘O: Why Ellen Is The Only Choice On October 11. [audio:http://newnarratives.podbean.com/mf/web/56mg46/RobtelforEllenmixdown.mp3]