LIBERIA: President-elect begins four nation peace tour

Seeking to shore up stability in the divided West Africa region, president-elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Tuesday launched a week-long tour of Liberia�s neighbours to discuss peace.

Africa�s first female president will also call in on Nigeria - an important regional ally and one of the largest contributors of troops to the 15,000-strong UN peacekeeping operation in Liberia.