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Tributes have been paid to Liberian MP and former supermodel Munah Pelham-Youngblood, who has died at the age of 36. She was one of only 10 women in the West African nation’s 103-seat parliament. A member of President George Weah’s Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) party, she died in Ghana after a protracted illness. President Weah described her as a pillar of the CDC and a great stateswoman. Her active leadership had “contributed enormously to nurturing the country’s democracy”, his statement continued. “She was also a strong advocate for women leadership and empowerment,” he said. When she was elected in 2011, she was Liberia’s youngest MP. Source: BBC]]>