Monrovia, May 1 -- The Mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina Mr. Allen Joines has concluded a five-day working visit to Liberia, the first sitting Mayor from a city in the US to visit Liberia in the last 40 years.

By J.H. Webster Clayeh (0886729972)-websterclayeh@frontpageafricaonline.com

The five-day working visit was facilitated by Sister Cities International.

At the event marking the climax of the visit, the Deputy Internal Affairs Minister for Urban Affairs, Ellen Pratt, described Mayor Joines' visit as a defining moment in Liberia's quest for the improvement in its urban governance and development.

She highlighted the historic significance of the mayor's trip, something she says underscored its potential to reshape Liberia's ...