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President Sirleaf Johnson (left) with Leymah Gbowee (right)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Leymah Gbowee, a co-winner of the 2011 Noble Peace Prize will leave Ghana tonight December 7, 2011 to pick the award in Oslo, Norway, an official at her Ghana-based organisation has said.<\/p>\n

Gbowee, founder and Executive Director of the Women\u2019s Peace and Security Network Africa (WIPSEN-Africa) located in Ghana\u2019s capital Accra won the Prize together with Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Yemen peace activist Tawakkul Karman. The Prize was announced Friday October 7, 2011.<\/p>\n

The official tells ghanabusinessnews.com today December 7, 2011 that \u201cShe will leave tonight for the award\u2026she will return late December 2011 or early January 2012 because there will be a lot of activities in Norway.\u201d<\/p>\n

WIPSEN-Africa was established on May 8, 2006 under the laws of the Republic of Ghana as a women-focused, women-led Pan-African Non-Governmental Organization with the core mandate to promote women\u2019s strategic participation and leadership in peace and security governance in Africa.<\/p>\n

Information also reaching ghanabusinessnews.com indicates that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will also leave Liberia today for Oslo for the award ceremony.<\/p>\n

By Ekow Quandzie<\/p>\n

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