Former Liberian Presidential Ambassador MacDella Cooper has been appointed the Vice President of the United People for African Congress (UPAC) for Africa.
This was announced by the President and CEO of the non-for-profit / political UPAC-USA Dr. Sylvester Okere, who said that the historic choice of Cooper to be the ‘’Continental Vice President’’ for Africa was due to her distinguished political leadership, adding that she is a strong advocate for community engagement and tireless philanthropic work in Africa and the United States.
Okere in a statement he signed in Abuja, noted that Cooper will work to enhance the opportunity for Diaspora and Millennial participation on political and economic development, good governance, unity, and equal opportunity in Africa.
‘’MacDella Cooper has been appointed based on her bold, tireless and tenacious hunger to bring sustainable development and world-class education across Africa’’ Okere, said.
Cooper, who is reputed as ‘’Liberia’s Angel” , was born in Monrovia, Liberia , in 1977. She was raised in a family of comfortable means, but her life changed forever with the first Liberian Civil War in 1990. Cooper was among thousands who fled the conflict that killed more than 200,000, as she lived as a refugee in Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) before migrating to the United States of America.
She is a notable philanthropist and the founder of the MacDella Cooper Foundation, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of the Children and Women in Liberia. This was said to be one of the factors that motivated her to run for the Presidency of Liberia in 2017.
As “Continental Vice President’’ for Africa, MacDella Cooper will put together forums with continent leaders, business executives, non-profit organizations, and foreign missions, Okere said in the statement.
The United People for African Congress is the unique voice of Africans aims to use the platform to help identify, train, engage, empower and help put the right individuals into office that will promote good governance, democracy and human rights across the African Continent.
