Reuters' Pictures of the year 2006:New Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf sits on her presidential chair during her inauguration ceremony at the Capitol Building in Monrovia January 16, 2006. Johnson-Sirleaf took office as Africa's first elected woman president on Monday, backed by a strong show of US support and vowing to fight graft and rebuild her country after years of war. [Reuters]

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