Sierra Leone: New president sworn-in before 50,000 supporters
Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone’s new president, who was briefly a leader of a junta during Sierra Leone’s civil war, has been sworn into office […]
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Liberia’s George Weah to change Constitution, stamp out corruption
Liberia’s newly sworn-in President George Weah on Monday pledged to cut his own salary by a quarter and launch a crackdown on endemic corruption in […]
Liberia’s George Weah vows to fight corruption, pay ‘a living wage’
Football legend George Weah was officially sworn-in on Monday as president of Liberia, in the country’s first democratic transition of power since 1944. Weah, 51, […]
Voting starts in Liberia’s run-off presidential election
About two million Liberians are to choose a new president this Tuesday December 26 in a run-off vote that was delayed by a court hearing […]
Supreme Court Okays presidential runoff election in Liberia
The Supreme Court of Liberia cleared the way for a presidential run-off election, saying that it had not found enough evidence of fraud to halt […]
Liberia’s democracy is under assault – outgoing President
Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Tuesday said the country’s democracy is under assault as the Supreme Court this week ordered a temporary halt to […]
Liberia: Weah, Boakai in the run-off ballot
As forecast by observers, Senator George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai will be in the run-off ballot in Liberia, according to the partial results released […]
Liberians expect provisional election results as vote counting goes on
Vote counting is underway in Liberia as over two million voters await the results of the general elections held on Tuesday. Vice-President Joseph Boakai and […]
Liberians to elect successor of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in crucial polls on Tuesday
Liberians will go to the polls on Tuesday to elect the successor of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first female president. Twenty presidential candidates are […]
Football Legend George Weah to Lead Opposition Coalition in Liberia
Former Liberian football star, George Weah; will head a coalition in his second attempt to became the president of Liberia, local media reported. The African […]