MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators descended on Liberia’s capital on Friday to protest former soccer star-turned-President George Weah and the sinking economy while critics accused the government of blocking social media. Liberian President…
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Star footballer-turned-politician George Weah marks a year as Liberia’s president on Tuesday as many in the impoverished country debate whether he has begun to deliver on dramatic campaign promises. FIFA’s 1995…
MONROVIA, LIBERIA — George Weah gave his first public address as Liberia’s president-elect Saturday, telling potential investors that the nation is “open and ready for business” and calling on Liberians who live abroad to come…
MONROVIA, LIBERIA — Former FIFA World Player of the Year George Weah has been elected Liberia’s new president by a wide margin as the West African nation faces its first democratic transfer of power in…
Liberians are waiting to find out who will be their next president as officials continued to tally votes from the West African nation’s runoff election. Former soccer star George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai…
MONROVIA, LIBERIA — Liberia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a temporary halt to preparations for next week’s runoff presidential election as it awaits a hearing on complaints alleging voting irregularities. Representatives of the National Election…
A runoff vote for the presidency of Liberia will be held between former footballer George Weah and incumbent Vice President Joseph Boakai, the electoral commission said Sunday. With over 95 percent of votes counted in…
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberian former soccer star George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai were comfortably ahead in partial presidential election results announced on Saturday, and look set to contest a run-off next month. Weah…
Football icon George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai are the early front-runners in Liberia’s presidential election results, but election officials said only a third of the ballots had been counted Thursday, three days after…