Joseph Boakai has defeated ex-football star George Weah in a fiercely contested November election in Africa’s oldest republic
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Across the divide, there is relief that Liberia's leader and ex-football star conceded to his rival.
Liberian leader and football legend George Weah conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight presidential run-off, saying it was "time to put national interest above personal interest".
President George Weah, a former football star, will face main rival Joseph Boakai in a November runoff, the electoral commission has announced
Liberians began voting Tuesday on whether to give football legend George Weah a second term as president, with peace among voters' main concerns in a nation still scarred by back-to-back civil wars.
Snakes have been found in Liberian President George Weah's office, forcing him to work from his private residence, the BBC has learnt.
The CEO of a US-backed academy in Liberia has temporarily resigned after a report found that dozens of girls were allegedly raped by an employee.
Liberia's President George Weah has called for the removal of a "racist" clause in the constitution which restricts citizenship to black people.
Former international football star George Weah was sworn in as Liberia's new president on Monday, in the country's first transition between democratically-elected leaders since 1944.
Jewel Howard Taylor is set to become Liberia’s next vice-president after her successful campaign alongside George Weah. She claims that she never knew about the atrocities ordered by her ex-husband, Charles Taylor, during Sierra Leone's civil war.
Former soccer star George Weah has defeated Vice President Joseph Boakai to win Liberia’s presidential run-off election and succeed incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf next month, the country’s first democratic transition in over 70 years.
Liberians were waiting Wednesday to find out who will succeed Africa's first elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, marking the country's first democratic transfer of power in decades.
Liberia will hold a delayed presidential run-off vote on December 26, the electoral commission chief said on Tuesday.
King George played for some of Europe’s best clubs and wants to lead the West African nation.