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Partial results show Liberians back Weah plan for shorter terms
The country went to the polls last week to choose new senators, in an election held alongside the constitutional referendum on term limits and allowing dual...
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Liberia votes on Weah plan to cut presidential terms
Voters are also choosing whether to repeal a 1973 ban on dual nationality, a move which some hope could be an economic boon in the poor nation of 4.8 million people.
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Liberia's Weah denies he will seek third term in office
Addressing a news conference in the capital Monrovia, the president's chief of staff Nathaniel McGill pointed out that George Weah, a footballing icon who took office in 2018, had not even finished his first presidential term.
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Liberia's George Weah releases coronavirus single
In his 'Let's Stand Together and Fight Coronavirus', President Weah explains how the virus is spread and urges hand washing to a backing of harmonised female vocals and upbeat guitar music from the group The Rabbis.
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Cameroon footballing legend Eto'o rules out career in politics
The two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner says he wants to move into coaching, although he has also taken a role with the Confederation of African Football.
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Liberia shuts radio station critical of president
Roots FM, owned by Henry Costa, is one of the leaders of a group that organised a large anti-government street protest on 17 June, paralysing several areas of the seaside capital Monrovia.
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Liberia protesters clash with police at rally over economy, graft
The protesters - in the second major rally since thousands gathered on 7 June - called on the government to improve living conditions amid spiralling inflation.
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Liberia’s president calls for national prayers for economic recovery
President George Weah is organising all-night prayer vigils on the last Friday of every month for people to pray for infrastructure and economic development.
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Protesting Liberians demand return of lost millions
The government said that the Liberian dollars, newly printed abroad, had been unaccounted for since arriving in containers at two ports in November 2017 and August 2018.
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Liberia's Weah bans travel for top officials until missing banknotes found
Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf insists the money did not disappear on her watch.
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Arsene Wenger to get honour for helping George Weah's career
Another of Weah’s coaches in his formative years, Claude Le Roy, is also to be awarded the country’s highest honour, the government said on Monday.
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Liberia's Weah takes steps to tackle inflation, poverty
Liberian President George Weah said the injection of dollars would help mop up some excess Liberian dollars.
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Liberia’s George Weah takes steps to tackle inflation, poverty
President George Weah took office at the start of 2018 on a promise to stamp out corruption and end the economic misery for millions of Liberians.
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Liberia central bank governor Milton Weeks resigns
President George Weah had received and accepted Weeks’ resignation, the president’s office said in a statement that gave no further details.
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Facing a 'broke' country, Liberia's Weah cuts his own salary
George Weah had promised a crackdown on endemic corruption as he was sworn in a week ago to the cheers of thousands of exuberant supporters crammed into a stadium in the capital, Monrovia.
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[OPINION] The start of the match for George Weah in Liberia
Jean-Jacques Cornish says the new Liberian president goes into the match more than a couple of goals down on the first leg.
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George Weah sworn in as Liberian president
George Weah said his first priority was to maintain peace in Liberia which was rigged by more than a decade of civil war.
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George Weah to be sworn in as Liberia’s president
Weah takes over from Africa's first female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
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Mokonyane to represent Zuma at Weah’s inauguration
The inauguration of President George Weah is set to take place on Monday.
