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Liberians vote in historic, delayed election
Former world footballer of the year George Weah and VP Joseph Boakai are bidding to succeed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in a run-off vote delayed for more than a month.
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Liberian youth cast vote day after Christmas
They are selecting a winner between George Weah and Joseph Boakai to succeed Africa’s first elected woman President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
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Electoral commission: Liberia to hold run-off vote on December 26
George Weah faces Vice-President Joseph Boakai in the poll that was held up for several weeks by a court challenge by the candidate who came third in round one.
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Dutch fugitive convicted of selling weapons to Charles Taylor remains in CT jail
Augustinus Kouwenhoven was arrested yesterday following a police raid in Cape Town
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Sirleaf: Liberia's democracy is under assault
Former footballer George Weah was initially set to face Vice-President Joseph Boakai on Tuesday to determine who will replace the term-limited Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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Election commission: Fraud probe to delay Liberia election run-off
Former soccer star George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai are competing to succeed President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
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Liberia's Supreme Court halts presidential run-off over fraud allegations
The court’s decision points to the increasingly assertive role some African judiciaries are playing in overseeing elections.
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Liberia's ruling party backs challenge to presidential result
Unity Party officials said they were supporting a legal challenge by Liberty Party of the third-place candidate Charles Brumskine.
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Liberian presidential run-off on the cards
Soccer star George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai lead the 20-candidate field to succeed Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
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Soccer star Weah & VP Boakai near Liberia presidential run-off
George Weah and Joseph Boakai held commanding leads in provisional presidential election results, setting up a likely run-off next month between the two men.
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Soccer star and VP maintain early leads in Liberia election
Based on returns from about a third of the country’s more than 5,000 polling stations, George Weah has obtained 39.6% of votes cast.
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Liberia election results trickling in
Liberians have voted to replace Africa's first female president who's served two six-year terms in office.
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Liberian voters brave long queues as voting underway
Nearly 2.2 million people have registered to vote as they replace Africa’s first female president.
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Liberia to choose new president on Tuesday
78-year-old Ellen Johnson Sirleaf made history when she was elected president of the West African nation in 2005.
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Liberia’s Boakai confident ahead of polls
Africa's first female president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, is stepping down after two six-year terms in office.
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SA, Liberia commit to deepen relations
President Jacob Zuma met with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the Union Buildings on Friday afternoon.
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Zuma welcomes Ellen Johnson Sirleaf during Women’s Month
President Jacob Zuma is hosting his Liberian counterpart Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the Union Buildings on Friday afternoon.
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Former Liberian president's ex-wife faces torture charges
Agnes Reeves Taylor will be in the dock at London’s Old Bailey at the end of this month.
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Lack of water, broken toilets plague health facilities in Liberia: charity
Health workers say water shortages & overflowing toilets are putting patients at risk of infection & disease.
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Liberian newspaper editor arrested after allegedly calling president cannibal
The editor posted an article about president Teodoro Mbasogo, alleging the he skinned opponents alive.
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UN peacekeeping mission leaves Liberia after 13 years
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told Reuters much had been done to prepare for the transition.
