Source link Joseph Boakai has defeated ex-football star George Weah in a fiercely contested November election in Africa’s oldest republic Liberia has sworn in Joseph Nyumah Boakai as president, marking the West African country’s second peaceful transfer of power in more than 70 years. He has pledged to fight poverty and corruption during his six-year […]
Source link The former footballer’s decision paves the way for the second peaceful transfer of power in Africa’s oldest independent republic Liberian President George Weah has conceded defeat to his rival Joseph Nyumah Boakai following a tight contest in the second round of voting in the presidential elections. The move by Weah, a former international […]