Liberian general election

Supporters of George Weah, former soccer player and presidential candidate of Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), celebrate after the announcement of the presidential election results in Monrovia, Liberia

Football celebrates Weah’s win in Liberian presidential election

Global Politics

Despite numerous examples of the game’s former stars entering politics, Weah is the first former player to succeed in being elected head of his country.

Will Nobel Prize winner lose Liberian election?

The World

My Conversation with the Iron Lady of Africa

The World

Monrovia Protest Turns Deadly Ahead of Liberia’s Presidential Run-off

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Despite Nobel Prize, Sirleaf’s Re-Election Not Guaranteed

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf — ‘Ma Ellen’ — and her Liberian Presidential Re-election Bid

Global Politics

Liberian incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is running for re-election. The women’s vote helped put her in office last time. But many Liberian women are turning their back on the president