President Weah makes surprise return against Nigeria

By Reuters,

Liberia president and former World Footballer of the Year George Weah made a surprise return to international competition in Monrovia on Tuesday, play...

George Weah , Liberia , Nigeria

ODINGA: Elect more Kenyan women as Governors

By Citizen,

Women are makers and builders of nations. In Germany to date, there is a group called the Trümmerfrauen, the rubble women. These women are the ones...

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Wenger in Liberia to receive top award from Weah

By Agencies,

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger on Thursday arrived in Liberia to a heroic reception, where he will be presented with the country's highest honour b...

Former Liberia President Ellen Sirleaf honoured with reputable Ibrahim prize

By AFP,

Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday won the rarely awarded Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership the world's bigge...

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Wenger compares George Weah’s life to film script

By AFP,

Arsene Wenger has compared the life of George Weah to a film script following his former player's election as president of Liberia. Weah, who playe...

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Football celebrates Weah’s Liberia election victory

By AFP,

Former Chelsea star Didier Drogba led plaudits on Friday from the world of football to George Weah after the only African to win the Ballon d'Or was e...

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Ex-soccer star George Weah wins Liberia’s Presidential Poll

By VOA,

Former soccer star George Weah has been declared the winner of Liberia's presidential election. The country's electoral commission said Thursday th...

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YEAR IN REVIEW: The election of Ahmad the catalyst for Afcon expansion

By Jacob Icia,

Upon taking over the Confederation of African Football (CAF) presidency in March 2017, Ahmad Ahmad promised more inclusivity in the sport. Few knew...

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George Weah: ex-football star who could be Liberia’s next President

By AFP,

George Weah emerged from Liberia's slums to become a superstar footballer in the 1990s, and has leveraged his status as a revered figure among the cou...

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Liberia court indefinitely delays presidential vote

By AFP,

The Supreme Court on Monday indefinitely delayed a vote for Liberia's new president, over an opposition party complaint of electoral fraud, as the vic...

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Liberia’s Supreme Court stops presidential run off over fraud charges

By Wahome Gitonga,

Liberia’s Supreme Court has halted preparations for next week’s presidential run-off between former soccer player George Weah and Vice President J...

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5 countries currently experiencing disputed elections

By Sally Boyani,

It may look like Kenya is the only country that is in political limbo especially since the campaigns have been on for months and it doesn't look like ...

Congo , Liberia , Slovenia , Spain

Liberia: Ruling party challenges election results

By VOA,

Liberia's ruling party is challenging the results of the first round of presidential elections in which its candidate was the runner-up. The Unity ...

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Results delayed in vote to replace Liberia’s Sirleaf

By AFP,

Liberia's election results were delayed on Wednesday by hitches at a number of polling stations, with Vice President Joseph Boakai and footballer Geor...

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Front row for N. Korea, beef for lunch: a look at the UN gathering

By AFP,

United Nations, United States | AFP |  It's been dubbed the Super Bowl of diplomacy, the Oscars of world statesmanship: the UN General Assembl...

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Tenga plays down Hayatou influence in CAF representative seat

By Jacob Icia,

Tanzania’s Leodegar Tenga is confident he will overcome stiff competition from Ghanaian Kwesi Nyantakyi to win the Anglophone representative categor...

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Kenya hopeful Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohammed will clinch AUC chair

By Mac Otani,

The government has expressed optimism that Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed will be elected as the next African Union Commission chair...

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Gambia’s President-elect arrives in Senegal after talks fail

By Reuters,

Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow has left the country for neighbouring Senegal, a coalition member and local media said on Sunday, a day after We...

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West African leaders to visit Gambia president again amid crisis

By Reuters,

The presidents of Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia will visit Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Wednesday in a second attempt to press him to hand ov...

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West Africa leaders to continue Gambia mediation

By Reuters,

West African leaders are still pursuing mediation to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in Gambia where President Yahya Jammeh refused to accept defe...

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