Get to Know Liberia's New President, George Weah

Author:
SABC Digital News
Publisher:
SABC Digital News
Publication Date:
22 January 2018
Tags:
Liberia, Governance

Former international football star, George Weah, has been sworn in as Liberia's new president. The 51-year old has taken over from Nobel laureate, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who spent 12 years at the helm, steering the West African nation away from the trauma of a civil war.

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