Joseph Boakai
7 Dec
At a time that military adventurism seems to threaten democratic stability in the West African region, the seamless transition featured in the recent general election held in Liberia presents a positive outlook to civil rule and offers deep lessons to African leaders with a sit-tight mentality. The Liberian election was held to elect a new…
20 Nov
Political veteran Joseph Boakai was on Monday declared winner of Liberia's presidential election, beating incumbent George Weah, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) said after completing the ballot count.
19 Nov
Months after military coup d’etats in Niger Republic and Mali that blighted Africa’s democratic credentials, last Friday’s concession of defeat by Liberia’s incumbent president and football legend, George Weah, to the opposition leader, Joseph Boakai...
18 Nov
Liberian leader and football legend George Weah conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight presidential run-off, saying it was "time to put national interest above personal interest".
16 Nov
Vote counting was under way in Liberia on Wednesday, the day after a presidential run-off between football legend George Weah and ex-vice president Joseph Boakai, with the challenger taking a narrow early lead.