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Former vice-president Joseph Boakai completes remarkable comeback with runoff victory
Incumbent George Weah unlikely to secure the majority of votes needed, leading to run-off with former vice-president Joseph Boakai
Travels by the former footballer include cheering on his son Timothy at Qatar World Cup
Mining magnate Robert Friedland says London is the ‘natural place’ to list Nimba deposit
Educators are split over whether the scheme is a model for others or a harmful failure
Son of former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is one of those detained
Hacker-for-hire’s attack on mobile network inadvertently caused shutdown
Notes are found in vaults after popular outrage but some remain sceptical
African nation launches ‘national security’ investigation and bars officials from travelling
From Vancouver price rises to a 3D-printed house, a round-up of world property news
Peaceful election follows pattern of democratic polls in west Africa
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf becomes the first woman to claim the Mo Ibrahim award
Not all of Liberia’s women support her elevation as a feminist icon
President-elect’s reputation as miracle worker will be sorely tested by endemic poverty
The success of George Weah in Liberia can be repeated elsewhere, writes Gideon Rachman
Ex-footballer wins decisive victory in west African state
Legacy of Africa’s first female elected head of state criticised despite decade of peace
Commitment to competitive electoral politics is strong, even if it falls short
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has led transition from war and anarchy to peace and stability
Chinese have a record of getting things done despite criticism of their methods
In 2013, 25,000 Liberians took a university entrance exam. No-one passed. So the government came up with a drastic plan
Jammeh’s exit from Gambia is being hailed as proof of democracy’s resilience in region
African countries struggle to provide adequate education
Trade and remittance flows vulnerable to protectionism and immigration reform
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