Liberia: Present and past presidents clash over Christmas ‘opulence’
Liberia's President George Weah and his predecessor Ellen Johnson Sirleaf clash over the expense of Christmas preparations.
Liberia's President George Weah and his predecessor Ellen Johnson Sirleaf clash over Christmas preparations, with a Tweet, seemingly from the former head of state, accusing the president of ‘opulence’.
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And amid the doom of the coronavirus pandemic, 12-year-old Sierra Leonean school girl, Zahra Kamara, composes an uplifting poem.
Photo: Liberia's President George Weah. Credit: Reuters
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