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	     The collapse of the opposition coalition  and the chaotic circumstances  are a main reason why President George Weah is on course to be re-elected in 2023...
	 
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	    As AC Milan's top striker in the 1990s  George Weah once ran through the opposing team to score a spectacular goal...
 Allies of President George Weah are accusing the chair of the National Elections Commission (NEC)  Davidetta Browne-Lansanah  of impropriety...
 Political insiders say the real reason for the accusation is that President George Weah's inner circle want to ensure his re-election well before voting  and they don't trust Browne-Lansanah to play ball...
        George Weah's front row Nathaniel McGill  sometimes called George Weah's 'prime minister'  is behind the campaign against National Elections Commission (NEC) chair  Davidetta Browne-Lansanah...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Ecowas has also been made aware of the inconsistencies of its own position  not least by the presidents of two smaller Ecowas member states  Liberia's George Weah and Guinea-Bissau's Úmaro Sissoco Embaló (to whom Condé was implacably hostile)  have said that coups should be no surprise when presidents do not respect their own constitutions...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	    Amid concerns that relations with the United States have cooled during his presidency  resulting in a loss of financial support  President George Weah has hired three US lobbying and PR firms costing US$660 000 per year...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Taylor's ex-wife  Jewel Howard-Taylor  is Vice-President under President George Weah and heads the National Patriotic Party (NPP)  which began its life as the political arm of her ex-husband's National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) and is part of the ruling coalition (AC Vol 61 No 5  George Weah at bay)...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	    A string of mysterious deaths of officials with links to the centre of power has caused deep consternation among the political elite  and confusion about the true character of George Weah's presidency  now in its fourth year (AC Vol 59 No 2  Weah's known unknowns)...
 Inflation stands at around 26%  and prices of petrol and rice are soaring – something that his predecessor  the Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf  kept firmly under control (AC Vol 61 No 5  George Weah at bay)...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
            Vol 61 No 18 | 
            - BURKINA FASO
	     Kaboré's war chest is likely to be discreetly filled by business friends like Mahamadou Bonkoungou  the billionaire boss of the EBOMAF regional civil engineering empire who likes to lend his private jet to heads of state like Kaboré and President George Weah (AC Vol 59 No 20  The heist that never was)...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Liberians  angered by the steep fall of the Liberian dollar against the US dollar  are venting their frustration on President George Weah and his government which stands accused of corruption and cronyism...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
            Vol 60 No 24 | 
            - GUINEA
- LIBERIA
	      Liberian President George Weah's office posted 15 minutes of live coverage of Forrest's arrival in July...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	    A much-anticipated 'Save the State' protest  which is scheduled for 7 June  seems to be gaining momentum as citizens challenge President George Weah and his government on critical national issues...