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VOICED : From bankers to strikers Liberia seeks a president
A former warlord, a footballer and a soft drinks millionaire are competing to becoming Liberia's next president
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CLEAN : Liberia hosts 51st ECOWAS Summit
West African heads of state and an array of guests including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gather in Liberia for the 51st ECOWAS Summit where terrorism is high on the agenda
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CLEAN : From bankers to strikers Liberia seeks a president
A former warlord, a footballer and a soft drinks millionaire are competing to becoming Liberia's next president
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CLEAN : Home beckons across the border for exiled Ivorian children
Some of the estimated 1,000 children who fled fighting in Ivory Coast for neighbouring Liberia six years ago are being reunited with their families
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Liberians go to the polls in presidential election
Liberians gathered from early on Tuesday to vote in an election that for the first time in more than 70 years should see one democratically elected government hand power to another.
As Africa's first female president Ellen...
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Candidates vote in Liberian presidential election
Voting is underway in Liberia's general elections, with voters choosing lawmakers for the small West African state's parliament as well as their choice for president.
There are 20 names on the ballot paper for the top job,...
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CLEAN : Liberia's Weah denies contact with ex leader Charles Taylor
Liberian presidential candidate George Weah on Friday denied contact with ex leader Charles Taylor as controversy erupted over the former warlord's alleged behind the scenes role in the country's politics
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Liberia votes to replace Africa's 1st female leader
Liberians chose between 20 candidates vying to succeed Africa's first female president on Tuesday, as voters picked the person they believe will best help the West African country move past the Ebola crisis that killed nearly 5,000...
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First results in Liberia election, but fraud allegations surface
Liberia's National Elections Commission (NEC) called for calm on Thursday as partial provisional results showed former soccer star George Weah taking an early lead, leading to celebrations outside his party headquarters.
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CLEAN : Liberian women hold mass fast for peaceful elections
Ahead of elections next Tuesday Liberian women of all ages are gathering from dawn to sunset on a roadside close to the party headquarters of several presidential candidates in an echo of protests that eventually helped bring an end to...
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CLEAN : High turnout with few hitches in Liberia elections
Liberians are queuing up in high numbers to elect a new president to replace Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who has served her constitutional two terms as president
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CLEAN : Liberia: Observers believe poll is credible despite incidents
The Liberian national electoral commission (NEC) acknowledges incidents during yesterday's first round of presidential vote but believes that it will not impact the election's results
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CLEAN : Liberia opposition leader calls for new election commission
Liberian opposition politician Charles Brumskine calls for the National Electoral Commission's members to be replaced citing their actions during a disputed presidential election
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CLEAN : ECOWAS and AU leaders meet with Liberian political players
The leaders of ECOWAS and AU are in Liberia to mediate with key political leaders to ensure that the runoff election is held
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CLEAN : Ex football star Weah hopes to lead change in Liberia
Former football star and presidential hopeful George Weah on Monday called for change in Liberia and said he was confident ahead of next month's election in the west African nation
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CLEAN : Liberia's Sirleaf hits back at vote interference claims
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf hit back at claims by her own vice president that she had interfered in the election to choose her successor by meeting polling officials at her residence
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CLEAN : Liberia ruling party contests result of presidential vote
Liberia's ruling party announces a formal complaint against the electoral commission over the outcome of the October 10 presidential poll joining two other parties days before a runoff involving its candidate Vice President Joseph Boakai
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CLEAN : Hearing in Liberia's elections court case
Legal arguments in Liberia are underway after Charles Brumskine filed complaints on the National Elections Commission (NEC) accusing them of fraud and tainting the vote after coming third in an October 10 presidential election
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CLEAN : Weah and Boakai in Liberia runoff elections
Football legend George Weah and Liberias Vice President Joseph Boakai are now declared the candidates for the runoff elections scheduled for 7 November
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CLEAN : Supreme Court considers fate of Liberia presidential runoff
Liberia's Supreme Court on Friday said it would decide on Monday whether a runoff vote for the presidency will go ahead after hearing arguments from an opposition party and the electoral commission
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CLEAN : Four presidential candidates meet to discuss potential alliance
Four presidential candidates meet in Monrovia to discuss a potential merger while the runoff which was due to happen today has been suspended until further notice
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CLEAN : Liberia Supreme Court indefinitely delays presidential vote
The Supreme court of Liberia orders the suspension of the presidential runoff planned for Tuesday November 7th and to the National electoral commission to go through the complaint lodged by Liberty candidate Charles Brumskine
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CLEAN : Brumskine wants NEC commissioners off the case going forward
Liberty Party leader Charles W. Brumskine is calling on the board of commissioners of NEC to recuse themselves from his partys election fraud complaint
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Candidates cast their ballot in Liberia presidential election
The candidates in Liberia's presidential election cast their ballot in a suburb of the capital, Monrovia, on Tuesday.
The election pits 51-year-old former football star and senator George Weah against 73-year-old Joseph...