over 80% of the population is below a dollar a day, so george weah's government will have this to crackother thing with the poverty, which many believe, they have not been adequately able to address since 12 years. sarah: weah was a football star, play for italy. do you think he will succeed as a politician? >> he has not had experience in politics for the time he started. for football, people knew him from their. but others say, analysts say this could be tied around the people he puts in his government, the people in different positions and agencies who are going to make the work happened. so they say it is possible he has a successful government, just depending on who he puts in what position. sarah: thank you, that is a reporter in liberia. -- our reporter in liberia. george weah grew up in a slum in the capital of monrovia. he went on to become a star soccer player for clubs in italy, france, and england. after retirement he got involved in liberia's politics, making his first bid for the presidency in 2005. he said election fraud cost him the race, but he did not give up. here is

they charted, it was george weah we wa nted they charted, it was george weah we wanted an george weahd. the capital reverberated with singing and deafening cough islands. it was never in doubt the former world footballer of the year would win. election observers both domestic and foreign plays the conduct of the poll. this man was used a winning trophies but found it ha rd to used a winning trophies but found it hard to win this, the biggest award of his life. liberia has stabilised after a decade of bloody civil war but it's still suffering with abject poverty and corruption. chris fomunyoh is part of the international election observer delegation to liberia. he's the senior associate and regional director of the central and west africa for the national democratic institute. hejoins me now from monrovia. first of all, just how historic is this handover? this is huge and its historic. firstly, because it's the first in seven decades that we are changing political power through the ballot box with a democratically elected president, handing over to another democratically elected presid

they chanted, "it was george weah we wanted. and it is george weah we have got".he capital reverberated with singing. it was never in doubt the former world footballer of the year would win. election observers, both domestic and foreign, have hailed the conduct of the poll. this man was used to winning trophies but found it hard to win this, the biggest award of his life. liberia has stabilised after a decade of a long and bloody civil war, but it's still suffering with abject poverty and corruption. isaac zawolo is the media and communication strategist for george weah's cdc party. he joins me now from waldorf, maryland. thank you forjoining us. how does it feel to win, and win quite big as well? thank you for having me. let mejust say, well? thank you for having me. let me just say, thank you to the liberian people for the way they conducted themselves through this election campaign. i would also like to thank our opponents, the unity party, for putting up a very stiff opposition to us. in full the furtherance to our opposition, we are very much overjoyed and ex

our top stories: former international footballer george weah weeps with joy, after winning liberia's presidential election. 41 people are dead and many others wounded in a kabul suicide bombing. the islamic state group said it carried out the attack. our reporter has been at the scene. this is the building where the explosion happened, and you can see that the building has been almost completely destroyed. after confirming that the company deliberately slows down old iphones, apple now apologises for what it calls "a misunderstanding". and the e—mail scandal that's rocking the miss america contest. we hear from a former winner on where the organisation is heading. hello and welcome to bbc world news. the next president of liberia will be the former international football star, george weah. he wept with joy as he waved to jubilant supporters in monrovia, after winning more than 60% of the vote. with him was his running mate, jewel howard—taylor, the ex—wife of the disgraced former president, charles taylor. george weah was the first and only player from africa to win the coveted ballo

she is a lot of experience when it comes to politics, unlike george weah.o she brings experience on board, with that of george weah, who has no experience in politics except for when he was elected senator in 2014. taylor has been there for a long time. host: people concerned with the fact that she is involved considering she is the ex-wife of a warlord who is imprisoned? >> during the campaign, there were people using that, that when george weah wins the presidency, charles taylothat we campaign period. but weah has continued to clarify that in no way he has redeemed his past government to bring taylor back to liberia. he is not in jail because of liberia rules, it is an international jail sentence he is serving. host: what is the top of his to do list now that he is in government? >> there is a huge tax. it is difficult. there is a lot of work ahead of him. property, education. right now, with difficulty in the economy, that is what he has on his agenda. he said that he will work to make his government successful. host: thank you very much. now to some of

straight fight between the current vice president joseph boakai, and world renowned footballer george weaheports from the capital, monrovia. voting went peacefully with no reports of incidents. accompanied by his supporters, vice president joseph weah cast his vote. he sounded confident. asked as to whether he would accept the results he responded with a qualified yes. after that a decision will be made. were willing to work for whatever the final result is. for supporters of the former football superstars george weah it looked like a victory dance when he went to vote. the man who will won in the first round sounded confident. i'm not associated with losing. i will win. boakai associated with losing. i will win. boa kai cannot associated with losing. i will win. boakai cannot win, and george weah can. what happened cannot happen again. initial indications are that the run—off was better organised than the first round. materials arrived on time and there have been no complaints so far of multiple voting according to the main local observation group. turnout seemed low. it has been quiet he

with liberia, where it was announced a short time ago that the former international football star george weah has won the presidential election. his supporters celebrated as the electoral commission announced that with almost all the ballots counted, mr weah had won more than 60% of the vote. george weah made his name playing for ac milan, he was the first and only player from africa to win the coveted ballon d'or award. but for the last three years he has been a senator in liberia. when he becomes president next month, it will be liberia's first democratic transition in more than 70 years. umaru fofana is in the liberian capital monrovia. obviously this has been a huge reaction. what is it like on the ground? absolutely. wild celebrations. minutes after the electoral commission announced the result, hundreds of people celebrated in front of the building. and then, across the city, you could hear the sound of jubilation, honking horns. it has been 12 years of waiting. it is going to go on until tomorrow morning. this is the first democratic transition in 70 yea rs. first democratic transition

they chanted, "it was george weah we wanted and it is george weah we have got".ital reverberated with singing and deafening cough islands. it was never in doubt the former world footballer of the year would win. election observers, both domestic and foreign, have hailed the conduct of the poll. this man was used to winning trophies, but found it hard to win this, the biggest award of his life. liberia has stabilised after a decade of a long and bloody civil war, but it's still suffering with abject poverty and corruption. a short time ago, i spoke to chris fomunyoh in monrovia. he's from the national democratic institute and one of the leaders of the international election observer delegation in liberia. i began by asking him how significant this election result is. this is huge. it is historic, firstly because it is the second time in seven decades that liberia will be changing, where a democratically elected president will be handing over to a democratically elected president. it is also a story of someone from very humble beginnings, through hard work and pers

evelyn a big victory for george weah what worked in his favor. well i don't want to seem josh we as failure is that this election this year all people will say he has given this support of charity of the country as young people and these young people have had so many expectations like a nation and secondly judge we have people say yes good is somewhat of president so you think about president. has also has an interest in working with people to make his government went better especially when it comes to drawing his government so he has the support of president some of those and then a good thing for him ok. what you're saying he won the young vote the question is what is he promising liberia's wrong young his his critics say his campaign offered very few concrete solutions to the country's problems what can we actually expect from him now. that has been the melting point we have has not played these series how you will go about these different things about corruption he has stressed over and over you should have about you know education for your p

boakai cannot win, and george weah can. what happened cannot happen again.re that the run—off was better organised than the first round. materials arrived on time and there have been no complaints so far of multiple voting according to the main local observation group. turnout seemed low. it has been quiet here at this high school. election officials are nibbling around without a lot to do. they say there's been like this for most of the day. only one person has come here in the last 30 minutes to cast their vote. with a result expected this week, liberians are looking forward to the outcome. this is the first time in over 70 years that this country has set the stage for a peaceful transfer of power from one elected president to another. the united states has announced sanctions on two officials who are developing north korea's ballistic missile programme. in a statement the us treasury named the men, on the left ri pyong—chol and on the right kimjong—sik. treasury secretary steven mnuchin added, "treasury is targeting leaders of north korea's ballistic miss

boakai cannot win, and george weah can. it's an exceptional case.hat happened cannot happen again. initial indications are that the run—off was better organised than the first round. materials arrived on time and there have been no complaints so far of multiple voting according to the main local observation group. but turnout appeared low. it has been quiet here at this convent high school in central monrovia. election officials are nibbling around without a lot to do. they say there's been like this for most of the day. only one person has come here in the last 30 minutes to cast their ballot. with the results expected this week, liberians are looking forward to the outcome. these elections mark the first time in over 70 years that this country has set the stage for a peaceful transfer of power from one elected president to another. the international committee of the red cross says the evacuation of critical medical cases has begun from eastern ghouta in syria. eastern ghouta, a suburb near damascus, has been under the control of the rebels — and a

this is daily news live from berlin from the world player of the year to president soccer star george weah is elected as liberia's next leader his supporters celebrating far into the nights in the capital monrovia but we are now faces huge expectations guiding his country through recovery from years of civil war and the recent ebola outbreak also coming up. crippled. on its way out in india in a win for women a parliament inches closer to stamping out this contentious islamic practice of saying of course three times to end a marriage and a syrian a wrestling champion it gets a second sporting chance says a refugee in egypt passing on his athletic knowledge to his fellow syrians in the country. it's a pleasure to be with you. liberia is poised to usher in its first democratic transfer of power in more than seven decades international soccer star turned politician george weah won a landslide victory in this west african. g.'s presidential runoff while a little while ago his opponent joseph conceded defeat liberia a country founded by freed american slaves is africa's oldest modern republic a

old habits die hard no fifty one george weah is watching the goals go in. but he keeps making history of his own becoming the first liberian president to take power democratically since one thousand nine hundred forty four. it's time government says the country will hold a general election on march fourth of next year the president has dissolved parliament to make way for the vote earlier prime minister paolo genting on and defended his government's record and said he would stay in office until a new government is in place election is set to be a three way contest between gentle nani's democratic party the populist five star movement lenin alliance headed by former prime minister silvio berlusconi of. the let's go to philip willing in rome philip promise been dissolved a new election is going to be held in march was this expected. yes this is part of an orderly transition phase the rough date of the dissolution of parliament had been in and out some weeks ago the date of the four that march was already penciled in in many calendars and in particular they de

start with liberia, where it was announced a short time ago that former international football star george weah has won the presidential election. his supporters celebrated as the electoral commission announced that with almost all the ballots counted, mr. weah had won more than 60% of the vote. he made his name playing for ac milan. he was the first and only player from africa to win the coveted ballon d'or award. over the last three years, he has been a senator in liberia. when he becomes president next month, it will be liberia's first democratic transition in more than 70 years. we go to the liberian capital, monrovia, for details and reaction after the declaration of the election results. reporter: it has been wild celebrations literally two minutes after the electoral commission chairman announced the result. hundreds of people thronged in front of the election building, and from then on, central monrovia, across the city, we could hear the reverberating sound of jubilation, the honking of car horns. it has been 12 years of waiting for george weah and his supporters, the celebration will

boakai cannot win, and george weah can. what happened cannot happen again. indications are that the run—off was better organised than the first round. materials arrived on time and there have been no complaints so far of multiple voting according to the main local observation group. turnout seemed low. it has been quiet here at this high school. election officials are nibbling around without a lot to do. they say there's been like this for most of the day. only one person has come here in the last 30 minutes to cast their vote. with a result expected this week, liberians are looking forward to the outcome. this is the first time in over 70 years that this country has set the stage for a peaceful transfer of power from one elected president to another. the international committee of the red cross says the evacuation of critical medical cases has begun from eastern ghouta in syria. the suburb near damascus has been under rebel control. almost 400,000 people there are besieged by forces loyal to president bashar al—assad. the united nations had pleaded for him

liberia's elections board has officially certified former football star george weah is the winner.he will replace ellen johnson-sirleaf, africa's first elected female head of state. andrter: the parties carnivals have continued in the last 24 hours since the announcement of the result of the electoral commission. this is the headquarters of george weah's political party, and as you can see, people with have thronged to the place almost unendingly, all-night vigil, dancing, beginning of a new era in the country. so far things are going very well with vice president having having admitted defeat in the election. george weah has held meetings with diplomats from among them the former united nations envoy here, former nigerian president. ben: a court ruling in south africa could lead to president jacob zuma facing impeachment proceedings over the use of public funds to upgrade his home. the country's constitutional court has said that parliament failed in its duty to hold the president to account, and must now look again at whether he should be removed from office. reporter: the judge

the former world footballer of the year, george weah, has won the liberian presidential election. for a string of high profile clubs, including ac milan, chelsea, and manchester city. he entered politics after his retirement in 2002, and will succeed ellen johnson sirleaf — africa's first elected female president. from monrovia, umaru fofana reports. hundreds of supporters of george wea h hundreds of supporters of george weah gathered in front of the electoral commission officers to celebrate his victory. the percentage of the cdc, 61.5% for the cdc. 38.5% for the united party. minutes later, the liberian capital was full of singing and dancing and the blaring of deafening car horns. president—elect weah tweeted this message... both foreign and domestic observers have praised the conduct of the election. they say it's a marked improvement on the way the first one was run in october. hardly anybody is surprised by weah‘s victory, but the margin is stunning. this is third—time lucky for a man who is used to winning trophies, but found it hard to win this, the biggest award of his li

george weah and his moment of triumph after winning liberia's presidential election supporters in the slums broke he grew up are ecstatic but now the hard work begins in one of africa's most countries. on its way out in india in a win for women parliament interest closer to stamping out the contentious islamic practice of staying divorced three times to end marriage. also coming up mourners remember a teenage girl stabbed to death in a german drugstore the suspected assailant is the girl's form of boyfriend a fifteen year old afghan refugee the killing is fueling debate in germany over the country's asylum longest. and welcome. the program egypt's coptic christians are in mourning after another attack by suspected islam is trailer herit authorities say nine cops and a policeman were killed when a gunman opened fire outside a church in a suburb of cairo the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for the attack extremists have repeatedly targeted egypt's christian minority in recent years. bullet holes on the cupcake church of insult in cairo after another attack on egypt's

i know my next leader will be george weah.ah: for more let's go to the capital monrovia, where our correspondent is standing by. evelyn, we as supporters say he is the winner. is it a done deal? >> the commission has not officially announced anyone as the winner, but what is happening is preliminary results are coming up from polling places. the indicate clearly that -- they indicate clearly that weah has taken most of the vote. but the election commission have not announced a winner for now. sarah: the winner, whoever it is, will succeed the president who won the nobel prize for helping to secure peace after liberia's back-to-back civil wars. what does weah want to do that's she did not? >> during the campaign period, george weah had said -- she admitted repeatedly that she did not succeed in fighting corruption. also the issue of reconciliation. [inaudible] he also talked about the issue of poverty. george weah is there for the young people. how will he go about doing it? he has not talked about how he will go about it. the

this is you know we do is live from berlin from world player of the year to president soccer star george weah is elected as liberia's next leader his supporters celebrating far into the night in the capital monrovia but we are now faces huge expectations guiding his country through we're covering from years of civil war any recent ebola outbreak also coming up. mourners remember a teenage girl stabbed to death in a german drugstore the suspected assailant a fifteen year old afghan refugee is fueling debate in germany over the country's asylum laws and a shred it to forget it for those hoping to be luckier in the new year is out with the old in new york city visitors and residents celebrating good riddance day bid farewell to last year's bad memories in the lead up to the new year celebrations in times square. very much for your company. liberia is poised to usher in its first democratic transfer of power more than seven decades international soccer star turned politician george weah won a landslide victory in this west african country's presidential runoff a little while ago his opponent jose

boakai cannot win, and george weah can. what happened cannot happen again.t the run—off was better organised than the first round. initial indications are that the run—off was better organised than the first round. materials arrived on time and there have been no complaints so far of multiple voting according to the main local observation group. but turnout appeared low. it has been quiet here at this convent high school in central monvrovia. —— monrovia. election officials are nibbling around without a lot to do. they say there's been like this for most of the day. only one person has come here in the last 30 minutes to cast their vote. with a result expected this week, liberians are looking forward to the outcome. this is the first time in over 70 years that this country has set the stage for a peaceful transfer of power from one elected president to another. sense of utter destruction are coming out of the philippines. homes were all but flattened in tugaya village, where 30 people died and 60 others are missing in floods and mudslides. many local village

vying for the top job in liberia presidential candidates george weah joseph buckeye cast their votes in a runoff election. hello i'm adrian for again this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a trail of destruction the philippines assesses the aftermath of one of the worst storms to ever hit the country. a prominent russian opposition leader calls for a boycott of next year's presidential election and that could land him in further trouble. more on rest in peru police fired tear gas and fight with protesters angry over a decision to pardon of former president. both candidates of cast their votes in liberia's runoff election that's expected to mark the country's first democratic transfer of power in seventy three years creating jobs and fighting corruption of the. the major campaign issue is liberia is one of the world's poorest countries and many of its four point seven million citizens live without basic services george weah has crafted his image as the candidate for the poor drawing on his own meteoric rise from poverty to blow ball football stardom. listen. to this led me.

born in a slum in the capital monrovia george weah star performances for europe's biggest football teams in the ninety's won the hearts of young liberians this is his second run for president. to do this. they said i'm going to win. georgia. outgoing president ellen johnson sirleaf said rule cemented peace in the west african country after civil war ended in two thousand and three but the majority of liberians still live in dire poverty whoever wins this election will face that challenge and will have to prove that he can govern in a way that will benefit the country and its citizens now imagine coming home from work to find a huge supergroup trashing your kitchen while that nightmare is very real for many people on south africa's cape peninsula where baboons often break into homes and were image for food but now a new method of deterring the furry primates could put an end to this monkey business. a boon by glory in south africa's keep potential people bashes primate is an almost daily occurrence thanks to brazen but boone's in south of their next meal. pot riley has seen her fair share

born in a slum in the capital monrovia george weah star performances for europe's biggest football teams in the ninety's won the hearts of young liberians this is his second run for president. to do this. they said i'm going to wind. up back at our. outgoing president ellen johnson sirleaf rule cemented peace in the west african country after civil war ended in two thousand and three but the majority of liberians still live in dire poverty. whoever wins this election will face that challenge and will have to prove that he can govern in a way that will benefit the country and its citizens as the year twenty seventeen draws to a close we've been looking at some of the technological trends that define the last twelve months and one of those has been artificially intelligent progress in that field bringing us closer to the dream of ultra sophisticated robots service work for us and even think for us some robots may even replace our pets. these robot soccer players doing well for rookies but maybe they'll improve through learning miro the robot dog can already do that he can learn the floorpl

instead of the news coming to long and strong berlin former software star george weah wins liberia's presidential won all defeats the country's vice president with more than sixty one percent of the vote now liberia is set for its first democratic transition of power in decades also coming up the government of italian prime minister paolo gentle sets more fourth as the day for a national election of the president dissolved parliament open the the latest from iraq. and carnage in kabul multiple bluffs rocks the afghan capital a suicide attack on a shia cultural center and media outlets kills adults and. i'm sarah harman welcome to the program it's good to have you with us former soccer star george weah has won liberia's presidential election provisional results show we are taking about sixty one percent of the vote defeating vice president joseph walker we have supporters in the capital city monrovia have been cheering his victory the fifty one year old will be sworn in next month and was sent to be the country's first democratic transition of power in more than seven deal here. corre

it's a runoff vote between former international footballer george weah and vice president joseph bok i both of whom join voters in casting their ballots. that are great beer because of the curse of democracy that we when we want to know what you want your work and i would use a tool. we have brought to the process this is what the process that we're doing we're willing to live with. born in a slum in the capital monrovia george weah star performances for europe's biggest football teams in the ninety's won the hearts of young liberians. this is his second run for president. to. go to when. outgoing president ellen johnson sirleaf rule cemented peace in the west african country after civil war ended in two thousand and three but the majority of liberians still live in dire poverty whoever wins this election will face that challenge and will have to prove that he can govern in a way that will benefit the country and its citizens as the year twenty seventeen draws to a close we've been looking at some of the technological trends that define the last twelve months and one of those has bee

news live from berlin from world player of the year to president soccer star george weah is elected as liberia's next leader his supporters celebrating into the night in the capital monrovia but we now faces huge expectations guiding his country through recovery from the years of civil war and a recent poll outbreak also coming up. triple the lock on its way out in india in a win for women parliament interest closer to stamping out the contentious islamic process practice of being divorced three times to end marriage. and shred it and forget it for those hoping to be luckier in the new year it's out with the old in new york city visitors and residents celebrating good riddance day this farewell to last year's bad memories in the lead up to new year's celebrations in times square . and and welcome to the program liberia is poised to usher in its first democratic transfer of power in more than seven decades international soccer star turned politician george we won a landslide victory in the west african countries presidential runoff a little while ago his opponent joseph book i conceded

it's a runoff vote between former international footballer george weah and vice president joseph. both of whom join voters in casting their ballots. that are good beer because of the curse of democracy that we went in one that would warrant your work and i would reduce it cool. we have got critical process here's what the president were to we're willing to live with. born in a slum in the capital monrovia george weah star performances for europe's biggest football teams in the ninety's won the hearts of young liberians this is his second run for president. to do this. they said i'm going to win all black cock and now we know georgia. outgoing president ellen johnson sirleaf several cemented peace in the west african country after civil war ended in two thousand and three but the majority of liberians still live in dire poverty. whoever wins this election will face that challenge and will have to prove that he can govern in a way that will benefit the country and its citizens imagine coming home from work to find a huge burger trashing your kitchen while that nightmare is real for

liberia's elections board has officially certified former international football star george weah asbeen to mr weah‘s party headquarters. the street parties and carnivals have continued in the last 2a hours since the announcement of the results by the electoral commission. this is the headquarters of george weah‘s political party and as you can see, people have thronged to this place almost unendingly. they spent an all—night vigil here, dancing, celebrating what they call the beginning of a new era for this country. so far, things seem to be going very well with the vice president joseph boakai, whom george weah defeated, having admitted defeat in the elections. diplomatic efforts are going on, with george weah having held meetings with some visiting diplomats, among them the united nations envoy here, former nigerian president olusegun obasanjo. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: turning turtles‘ fortunes — the mexican mission hoping to safeguard one endangered species. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of

this is you know you news life or limb from world player of the year to president soccer star george weah is elected as liberia's next leader his supporters celebrating into the night in the capital monrovia but we are now faces huge expectations tackling corruption and boosting a flagging economy or liberia with reactions also coming up. mourners remember a teenage girl stomped to death in a german drugstore yet it to get the identity of the suspect in her killing a young afghan refugee is fueling debate in germany over the country's asylum laws and media coverage of the case. and as this year draws to a close it's out with the old in new york residents there celebrating good riddance day and saying farewell to bad memories as the city gears up for its new year's festivities. it's great to have you along. liberia is poised to usher in its first a democratic transfer of power in more than seven dec. it's international soccer star turned politician george weah won a landslide victory in this west african countries presidential runoff liberia a country founded by freed american slaves is af

former football superstar george weah is set to become liberia's president provisional results have been released from choose days presidential runoff with more than ninety eight percent of the vote now counted the electoral commission says we have secured sixty one point five percent of the vote he will succeed ellen johnson sirleaf when he becomes president next month this will be the first democratic transition of power in the west african nation in seventy three yes ma'am going to joins us from liberia's capital monrovia and what has been the reaction that these provisional results mohammed. well madame of course the supporters of george aware aha p. and they've been thinking about holding a victory party the in the cup we're told will grow via but they've been asked not to do that because the final results will be released to morrow these are provisional results although again where hans an unassailable lead over he's contend the other the other candidate of walker the man who's been prez vice president in liberia for the past four years old way of course very popular with the youth

from kabul thank you all right some breaking news just coming in former international soccer star george weah has won liberia's presidential election over a new war on the story at the top of the hour. children on the front lines of the world's conflicts face shocking levels of violence as according to a statement by eunice then structure of emergency programs new york today manuel fontaine said combatants were blatantly disregarding international laws to protect the vulnerable and in many cases attackers were being deliberately targeted or used as human shields. for its hardest on the most vulnerable those who survive are often marked for life. in syria death and violence are part of growing up. unicef says snipers there even used children as human shields in many war zones there is no regard for children at all. is in for years we have seen brutality and many wars and crisis regions but when the iraqi city of mosul was recaptured from the islamic state children were being used as human shields in northern iraq children were recruited and then in order to carry out suicide bombings. and it's

ellen johnson sirleaf since two thousand and six but sirleaf is not backing him she has endorsed george weah of the doe is live for us in monrovia mohammed what's the turnout looking like so far. well. cues in polling stations pits. anything near what. happened in all trouble when the foster round was a halt at the polling station where we are in the hot movie of the cup with all the crowd has already seen doubts about the oldest small it's the killing in coming in one by one this is because it's a fairly easy process compared to what's happened in october because not only while they are twenty come of age and lying for the presidential for the presidency but also there were numerous other candidates vying for different positions including local representatives and members of parliament so. it's a very quick process and liberians say it's very crucial and these a lot of. i mean premium being tied to these ronnell other big issues that the electorate dealing with here or is it just about the personalities of the two candidates. while it is about big issues as well as the possibilities when it

a sad day avalon it's good to see you it's a landslide victory for george weah what gave him the ads why did you. just you know would simply because the liberian people decide that they don't want had no other units a party that didn't feel that this is the time but judge. with over eighty percent of the young people. what's in judge we are in doubt he'll intimacy as them so they will want to you know you need to potty that was exactly what what the vice president and this event is teaching compared to kind of judge we're ok so young people voted for him for change and he's relatively new to politics and he's chosen ex-wife of imprisoned warlord charles taylor as his running mate is there any concern about jewel howard taylor's role in the new government now. every round is that she has a wealth of experience in politics she has been elected twice as the senate in zero four nine years each so she's completing a second term now that would be complete eighteen years so she has a woman i guess feelings when it comes to politics unlike george weah so she brings experience on board with t

vote counting is underway in liberia's presidential runoff between the former footballer george weah and the current vice president joseph walker despite a low turnouts the process is expected to produce the first democratic transition of power in more than seventy years. the u.s. has imposed sanctions on to north korean scientists it says are senior figures in pyongyang's missile program the us as kim jong see can repeat on shore the development of nuclear missiles it is the latest move by the u.s. to pressure pyongyang to abandon its weapons program. here of south korea's electronics giant samsung is appealing against his conviction and sentence in a case focusing on corruption e.g. yong was sentenced to five years in jail for his part in a bribery scandal that also saw the impeachment of the country's former president park geun hey prosecutors have argued lee j. young should serve a twelve year prison term the high court is expected to rule on his appeal next month. so. korea says a deal with japan to settle the decades long comfort women dispute fails to meet the victims' needs i