Mocked by his critics as "Sleepy Joe", 79-year-old Joseph Boakai has been sworn in as Liberia's oldest-ever president after scraping a win in November's run-off election, with the help of a former ...

President Joseph Boakai has suspended more than 450 top government officials, including ministers, for failing to declare their assets as required by law. The affected officials, who include the ...

The latest Afrobarometer findings on perception of corruption in Liberia say that more Liberians believe Joseph Boakai's government is performing well in its fight against corruption, and public trust ...

Joseph Boakai, a 78-year old opposition candidate who describes age as a "blessing", has been congratulated by the incumbent after Liberia's closely fought presidential election. The latest ...

Liberia President, Joseph Nyuma Boakai; Togo President, Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; former Head of ...

What was anticipated to be a moment of unity and institutional reconciliation between President Joseph Boakai and members of ...

Liberia's new president Joseph Boakai pledged to fight corruption in the West African country as he was sworn into office on Monday following his election victory over former football star George ...

Liberian President Joseph Boakai said in an interview. The former U.S. colony finds itself caught in a tug-of-war over African markets between Washington and Beijing, with the continent emerging ...

When Joseph Boakai won a place at Liberia's prestigious College of West Africa in the 1950s, he helped pay his fees by working as the school janitor, cleaning floors and toilets at night and ...

Election officials in Liberia on Monday formally declared Joseph Boakai the president-elect, three days after incumbent George Weah conceded defeat based on the runoff vote's provisional results.

MONROVIA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Liberian President-elect Joseph Boakai, who defeated President George Weah in the Nov. 14 presidential runoff, says his administration will take a close look at mining ...