Liberia’s President Concedes Election Defeat in a Knife-Edge Vote

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Pres­i­dent George Weah, a for­mer soc­cer star whose admin­is­tra­tion had weath­ered accu­sa­tions of cor­rup­tion, announced that he had lost his bid for re-elec­tion to Joseph Boakai, a 78-year-old for­mer vice president.