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Liberia gets a new leader - peacefully

It will be the first fully democratic handover of power for more than 70 years. But George Weah faces big challenges.

It will be the first fully democratic handover of power for more than 70 years. But George Weah faces big challenges. Also in this programme/podcast: we ask if the Kremlin is running scared from Alexei Navalny; why Egypt fears it may run short of Nile water; and in the week that Saudi Arabia controversially hosts a big tournament, we examine the strange allure of chess.
Photo: The president-elect of Liberia, George Weah.
Credit: AFP/Getty

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