MONROVIA: George Weah, a former World Player of the Year, has been sworn in as President of Liberia.

“I have spent many years of my life in stadiums, but today is a feeling like no other,” Weah told crowds in the capital Monrovia in Liberia’s first transition between democratically-elected leaders since 1944.

Weah thanked his predecessor, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, for bringing peace to the country after years of civil war.

In his inauguration speech, he said he could not offer any “quick fixes” but rather steady progress towards the goals of Liberians.

His priorities, he said, would be to fight corruption and pay civil servants “a living wage,” and show the private sector that Liberia was “open for business”.

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Weah sworn in as Liberia’s presidentFormer international footballer George Weah has been sworn in as president of Liberia.”I have spent many years of my life in stadiums, but today is a feeling like no other,” President Weah told crowds in the capital Monrovia.It is Liberia’s first transition between democratically-elected leaders since 1944.Mr Weah thanked his predecessor, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, for bringing peace to the country after years of civil war.In his inauguration speech, Mr Weah said he couldn’t offer any “quick fixes” but rather steady progress towards the goals of Liberians.His biggest priorities, he said, would be to fight corruption and pay civil servants “a living wage,” and show the private sector that Liberia was “open for business”.Africa Live: More on this and other stories