Liberia's George Weah Pays First Official Visit to France

Sports, along with politics, will be on the menu this week, when Liberia's new president makes his first official trip outside Africa. George Weah will not be visiting the United States, which has long had a special relationship with Liberia — but France, where he once was a star soccer player. Many French soccer fans know Liberia's new leader simply as "Monsieur George" — the star striker who spent years in France playing for the Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille...

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