'I inherited a broke country' says new Liberian president
George Weah
Paris (AFP)  â Liberiaâs new President George Weah  on Tuesday pledged to fight endemic corruption as  he  spoke about conditions in  his  âbroke countryâ on the first day of an official visit to Paris.
âI inherited a country that is very broke  depleted by political malfeasance. We have to make sure that the things that happened will not happen again â  Weah  said.
 Weah  also spoke at a conference about another top priority  education for young people who represent 60 percent of 4.7 million Liberians.
Founded 170 years ago by freed slaves  Liberia is âthe oldest African country but we donât have an engineering school. We donât even have a diagnosis centre to tell if someone has Ebola â  Weah  said  vowing to do more to get children in school and âto leave the streetâ.
On  his  first foreign trip as president   Weah  on Wednesday will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace  along with several sports figures  and vice president of the World Bank for Africa  Makhtar Diop.
Paris (AFP)  â  [TGT] on Tuesday pledged to fight endemic corruption as   [TGT]   spoke about conditions in   [TGT]   âbroke countryâ on the first day of an official visit to Paris.
âI inherited a country that is very broke  depleted by political malfeasance. We have to make sure that the things that happened will not happen again â   [TGT] said.
  [TGT] also spoke at a conference about another top priority  education for young people who represent 60 percent of 4.7 million Liberians.
Founded 170 years ago by freed slaves  Liberia is âthe oldest African country but we donât have an engineering school. We donât even have a diagnosis centre to tell if someone has Ebola â   [TGT] said  vowing to do more to get children in school and âto leave the streetâ.
On   [TGT]   first foreign trip as president    [TGT] on Wednesday will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace  along with several sports figures  and vice president of the World Bank for Africa  Makhtar Diop.