Macron about the ‘stagnated economy’ he inherited. “But peace without prosperity is an unfinished agenda this is going to be the greatest challenge of my administration,” he added. President Weah is cognizant of the “awesome responsibility” resting on his shoulders “to lead the Liberian people out of poverty and onward to peace and prosperity”, as he told the French President. He held talks with them about job-creation and sustainable growth, according to a dispatch.
Said Weah: “Today, I return to France in my new capacity as President of Liberia, seeking for the people of Liberia the same opportunities and the same chances and success that France afforded me.”Įarlier, President Weah met with a French business network consists of over 750,000 members and firms. The former Paris Saint-Germain striker’s return to Paris this time around is for a bigger cause: to garner support for Liberia’s socio-economic development. Macron that Monrovia is looking forward to the “strengthening of the already strong bond of friendship” with Paris. He has to transcend his footballing feats to politics-cum-diplomacy. That was a career adventure that earned Weah the success and fame that helped propel him to the highest office of one of the poorest countries in the world.Īs President Weah catalogued his success in world football on Wednesday February 21, a smiling Macron, who shared the stage with him looked on.īut Macron is pretty aware that all of Weah’s exploits were in football, and not in politics and that Weah task is massive. He recounted his challenges and trends of adapting to a new home almost three decades ago in France.Īt that time, Liberia was embroiled in turmoil created by a civil war that would go on to ravage the entire country. “I remember that I arrived in Paris at Charles de Gaulle Airport on a very cold morning on my way to Monaco,” recalled President Weah mounting the podium alongside French President Emmanuel Macron. “29 years ago, I entered this great country from Africa in search of opportunities.” Unlike his trip to Senegal – a former French colony – where he received critical reviews back home for ditching Liberia’s official language for French, President Weah opted to speak English in Paris. Weah is no stranger to France and the French love him as he claims to be a “product of France.”īut threading his path, as a politician off the playing pitch is a challenge he must fathom in other to salvage Liberia’s broken systems. It’s the Liberian leader’s first trip outside of Africa and its outcome would set the pace for a renewed diplomatic relations between Monrovia and Paris and boost support to the West African nation. “We are therefore making this personal appeal to you and the government of France to support us in any way that you can in our efforts to jump-start our economy.” – President George Manneh Weah, Republic of Liberia President (Emmanuel Macron) – and friendly institutions. “We realize that we will not be able to deliver on the promise of change for the betterment of our country and people without urgent and significant assistance from friendly governments such as yours – Mr.
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