Liberians are set to go to the polls to choose a successor to Africa's first elected female president and Nobel Peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Ex-football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai are the main contenders in the race to succeed her. Liberia, founded by freed US slaves in the 19th Century, has not had a smooth transfer of power in 73 years.
Ms Sirleaf urged people to vote peacefully in a nation still recovering from a 14-year civil war. "Your vote is about you and your family - not party, ethnicity," she said in an address to the nation.
A total of 20 presidential candidates are running to succeed Ms Sirleaf. They include Alex Cummings, a former Coca-Cola executive, and MacDella Cooper, an ex-model and girlfriend of Mr Weah.
Ms Sirleaf, 78, is stepping down at the end of her two terms. She took office in 2006, after her predecessor, Charles Taylor, was forced out of office by rebels in 2003.
Taylor is currently serving a 50-year prison sentence in the UK for war crimes related to the conflict in neighbouring Sierra Leone. Mr Weah, 51, has chosen Taylor's ex-wife Jewel Howard Taylor as his running mate.
This is the former footballer of the year's third attempt to become president.
Ms Sirleaf has failed to campaign for Mr Boakai, fuelling speculation that the two have fallen out.
Supporters of Mr Boakai, 72, are campaigning under the slogan: "Our ma [Ms Sirleaf] spoil it, our pa will fix it."
Almost 2.2 million people are registered to vote in the election. Parliamentary elections are also due to be held at the same time. Campaigning has been dominated by promises to tackle poverty, corruption, and guarantee stability in the West African state.
Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world, with more than 50% of people living in poverty.
It was one of three West African states badly hit by the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak which left more than 11,300 people dead.
Source: BBC
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"A total of 20 presidential candidates are running to succeed Ms Sirleaf. They include Alex Cummings, a former Coca-Cola executive, and MacDella Cooper, an ex-model and girlfriend of Mr Weah" MASA BE STEADY OOHH aahhh!!!
Where in the story does it talk about Weah's girlfriend being in the presidential race?!! The headline is misleading and frankly this type of journalism is very unprofessional and quite distasteful. Journalist on this site are wont to produce quite hurried and repeatedly poor write ups. Their grammar is usually very terrible and there seems to be no proof reading of articles posted on the site. It is often such an irritation and generally most annoying to have to try and make sense of most of the stories posted here - mcheeew!
Charles Taylor is alive. Still in prison.
why, is liberia short of qualified people to lead the country?
Is Charles Taylor not dead?