Liberia: Vote goes to second round

Liberians will vote again in a second round of presidential elections after last week's ballot proved inconclusive, the country's election commission said. Former soccer star George Weah has won almost 29% of the vote, with ballots from 90% of polling stations counted. However, this will be short of the 51% he needed for an outright win. Mr Weah is now set to face nearest rival Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in November to decide who becomes Liberia's first elected head since the civil war ended. Ms Johnson-Sirleaf, a former finance minister and veteran opposition politician, has secured nearly 20% of the votes counted so far - a fair way ahead of the third-placed candidate Charles Brumskine.