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. "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. As President Weah catalogued his success in world football on Wednesday February 21, a smiling Macron, who shared the stage with him looked on. 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. President Weah’s trip to Paris was about appealing for aid as mentioned in his official statement to President Macron.

Source: Front Page Africa February 22, 2018 02:48 UTC