George Weah Vows to Change Liberia's Citizenship Laws

Liberia's President George Weah has called for the removal of a "racist" clause in the constitution which restricts citizenship to black people. 

The clause was "unnecessary, racist and inappropriate", the ex-football star said in his first State of Nation since being elected president. Recalled,

the Liberian President has pledged to take a pay cut. Weah called for the ban on non-blacks owning land to be lifted. 

Liberia was founded by freed US slaves in 1847 as "a refuge and a haven for freed men of colour." 

The citizenship restrictions introduced at the time were no longer necessary, Weah said, adding that he also wanted a ban on dual citizenship to be abolished. 

"It contradicts the very definition of Liberia, which is derived from the Latin word 'liber', meaning 'liberty'," he said. 

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