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George Weah, Liberia’s ex-football star, seems to be the only one standing between the old and new political orders in Liberia and this is only realistic chance of he stands of winning the presidency than on October 10 when some two million of his compatriots go to the polls to replace Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Of all the contenders for president, his candidacy is seen as the one that poses the most credible threat to Vice-President Joseph Boakai’s chances of succeeding Sirleaf, rendering the race too close to call as the clock ticks inexorably to Election Day.

Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe has warned of a possible coup plot amid growing tensions in the fight to succeed her husband. She says allies of Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa are threatening the lives of those who don't support him to replace President Robert Mugabe, 93.

Militia fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo attacked a U.N. peacekeeping base, triggering clashes that left two of the fighters dead and two peacekeepers slightly wounded, the U.N. mission said. Thirty-four rebels from a Mai-Mai militia have been killed in fighting with Congo’s army in the past week, local army spokesman Jules Ngongo said, a spike in violence he attributed to an army crackdown on the militia’s harassment of local residents.

Sudan has welcomed a decision by the U.S. government to permanently lift economic sanctions placed on it for 20 years now. The U.S. Department of State announced that the decision would go into effect since October the 12.

At least seven people were killed and dozens injured, mostly suffering burns, after a huge explosion at a fuel distribution site in Ghana’s capital, local authorities said on Sunday, according to Reuters. The blast on Saturday evening was heard across much of the city, sending a giant fireball into the sky above the eastern part of Accra and causing frightened residents to flee their homes in large numbers. Others were forcibly evacuated.

There is growing concern that former Liberian President, Charles Taylor might still be seriously involved in political happenings in Liberia despite being far away in the UK.