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

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

According to him, the clause was "unnecessary, racist and inappropriate".

In his first State of the Nation address since being elected president, he also pledged to scrap the law that prohibits foreigners owning land.

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

The restrictions introduced at the time were no longer necessary, Mr 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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I am so willing him to do marvellously well. Time for the continent to review constitutions which still has redundant colonial policies.

Culled from BBC