{"id":9436,"date":"2022-02-16T15:36:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T15:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/president-weah-departs-for-eu-au-summit-taking-place-in-brussels"},"modified":"2022-02-16T15:58:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T15:58:30","slug":"president-weah-departs-for-eu-au-summit-taking-place-in-brussels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/president-weah-departs-for-eu-au-summit-taking-place-in-brussels","title":{"rendered":"President Weah Departs for EU-AU Summit Taking Place in Brussels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>The President of the Republic, H.E. 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