It will be the first fully democratic handover of power for more than 70 years. But George Weah faces big challenges. Also in this programme/podcast: we ask if the Kremlin is running scared from Alexei Navalny; why Egypt fears it may run short of Nile water; and in the week that Saudi Arabia controversially hosts a big tournament, we examine the strange allure of chess. Photo: The president-elect of Liberia, George Weah. Credit: AFP/Getty