Joseph Boakai declared winner of Liberia's presidential election

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In tonight's edition: Liberians have voted for change. Joseph Boakai has been declared the country's new president-elect with 50.64% of the vote. Also, with one month to go before general elections in DR Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi is gearing up to run against more than 20 candidates. Finally, students are among the victims of Nigeria's rampant inflation. Some federal universities have been hit with a 300 percent increase in tuition fees.