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A man casts his vote at a polling station during Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections in Kyebi, Ghana December 7, 2020

poll price

Footing Ghana’s election bill means cycle of higher borrowing

The paradox of democracy is that while investing in African dictatorships brings reputational risks for Western financial institutions, competitive ... democracy comes at a high cost.

REVERSAL OF FORTUNE

Ghana elections: John Mahama to fight on after rejecting Nana Akufo-Addo victory

Accusing the national Electoral Commission of presiding over a “fraudulent outcome” in the national elections on 7 December, John Mahama, ... presidential candidate for the centre-left National Democratic Congress (NDC), has pledged to take “all legitimate steps to reverse this travesty of justice.”

Lighting up Africa

Africa’s BRICs held back by lack of electricity

Lack of access to electricity is holding back the prospects of potentially high-growth African economies. ...

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official results out

Ghana elections 2020: Nana Akufo-Addo declared winner

The Electoral Commission of Ghana has officially declared Nana Akufo-Addo as the winner of the 2020 presidential elections. ...

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GHANA ELECTION

Ghana elections: Provisional results show Akufo-Addo ahead of Mahama in presidential vote

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party, has taken a commanding lead in Ghana’s presidential elections winning ... key regions such as Ashanti, Eastern, Central and Western, according to the Electoral Commission’s provisional results seen by our correspondents in Accra.

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Ghana Elections

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Ghana: Presidential race still tight as NDC & NPP lose parliamentary seats to each other

Not surprisingly, the main race between incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo's NPP and former president John Mahama's NDC party are both claiming ... wins as early results start trickling in.

Ghana's President holds final rally ahead of election

third time race

Ghana elections: Akufo-Addo and Mahama face-off for a third time

Ghanaians will be heading to the polls on 7 December to elect their next president for a four-year term. Although 12 parties are competing, the ... electoral campaign has been polarised around two major ones: the NDC (National Democratic Congress) and the NPP (National Patriotic Party).

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cocoa conditions

Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana: Bitter about ‘conspiracy to undermine farmers’ by cocoa traders

When Abidjan and Accra joined forces to create cocoa’s OPEC, also referred to as COPEC, they were looking to change the power balance in the ... cocoa sector. But the economic downturn had other plans.

when the risk pays off

Lebanese in Africa: A look at 30 family dynasties

As the economic and political situation in Lebanon sours, many Lebanese are on the move again, reminiscent of previous generations who headed ... to Africa to establish a new life. Here is a non-exhaustive list - in alphabetical order - of the many dynasties created by Lebanese entrepreneurs who have in turn contributed to the development of their host countries, primarily in West Africa.

Former President of Ghana, Rawlings, arrives for a gala dinner ahead of the upcoming ANC centenary celebration in Bloemfontein

CONTESTED LEGACIES

Ghana debates life of Jerry Rawlings ahead of critical elections

Ghana has invented a special kind of political polarisation – as much personal as ideological – seen in the response to the demise of former ... leader Jerry John Rawlings on 12 November. Second only to founding President Kwame Nkrumah, Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings shaped the country’s trajectory. And as with Nkrumah, his legacy is highly contested.

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