Ghana

Ghana’s social media watchers help to keep the peace in tense election

Inside a small building in a quiet part of Accra's beachside Osu neighbourhood, around 40 volunteers gather around a large white screen showing ... Twitter, Whatsapp and Facebook posts in real time.

Ghana’s opposition leads parliamentary polls as row erupts over presidential vote

Ghana's opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) took an early lead in the presidential and parliamentary elections, according to unofficial results ... in constituencies across the country.

Ghana’s voters flock to polling stations in an election on jobs and honesty

Millions of Ghanaians have been queueing to vote since the early hours of Wednesday morning after a lengthy and often bitter campaign dominated ... by economic questions.

Ghana’s ruling party wins Accra’s battle of the rallies as election nears

The streets of central Accra were transformed on Monday as the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) held their final rally at the city's ... sports stadium ahead of Wednesday's presidential and parliamentary elections.

Ghana’s presidential candidates make final push before election day

The elephants had their day on Sunday, before the umbrellas came out in force on Monday. Those two symbols dominate Ghana's political world ahead ... of presidential and parliamentary elections on 7 December.

Fear and laughter on the Ghana campaign trail

The Africa Report goes on tour to meet some of the country's voters in the swing states of Western and Central regions ahead of December's national ... elections.

Ghana: The 10% election

After the close, and contested, 2012 election, swing voters – who account for about a tenth of the electorate – will play a crucial role ... in this December's poll.

Ghana’s mountain of debt questioned by IMF experts

Continuing doubts about Ghana's rising debts and the management of its central bank could delay the release of some $300m in loans, according ... to a source close to talks last week between the International Monetary Fund and officials in the finance ministry in Accra.

IMF and markets could sway Ghana election

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) must tread a careful line in its report on Ghana's economic management ahead of the December election. ...

The art of midwifing elections in Africa

Many countries in Africa conduct general elections regularly. Electoral management bodies have the responsibility to ensure free and fair elections. ... But what are their score cards so far?