This months elections occurred in two African countries, Ghana and the Gambia. On Dec 1, 2016, Gambia went to the polls in which, unexpectedly, opposition candidate Adama Barrow defeated long-term incumbent Yahya Jammeh. Ghana followed up on Dec 7. Here also the leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the main opposition party, Nana Addo… Continue reading Transitions in Africa: The Two Sides of the Story
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John Mahama Declared Winner in Close Ghana Election
Ghana’s presidential election has been won by incumbent President John Mahama, the electoral commission has announced. The electoral commission said that Mr Mahama had won 50.7% against his NPP rival Nana Akufo-Addo on 47.74%. The announcement came hours after the opposition accused the governing party of conspiring with commission staff to fix Friday’s poll. Police… Continue reading John Mahama Declared Winner in Close Ghana Election
Election Observers Interim Report on Ghana Election Dec 2012
EISA ELECTION OBSERVER MISSION TO THE 7TH DECEMBER 2012 PRESIDENTIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN GHANA INTERIM STATEMENT 1. Introduction Following an invitation by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) deployed a twenty five member Election Observer Mission to the 2012 Ghana Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. The… Continue reading Election Observers Interim Report on Ghana Election Dec 2012