Only by demonstrating that it would perform better in office while building trust within the wider population can the opposition force improvements in the electoral system while also growing the party
TB Joshua isn’t just predicting the death of Africa’s kings; he has the ear of some of Africa’s top politicians – including Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
Thousands of mourners including African leaders, dignitaries and Ghanaian citizens have attended the funeral of president John Atta Mills.
Percy Zvomuya explores the "hidden power" of the name John and its part in the birth of a country’s leader.
Ghana’s John Dramani Mahama has been sworn in as president, after the country’s revered leader John Atta Mills died unexpectedly on Tuesday.
Ghana’s President John Atta Mills has died unexpectedly, a statement said, and an aide said his death occurred after taking ill on Monday.
Many lives could have been saved if the African Union had been allowed to carry out its initiatives on Libya, says President Jacob Zuma.
Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo ended a day of mediation in Côte d’Ivoire’s crisis, saying he was optimistic it could be resolved.
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/ 15 December 2010
Ghana joined the ranks of African oil exporters on Wednesday, turning on the taps to about $1-billion of annual crude revenues from an offshore field.
Ghana’s presidential election was a rare example of a functioning democracy in Africa and should be a model for the continent, African leaders said.
Ghana’s opposition leader John Atta Mills was declared the winner of a closely fought presidential election run-off on Saturday
About 50 000 Ghanaians in a remote farming region were set to cast ballots on Friday in a knife-edge election to decide the next leader.
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/ 26 December 2008
As Ghana gears up for the second round of its presidential election on Sunday, tension is growing in the camps of the two competitors.
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/ 10 December 2008
Ghana’s election is headed for a run-off, officials said on Tuesday, as the frontrunners seemed unlikely to secure an outright victory.
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/ 7 December 2008
Ghanaians queued up and began voting on Sunday to pick a new president in a tight race between two foreign-educated lawyers
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/ 4 September 2008
There’s no point working up a sweat about African Time in Accra, says Francis Kokutse.