Mahama holds slim lead in Ghana poll

Mahama holds slim lead in Ghana poll

09 Dec 2012 12:46 - AFP
Ghana President John Mahama held a slight edge over his main rival as vote counting wrapped up on Sunday after high-stakes presidential polls.
Ghana's opposition leader takes second shot at top job

Ghana's opposition leader takes second shot at top job

04 Dec 2012 10:43 - Sapa-AFP
Politician Nana Akufo-Addo is again running for president of Ghana - a job that narrowly eluded him four years ago.

Ghana farming region set to decide election

02 Jan 2009 05:52 - Staff Reporter
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.

Ghana gears up for presidential run-off

26 Dec 2008 08:50 - Susan Njanji
As Ghana gears up for the second round of its presidential election on Sunday, tension is growing in the camps of the two competitors.

Ghana presidential poll headed for run-off

10 Dec 2008 09:11 - Staff Reporter
Ghana's election is headed for a run-off, officials said on Tuesday, as the frontrunners seemed unlikely to secure an outright victory.

Ghana votes for new president to usher in oil era

07 Dec 2008 09:44 - Staff Reporter
Ghanaians queued up and began voting on Sunday to pick a new president in a tight race between two foreign-educated lawyers