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Ghana election: Tensions mount as Nana Akufo-Addo confidently boasts of impending victory

On December 8, 201611:15 pmIn News, Politicsby vanguard

Ghana’s opposition candidate Nana Akufo-Addo confidently boasted of impending victory as tensions mount in the country over delays in releasing the results of a nail-biting presidential election tainted by violence.

Ghana election: Opposition calls on John Mahama to concede vote defeat

On December 8, 201611:57 amIn News, Politicsby vanguard

Ghana’s main opposition party on Thursday said it had a strong lead in elections and called on President John Mahama to concede defeat, while comments dismissed as “treasonable” by the incumbent’s campaign team.

Ghana election: Anxiously Ghanaians wait election results

On December 8, 201611:44 amIn News, Politicsby vanguard

Ghanaians faced an anxious wait Thursday for the results of a nail-biting presidential election tainted by sporadic outbreaks of violence, with no clear favourite emerging from the early provisional results.

Ghana election: Vote counting underway

On December 7, 201610:28 pmIn News, Politicsby vanguard

Counting was underway after presidential and parliamentary polls in Ghana Wednesday, with incumbent John Mahama taking on rival Nana Akufo-Addo for the top job with no clear favourite in a high-stakes race.