Trail blazer Ghana continues to see competitive free and fair elections – Ghana has become Africa’s most democratic repeated through repeated elections

Ghana seeks to live up to promise in presidential vote

AFP

Ghana holds what is expected to be a tight presidential election on Friday as the emerging country and new oil producer seeks to live up to its promise as a beacon of democracy in West Africa. Both of Ghana’s main political parties have taken a turn at giving up power after a vote.

Ghana’s opposition leader takes second shot at top job

Nana Akufo-Addo spent years campaigning against military regimes that once led Ghana and now, with democracy firmly in place, he is again running for president, a job that narrowly eluded him four years ago. His rimless spectacles and full, round face are well known in this west African nation.