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Kofi Annan tackles drug trafficking in West Africa
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Kofi Annan tackles drug trafficking in West Africa

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Nana Akufo-Addo, center, presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party, addresses supporters during a rally protesting the results of last Friday's presidential election, in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Ghana's opposition party said Tuesday that they plan to contest the results of the election, ignoring the appeals of the international community, which fears that a protracted political fight could destabilize one of the only established democracies in the region. Akufo-Addo, who lost the 2008 presidential election by less than one percent, finished with 47.7 percent of Friday's vote, placing him second behind President John Dramani Mahama. (AP Photo/Gabriela Barnuevo)
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Ghana police raid opposition office

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Supporters of President John Dramani Mahama celebrate in the streets after he was declared the winner of Ghana's presidential election, in Accra, Ghana, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. President Mahama on Sunday was declared the winner despite widespread technical glitches with the machines used to identify voters and protests by the country's opposition which claims the vote was rigged. (AP Photo/Christian Thompson)
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Ghana opposition mulls results

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A woman casts her vote for president, during an unexpected second day of voting in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. About 225 polling stations reopened Saturday for an impromptu second day of voting after there were technical breakdowns on the first day of voting, Ghana voting officials announced. Some voters waited in line all day Friday and then returned to vote on Saturday. (AP Photo/Gabriela Barnuevo)
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Ghana: 2nd day of voting due to technical hitches

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A woman casts her vote in parliamentary and presidential elections at an outdoor polling station in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Ghanaians went to the polls Friday to choose between four candidates, including President John Dramani Mahama, who inherited the top post in July after President John Atta Mills died in office, and Nana Akufo-Addo, who lost the presidency by less than one percent to Mills in 2008. With its coup era over and five peaceful elections under its belt, Ghana is expected to hold a peaceful poll as voters decide which candidate will ensure the country's new-found wealth reaches the poor and middle-class. (AP Photo/Gabriela Barnuevo)
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Election underscores Ghana’s democratic reputation

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Ruling party supporters react during Ghanian President John Dramani Mahama's final campaign rally ahead of Friday's presidential election, in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. After five coups and decades of stagnation, the West African nation of 25 million is now a pacesetter for the continent's efforts to become democratic. Ghanaians will go to the polls on Friday to choose between four candidates, including Mahama, a former vice president who assumed the top post in July after the death of president John Atta Mills, and former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Addo who lost the presidency by less than 1 percent in 2008.(AP Photo/Gabriela Barnuevo)
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Ghana election, a democracy test

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FILE - In this Tuesday, July 24, 2012 file photo, former Vice President John Mahama, center, sits on a dais after being sworn in as new president of Ghana in parliament in Accra, Ghana after the death of President John Atta Mills. After five coups and decades of stagnation, the West African nation of 25 million is now a pacesetter for the continent's efforts to become democratic. In presidential elections on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, a leading candidate is Mahama, who survived the coups, became president and in fall 2012 published
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Coup era over, Ghana showcases African democracy

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Group: Ghana mentally ill chained up for months
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Group: Ghana mentally ill chained up for months

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A book of remembrance for the late Ghana President John Atta Mills, in the photo, is seen at his party headquarters in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. President John Atta Mills' election victory secured Ghana's reputation as one of the most mature democracies in West Africa, a position further solidified Tuesday when the vice president took over only hours after the 68-year-old president died five months before finishing his first term. (AP Photo/Christian Thompson)

Ghana president’s death shakes up December vote

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Ghana to decide on probe of Peace Corps member
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Ghana to decide on probe of Peace Corps member

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