'Britain's Obama' urges ties with West Africa
A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively ...
Peace Corps volunteer dies in Ghana
A spokeswoman for the United States Embassy in Accra confirms that a Peace Corps volunteer has died in Ghana. Zainab Mahama declined to provide ...

Ghana inaugurates John Mahama as president
John Dramani Mahama became president of Ghana on Monday, sworn in as the opposition continues to dispute election results in one of West African's ...

Ghana police raid opposition office
Police and soldiers have raided an office where the opposition party is re-tabulating votes in their preparation to contest the results of last week's ...

Ghana opposition to contest poll results
Ghana's opposition party said Tuesday that they plan to contest the results of the recent presidential election, ignoring the appeals of the ...

Ghana's president declared election winner
President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday was declared the winner of Ghana's presidential election, despite widespread technical glitches with the ...

Ghana: 2nd day of voting due to technical hitches
International observers endorsed Ghana's presidential and parliamentary polls despite delays at polling stations that pushed voting into a second day ...

Election underscores Ghana's democratic reputation
Voters in Ghana selected their next president Friday in a ballot expected to mark the sixth transparent election in this West African nation, known ...

Ghana election, a democracy test
With five peaceful elections under its belt, Ghana has shed its past of military coups and is poised to choose a president and a 275-seat parliament ...

Coup era over, Ghana showcases African democracy
The year was 1966 and a 7-year-old boy named John Dramani Mahama was standing by the door of his boarding school, wondering why his father wasn't ...