http://www.mail.com/locations/74980-accra.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/74980-accra.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2096082-britains-obama-urges-ties-with-west-africa.html ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — 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 forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies. During a trade mission to West Africa last week that included a stop in his father's home country Nigeria, Umunna, a member of the Bri... Sun, 19 May 2013 13:53:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2096082-britains-obama-urges-ties-with-west-africa.html 2013-05-19T13:53:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2056248-peace-corps-volunteer-dies-ghana.html ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A spokeswoman for the United States Embassy in Accra confirms that a Peace Corps volunteer has died in Ghana. Zainab Mahama declined to provide details. On the Peace Corps website, Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet identified the volunteer as 25-year-old Danielle Dunlap of Atlanta and said that she had died in Ghana on... Wed, 01 May 2013 16:18:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2056248-peace-corps-volunteer-dies-ghana.html 2013-05-01T16:18:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1803378-ghana-inaugurates-john-mahama-president.html ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — 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 most stable democracies. Speaking immediately after completing the oath of office, Mahama promised to work toward making Ghana "less polarized" even as the New Patriotic Party has started a ... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1803378-ghana-inaugurates-john-mahama-president.html 2013-01-07T17:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760656-ghana-police-raid-opposition-office.html ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — 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 presidential poll, which handed a slim victory to the incumbent. African statesmen have urged opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo to concede defeat to President John Dramani Mahama in orde... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760656-ghana-police-raid-opposition-office.html 2012-12-12T10:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1757904-ghana-opposition-to-contest-poll.html ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana's opposition party said Tuesday that they plan to contest the results of the recent presidential 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. Jake Obetsebi Lamptey, the chairman of the New Patri... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1757904-ghana-opposition-to-contest-poll.html 2012-12-11T16:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1754064-ghanas-president-declared-election-winner.html ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday was declared the winner of Ghana's presidential election, despite widespread technical glitches with the machines used to identify voters and protests by the country's opposition which claims the vote was rigged. Armored tanks surrounded Ghana's electoral commission and police barricaded the road... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1754064-ghanas-president-declared-election-winner.html 2012-12-09T23:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752710-ghana-2nd-day-voting-to-technical-hitches.html ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — International observers endorsed Ghana's presidential and parliamentary polls despite delays at polling stations that pushed voting into a second day Saturday. "All of Africa was looking at Ghana to make sure that they live up to their reputation and their name of being a mature democracy," said Ahmed Issak Hassan, head of an observer ... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752710-ghana-2nd-day-voting-to-technical-hitches.html 2012-12-08T16:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750310-election-underscores-ghanas-democratic-reputation.html ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Voters in Ghana selected their next president Friday in a ballot expected to mark the sixth transparent election in this West African nation, known as a beacon of democracy in a tumultuous region. Proud of their democratic heritage, residents of this balmy, seaside capital trudged to the polls more than four hours before the sun was ev... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750310-election-underscores-ghanas-democratic-reputation.html 2012-12-07T20:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748446-ghana-election-democracy-test.html ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — 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 at the ballot box on Friday. The main question for the 25 million people of this gold, cocoa and oil producing nation is which candidate will ensure the country's new-found wealth reaches ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748446-ghana-election-democracy-test.html 2012-12-06T14:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736530-coup-era-over-ghana-showcases-african-democracy.html ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — 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 there to fetch him. The Easter holiday was approaching, classes were done, and everyone else had left.       But as Mahama would relate in a memoir, his father didn't show up. He was in jail ... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736530-coup-era-over-ghana-showcases-african-democracy.html 2012-12-01T16:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1719840-ivory-coast-exiles-ghana-campaign-gbagbo.html ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Moussa Toure Zeguen, an aging militia leader and longtime backer of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, spends most of his time in exile online, drafting missive after missive to rewrite the history of his country's recent post-election violence. A six-page "press statement" sent out by Zeguen last month shows just how much hi... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1719840-ivory-coast-exiles-ghana-campaign-gbagbo.html 2012-11-23T13:15:00Z