Polls officially opened on Monday in Ghanas presidential and parliamentary elections under strict COVID-19 protocols. Long queues formed at the polling stations long before voting began at 0700 GMT. Some 17 million voters are on the register to cast their ballots. Voting will end at 1700 GMT and counting will be at the polling stations. The Electoral Commission says it will declare the results in 24 hours although the law gives it 72 hours. Voters will choose a new president and 275 parliamentarians. There are 12 presidential candidates, although only…
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Ghanas President, Akufo-Addo, elected new ECOWAS chairman
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit, which is being held in Niamey, the capital of Niger. The election of President Akufo-Addo took place at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit in Niamey, the capital of Niger. The summit is being held at the Mahatma Gandhi International Conference Centre, where leaders will be considering reports from the 44th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council at the Ministerial Level and…
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