The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan has declared President John Dramani Mahama winner of the presidential elections. He polled 5.57 million or 50.70 percent of the 10,995,262 valid votes cast to edge out closest challenger, Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party who polled 5.24 million votes or 47.74 percent. As high Continue Reading...

Ghana’s incumbent president, John Dramani Mahama, has secured a first round victory in an election which was extended because of the malfunctioning of voter-identification machines. Mahama had over 50 percent of votes cast from the country’s 275 constituencies, according to results declared by the electoral body. Nana Akufo-Addo, the main opposition candidate, had 47.7 percent, Continue Reading...

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi cancelled on Saturday night a decree he issued on November 22 which expanded his powers and shielded his decisions from judicial oversight. The new decree however shields itself and other constitutional declarations from court challenges – so, while the president’s decisions can now be appealed, his constitutional decrees cannot. Saturday’s decree Continue Reading...