Ghana waits for election results
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The first results are being declared in Ghana&#39;s presidential and parliamentary elections, which were generally calm and orderly.
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The deadline for Nigerians to register for elections is extended as officials struggle to cope.
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Currency trading in Kenya is delayed amid violent protests against the outcome of the presidential election.
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Campaigning ends ahead of Namibia's presidential poll, which will elect a successor to President Sam Nujoma.
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Ghana, with the hopes of the home nation resting on their shoulders, will be strong favourites to get their record equalling fifth-title bid off to the best possible start against Guinea here Sunday.
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Voters in Ghana have turned out in droves to cast ballots in a presidential poll in the world&#39;s number two cocoa grower, seen as a race between incumbent John Kufuor and arch-rival John Atta Mills.
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 1 -- Long-awaited elections scheduled for next week are almost certain to be postponed, a choice that rankles opposition leaders in Pakistan who want the vote held on time.
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Somali presidential candidate Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed, left, stands next to an unidentified election official, just after he had taken an oath on the Quran to abide by the election results, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004
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Kenyan voters went to the polls on Thursday to elect a new president and parliament with delays reported in some locations and charges from the main opposition candidate that the government was trying to rig the outcome.
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Local election officials are bracing for a long night and delays that may prevent some states from reporting final tallies until early Wednesday.
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A few days ahead of Ghana's parliamentary and presidential elections, the State Department is warning U.S. citizens to use caution if traveling in the West African nation.
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Queueing patiently for hours before polling stations opened, Namibians on Monday began voting for a successor to founding president Sam Nujoma, who stands down in March after 15 years in charge.
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The final of the African Confederation Cup between Ghanaian clubs Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko has been postponed to avoid a clash with the country&#39;s presidential elections.
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Ghanaians began to cast their votes on Tuesday morning for the fourth successive democratic elections since 1992, hoping the government for the next
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Togo will hold presidential elections  within 60 days, agreeing to demands from African leaders to  defuse a crisis that sparked violent protests and international  outrage, a government official said on Tuesday.
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GHANAIANS weighed stability against a lack of prosperity at elections today for president and parliament, with a record turnout anticipated despite disturbances that left at least one person dead after partisan tensions erupted in the north.
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WINDHOEK  - With some delays due to a computer glitch, voting got under way in Namibia to elect a successor to President Sam Nujoma, who has ruled the vast southern African country since independence 14 years ago.