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July 24, 2012
Obituaries
Ghana President John Atta Mills had run on a platform of change in the country seen as a beacon of democracy in West Africa.
July 25, 2012
John Atta Mills dies at 68; president of Ghana
World & Nation
Opposition leader wins runoff vote
Jan. 4, 2009
Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party, or NPP, stripped the ruling party of its majority in parliament in national elections and led in first-round presidential balloting, provisional results showed.
Dec. 11, 2000
The nation’s opposition standard-bearer, John Kufuor, won a historic presidential election as the West African nation voted for change after two decades of rule by Jerry J.
Dec. 30, 2000
Sports Now
July 10, 2010
In light of Africa’s tabloid of horror stories in recent years--famine, civil war, wanton carnage and destruction--it’s excusable to cheer about good news, which the Western press often misses.
Feb. 11, 2001
On Day of Rememberance, a Nation Mourns : Suspected Hijackers: 19 Quiet Lives That Shattered the World : Inquiry: ‘Nice,’ ‘normal’ guys had few belongings but access to lots of cash. Tantalizing clues show path to destruction.
Sept. 15, 2001
Sporadic clashes and accusations of intimidation marred voting Thursday in this West African nation, where armed soldiers kept watch in a runoff election to choose a successor to longtime President Jerry J.
Dec. 29, 2000