Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kosmos Energy announces today that the company has successfully appraised Jubilee Field-age reservoirs and made its third major oil discovery offshore the Republic of Ghana on the West Cape
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
South African President Kgalema Motlanthe congratulates John Atta Mills as President elect of the Republic of Ghana 3 January 2009 Pretoria: South African President and Chairperson of Southern African Development Community (SADC), President Kgalema Motlanthe, today, Saturday, 3 January 2009, extended on behalf of the government and people of South Africa, the SADC region, warm congratulations...
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The council of Patrons, National executives and the entire members of the Supporters Union of Ghana (Sugha), has congratulated His Excellency Prof. John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills, the President of the Republic of Ghana, for the good fight he and his party put up to assume the leadership and governance of this great country.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Joyce Bamford-Addo, has been elected as the first ever woman Speaker of Parliament in Ghana. She is the 4th Speaker of the 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.
Black Star Journal (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Congratulations to the Republic of Ghana for holding yet another free and fair election with minimal controversy , with no outside interference and marked by admirable conduct from the major candidates. Thank goodness Ghana took its lessons in electoral democracy from Botswana and South Africa rather than Florida or Minnesota.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thousands of people from all walks of life yesterday converged at the Independence Square in Accra to witness the swearing in of Professor John Evans Atta Mills as the third President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Today, a new president, 64-year old Professor John Evans Atta Mills will be sworn in for the neighbouring Republic of Ghana. The tax expert who was the candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), captured the presidency via a razor-edge victory.
Daniel Molokele (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
Pretoria - South African leader and chairperson of SADC, President Kgalema Motlanthe on Saturday extended on behalf of the government and people of South Africa, the SADC region, warm congratulations to John Atta Mills on his election as president-elect of the Republic of Ghana. President Motlanthe said: "Your Excellency, your election to this high office, carries with it hope for millions of...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
"On the basis of the official results given, it is my duty to declare Professor John Evans Atta Mills the president-elect of the Republic of Ghana," the commission's head, Kwado Afari-Gyan, said in the capital Accra.
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
... results given, it's my duty to declare Professor John Evans Atta-Mills president-elect of the Republic of Ghana." According to the EC, Mills garnered 4,521,032 votes or 50.23 percent while Nana Akufo-Addo got 4,40,446 votes or 49.77 percent. Voter turnout was 72.91 percent. Kwado Afari-Gyan told reporters that the commission had considered allegations of vote-rigging by both sides but "did...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
... results given, it's my duty to declare Professor John Evans Atta-Mills president-elect of the Republic of Ghana," electoral commissioner, Kwado Afari-Gyan told reporters in Accra, the Ghanaian capital.Atta-Mills, 64, already had a 23,055-vote lead over his opponent, Nana Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). He however secured additional 19,566 votes in Tain against the 2,035...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
... results given, it's my duty to declare Professor John Evans Atta-Mills president-elect of the Republic of Ghana," the electoral commissioner said.According to the official result, Atta-Mills, a candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), scored 50.23 per cent of the total votes, over the 49.77 per cent secured by his rival Nana Akufo-Addo, also 64, of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
"On the basis of the official results given, it is my duty to declare Professor John Evans Atta Mills the president-elect of the Republic of Ghana," the commission's head, Kwado Afari-Gyan, said in the capital Accra.
Global Security (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
... results given, it is my duty to declare Professor John Evans Atta-Mills president-elect of the Republic of Ghana," he said.Atta-Mills supporters outside the Electoral Commission celebrated his win. In his third run for the presidency, the 64-year-old lawyer withstood two rounds of voting and a special election in a single constituency Friday to claim victory over the National Patriotic Party...
