Ghana has done it again. When President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo accedes to office on 7 January following a decisive victory at last week’s polls, his win will mark the fourth peaceful transition of power since multi-party democracy was re-established in 1993 under the Fourth Republic, ushered in by former military strongman-turned civilian head of state Jerry John Rawlings.
Rawlings retains significant influence right across this oil-producing country but this time, rather than whip up bad blood and imply malfeasance, he embraced Akufo-Addo’s triumph and commitment to root out corruption — echoing the good wishes expressed from across Africa and the world.
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