Ghana's president, John Dramani Mahama, has won a new term in a vote praised by the head of the Economic Community of West African States as "encouraging" for the country.
Ghanaian President Wins New Term

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Supporters of President John Dramani Mahama celebrate in the streets after he was declared the winner of Ghana's presidential election, Accra, Ghana, December 9, 2012.

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Supporters of President John Dramani Mahama celebrate in the streets after he was declared the winner of Ghana's presidential election, Accra, Ghana, December 9, 2012.

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A woman casts her vote for the presidential election at a polling station in Accra, Ghana, December 7, 2012.

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A man registers to vote at a polling station in Kibi, eastern Ghana, December 7, 2012.