Ghana President Mahama concedes defeat: party
President John Mahama of Ghana leaves after voting at a polling booth in the Bole district, northern region, on December 7, 2016. He has lost the election. PHOTO | AFP
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- It was seen as a test for a country generally viewed as a beacon of stability in west Africa.
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Ghana's President John Mahama called opposition Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday to concede defeat and congratulate him on victory in the country's hotly contested election, a party official said.
"Yes he has conceded defeat," George Lawson of Mahama's New Democratic Congress (NDC) party told AFP, after Wednesday's nail-biting poll, seen as a test for a country generally viewed as a beacon of stability in west Africa.
