Ghanaian President Mahama Concedes Defeat

President John Mahama acted just before the electoral commission officially announced longtime opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo as the winner of the presidential poll.

Akufo-Addo used Ghana's current economic woes as a main theme of his campaign.

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