A supporter of ruling party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo waves a handkerchief in the air at a New Patriotic Party rally in Accra, on Dec. 5, 2008, ahead of Ghana's elections. (Tristan McConnell/Global Post)
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A policewoman guards a queue of voters in the early morning light in Jamestown, Accra, on Dec. 7, 2008, as Ghana held elections to choose a new president and government. (Tristan McConnell/Global Post)
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A woman with a child on her back has her name checked on the voters register before casting her ballot in Jamestown, Accra, on Dec. 7, 2008. (Tristan McConnell/Global Post)
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A polling officer flicks through the voters' register looking for a match to the voter ID card in his hand during Ghana's national elections. (Tristan McConnell/GlobalPost)
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Polling officers count ballot papers and sort them into piles by political party after the close of voting during Ghana's elections in December 2008 (Tristan McConnell/GlobalPost)
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