Ghana Elections Smooth but Tensions High

I am writing this column around 6 pm on Thursday, about 24 hours after Ghanaians voted and two issues stand out. Virtually all of us who observed the elections were impressed at the smooth, professional, almost incident free manner in which the elections were conducted in most polling stations. Electoral procedures were strictly followed, turnout was very high, and the verification machines worked almost without failure and voters found their names on the register. It was almost perfect. Nonetheless, there Read Full Story