Ghana to celebrate independence
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Ghana celebrates 50 years of independence, a move that sparked similar changes across Africa.
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Manager Jose Mourinho and Michael Essien are to head a Chelsea delegation on a visit to Ghana next week.
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Africa Union Chairman John Kufuor is expected to arrive in Kenya Thursday for talks to calm ethnic tensions in the wake of Thursday's disputed presidential vote.
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Ghana's newly re-elected president vows to dedicate his second mandate to tackling poverty.
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Voters in Ghana are expected to reward incumbent John Kufuor with a second and final mandate at presidential elections for overseeing four years of stability in the West African country, analysts say.
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Malaysia celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence on Friday with fireworks, flag-waving and a prayer for unity among its races and religions.
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GHANAIANS weighed stability against a lack of prosperity at elections today for president and parliament, with a record turnout anticipated despite disturbances that left at least one person dead after partisan tensions erupted in the north.
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ABIDJAN  - Ivory Coast woke to a national holiday after a weekend of diplomacy by African leaders fearful of a return to war in the divided state, and awaiting a vote by the UN Security Council likely to impose sanctions including an arms embargo.
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The African Union summit in Ghana heads into a second day focusing on the idea of a pan-African government.
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HELSINKI, Oct 19 (IPS) - Anyone with a mobile phone can call a radio station  in Ghana now to question a government minister about the promises  he made election time.
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President John Kufuor led Ghana's people on Tuesday in an exuberant celebration of their country's independence 50 years ago, which changed the face of Africa.
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Sulley Muntari was the toast of Ghana after the Portsmouth midfielder's last gasp wonder strike lifted the 2008 African Nations Cup hosts' to a 2-1 opening win over Guinea.
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Voters in Ghana queued on Tuesday to  choose a new leader for their West African country in what was  expected to be a race between incumbent John Kufuor and  long-standing rival John Atta Mills.
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The former colony of Northern Rhodesia - part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland since 1953 - celebrated with a ceremony at the Independence Stadium in the capital, Lusaka, as a huge copper torch was lit on a hill overlooking the city.
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Zanzibar raises its new flag as part of the Indian Ocean islands' 41st revolutionary celebrations.
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Ghana celebrates 50 years of independence, a move that sparked similar struggles across Africa.
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On midnight Wednesday, the country, which uses a modified Julian calendar, will kick off festivities.