Ghana's president Mahama NDC re-elected

President John Dramani Mahama Ghana NDC

Ghana has one of the longest traditions of democracy

in this troubled corner of Africa, but Friday's election was fraught, after biometric machines used to identify voters through their fingerprints failed to work in scores of polling stations, forcing officials to extend voting into a second day.

Mahama 54 years

a former vice president, was catapulted into office in July after the unexpected death of President John Atta Mills

source: chron.com