Ghana's president, John Dramani Mahama, has won a new term in a vote praised by the head of the Economic Community of West African States as "encouraging" for the country.
Ghanaian President Wins New Term
![Supporters of President John Dramani Mahama celebrate in the streets after he was declared the winner of Ghana's presidential election, Accra, Ghana, December 9, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8d18f191-5714-4a34-8115-afe2c62f94af_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of President John Dramani Mahama celebrate in the streets after he was declared the winner of Ghana's presidential election, Accra, Ghana, December 9, 2012.
![Co-pilot and Squadron Leader Brett McKenzie looks from the cockpit of a Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft as they fly over the southern Indian Ocean, to continue the search for Flight MH370, April 13, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c830837f-6c7f-4835-b036-d53add9d3054_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Co-pilot and Squadron Leader Brett McKenzie looks from the cockpit of a Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft as they fly over the southern Indian Ocean, to continue the search for Flight MH370, April 13, 2014.
![A woman casts her vote for the presidential election at a polling station in Accra, Ghana, December 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f8945c5e-6900-4d86-b534-82d9942ade81_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman casts her vote for the presidential election at a polling station in Accra, Ghana, December 7, 2012.
![A man registers to vote at a polling station in Kibi, eastern Ghana, December 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f82c3083-597d-4a21-ab93-d6f6ea6f0790_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man registers to vote at a polling station in Kibi, eastern Ghana, December 7, 2012.
![People wait to vote at a polling station in Kibi, eastern Ghana, December 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/eaa157dd-c17e-4fdc-8ee9-0bd59bc4deaf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People wait to vote at a polling station in Kibi, eastern Ghana, December 7, 2012.
![Ghanaian presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo (L) of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) waves during his last rally at Sutherland Addy Children's Park in Accra, Ghana, December 5, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/12f77c01-2faf-4a1f-84e0-609acdf36617_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ghanaian presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo (L) of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) waves during his last rally at Sutherland Addy Children's Park in Accra, Ghana, December 5, 2012.
![John Dramani Mahama (R), Ghana's interim president and National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, waves during his last electoral rally, Accra, Ghana, December 5, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2e1deba0-d958-4a01-99cb-9f89d260df66_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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John Dramani Mahama (R), Ghana's interim president and National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, waves during his last electoral rally, Accra, Ghana, December 5, 2012.