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Ghana Receives AU Peacekeepers for Elections

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Ghana’s presidential elections are set to be held on December 7. Though the elections are expected to be free and fair without any civil disturbances, African Union Commission Chairperson H.E. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, approved the deployment of 40 short-term observers to the Ghanaian presidential and parliamentary elections.

The short-term observers will complement the work of four core team of election analysts and 10 long-term observers who have been deployed in the country since late October 2016, and have been following and reporting on the pre-election preparations and overall political environment.

The AU Short-Term Observation Mission is led by H.E. Hifikepunye Pohamba, former president of Namibia, and comprises observers drawn from the Pan African Parliament, the Permanent Representatives’ Committee, Election Management Bodies, Civil Society, Think Thanks, and independent experts from 25 African countries. The Mission deployed to Ghana on November 26 and will remain until December 10.

 


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