Ghana election: Incumbent concedes to Nana Akufo-Addo

By Ralph Ellis, CNN

Updated 1953 GMT (0353 HKT) December 12, 2016

A dummy elephant decorated with banners of the presidential candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), during the final rally held by their presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo, in Accra on December 5, 2008.
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A dummy elephant decorated with banners of the presidential candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), during the final rally held by their presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo, in Accra on December 5, 2008.
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A sixty-year-old blind voter is helped by an electoral official to vote at Badu Central in Tain constituency.
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A sixty-year-old blind voter is helped by an electoral official to vote at Badu Central in Tain constituency.
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Supporters of National Democratic Congress (NDC) drink champagne and cheer to celebrate the election of President-elect John Attah Mills at his party headquarters in Accra on January 3, 2009.
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Supporters of National Democratic Congress (NDC) drink champagne and cheer to celebrate the election of President-elect John Attah Mills at his party headquarters in Accra on January 3, 2009.
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A woman shows her voter card prior to vote at Bole polling station on December 7, 2012.
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A woman shows her voter card prior to vote at Bole polling station on December 7, 2012.
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A man on crutches casts his vote at Talekura, Bole Bamboi constituency, in a northern region on December 7, 2012 during the presidential elections
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A man on crutches casts his vote at Talekura, Bole Bamboi constituency, in a northern region on December 7, 2012 during the presidential elections
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An immigration officer helps a voter at a polling station
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An immigration officer helps a voter at a polling station
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A Supporter of National Democratic Congress (NDC) celebrates sitting on a taxi shortly after John Atta Mills is declared winner of the run off presidential election in Accra Saturday, on January 3, 2009.
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A Supporter of National Democratic Congress (NDC) celebrates sitting on a taxi shortly after John Atta Mills is declared winner of the run off presidential election in Accra Saturday, on January 3, 2009.
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Supporters of the National Democratic Party celebrate in Accra the re-election of incumbent John Dramani Mahama after he was declared winner of of the presidential election.
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Supporters of the National Democratic Party celebrate in Accra the re-election of incumbent John Dramani Mahama after he was declared winner of of the presidential election.
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A picture taken in the streets of Accra showing campaign billboards of Ghana's two main political parties running in this years national election.
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A picture taken in the streets of Accra showing campaign billboards of Ghana's two main political parties running in this years national election.
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National Democratic Congress party supporters with their bodies painted in party colors at a rally to cheer re-elected Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama as he accepts his mandate on December 10, 2012
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National Democratic Congress party supporters with their bodies painted in party colors at a rally to cheer re-elected Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama as he accepts his mandate on December 10, 2012
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A supporter of Ghana's largest opposition party New Patriotic Party (NPP) is seen at the party manifesto launch in Accra on October 9, 2016
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A supporter of Ghana's largest opposition party New Patriotic Party (NPP) is seen at the party manifesto launch in Accra on October 9, 2016
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A supporter of Ghana's largest opposition party New Patriotic Party (NPP) dances ontop of a car in Accra on October 9, 2016
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A supporter of Ghana's largest opposition party New Patriotic Party (NPP) dances ontop of a car in Accra on October 9, 2016
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A party supporter wears earings designed in the names of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama
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A party supporter wears earings designed in the names of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama
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