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.
ປະທານາທິບໍດີການາ ຊະນະການເລືອກຕັ້ງ ອີກສະໄໝນຶ່ງ
![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.
![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/c830837f-6c7f-4835-b036-d53add9d3054_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.
![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.