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General News of Friday, 5 January 2007

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Predictions for political contexts in Ghana

Here is a prediction for political contexts across Africa by William M. Gumede(Associate Editor at Africa Confidential)

Ghana

There will be attempts to lure two [other] African statesmen who have both transcended their countries back to local politics. The one is UN General Secretary Kofi Annan. Could he be tempted to run for the leadership of his country? Many believe that Ghana's ruling NPP peddles tribal politics. There are persistent accusations of corruption against leading members within it and rising trade union opposition against the party's economic and social policies. All this could increase the clamor for a Ghanian that's above the divisive fray to contest the 2008 presidential elections.

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