Opposition presidential challenger John Atta Mills has won Ghana's presidency at his third attempt, returning the National Democratic Congress (NDC) founded by former President Jerry Rawlings to power after eight years out of office.

There were early indications last night that the opposition candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Atta Mills, is set to capture Ghana's remote western constituency of Tain to become the country's new president after a keenly contested presidential run-off.

Guinea’s political elite has once more been rendered powerless by an army whose leaders owe their survival to a political system built upon confusion and fear.

Little-known Tain Constituency in Brong Ahafo region of Ghana has now become the new battleground in the country's long drawn presidential election that has already seen one runoff after the first election on December 7, 2008.

Ghana's test as a model democracy in coup-wracked West Africa will be stretched over a few more days as election officials investigate fraud allegations and conduct a missed poll in one district.

Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang has dragged the Federal Government to the Supreme Court for setting up a panel of inquiry to probe the November 28 sectarian riots that engulfed the state over the local government election in Jos North.

Over 300 people were reportedly killed in the riots, while properties worth millions of naira were destroyed.

Somalia's interim Prime Minister, Nur "Adde" Hassan Hussein, and the parliament Speaker Adan "Madobe" Mohamed have welcomed President Abdullahi Yusuf's resignation, Radio Garowe reports.

Prime Minister Nur Adde told a Monday press conference at his residence in the capital, Mogadishu, that Yusuf's resignation was a "democratic move."

Fresh turmoil and uncertainty loom for the people of Somalia - already ravaged by displacement, conflict, drought and hyper-inflation - after the country's interim president resigned on 29 December.

Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed resigned after disagreements with parliament and his prime minister, as well as pressure from the international community.

Ghana's opposition challenger for the country's presidency, John Atta Mills, is retaining his slight lead in a run-off election as the final votes are counted.

Ghanaian voters will today return to the polls in a run-off declared by the Electoral Commission to elect a new president, following the deadlock of the December 7 national elections. Today's runoff is however between Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Prof. John Evans Atta Mills of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, enlisted the help of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to effect the arrest of former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, before the end of the year.

The last-minute attempt by the Bush administration to force through a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing a new peacekeeping mission in Somalia is both ill-advised and counterproductive.

The death of Guinea's head of state, Lansana Conté, from diabetes on Monday has brought about a military rebellion against the constitution – a situation that, if not carefully handled, could escalate into a military confrontation.

PRESIDENT MUGABE has invited MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC counterpart Professor Arthur Mutambara to make themselves available for swearing in as Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister respectively pursuant to the envisaged inclusive Government.

Persons suspected of planning and executing Kenya's worst political violence early this year - including Cabinet ministers, Members of Parliament, civil servants and businessmen - will be tried here by a special tribunal.