7.12.12

Election day in Ghana

Ghana is holding it's 4-yearly elections today and everywhere you go there are queues of people waiting to vote. Elections here are so charged with emotion that the citizens are quite worried at the possibility of violence and even war. To reduce any possibility for violence, all the TV stations have been broadcasting really corny messages and songs about the importance for peace, love and harmony. The peace propaganda seems to be working so far but I'm a little worried now....

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