Ghana: Presidential Election Too Close to Call

With more than half the results counted in the second round of Ghana’s presidential election, the two candidates are running neck-and-neck.Provisional results released by the African Elections Project (AEP) in Accra show that with 162 of 230 constituencies reporting, the candidate for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, had 3,216,096 votes, or 49.26 percent of the total, and John Atta Mills of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of former ruler Jerry Rawlings had 3,313,337 votes, or 50.74 percent.

Somalia: Interim President Yusuf Resigns

Baidoa — The interim President of Somalia, Mr. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, has told the country’s federal parliament that he is stepping down as head of state after four years in power, Radio Garowe reports.President Yusuf told lawmakers on Monday that his resignation was “a personal decision,” but cited consultations with loyal lawmakers in Baidoa, the seat of parliament.”As I promised before, when you [parliament] elected me, I cannot do the job any longer and so I have returned the duty [back] to you,” said Mr. Yusuf, who offered a brief address declaring his resignation.

African Union Suspends Country Over Coup

The African Union (AU) has suspended Guinea from taking part in all AU activities until the country returns to civilian rule under the constitution.The AU’s Peace and Security Council said in a statement issued from its headquarters in Addis Ababa that a meeting of the council held on Monday had reiterated its “firm condemnation” of the coup, which was “a flagrant violation of the Constitution of Guinea and of the relevant AU instruments.”