Uganda embraced their status as Group D underdogs as they prepared to face Ghana in their first match at the Africa Cup of Nations for 39 years. The last time Uganda\'s footballers contested a game in the tournament was a defeat to Ghana in the final in Accra.

Ghana skipper Asamoah Gyan hailed the impact of head coach Avram Grant on the Ghana players as they underwent their final preparations for Tuesday\'s opening Group D game against Uganda in Port-Gentil.

Ghana\'s presidential and parliamentary polls took place on Wednesday with very few major incidents, according to a preliminary report from a domestic observer group. At polling stations visited by RFI in the Greater Accra area, voting went smoothly with isolated problems. The results are expected to be tight between incumbent President John Dramani Mahama and main opposition challenger Nana Akufo-Addo.

Calling on his supporters to give him another four years in office, incumbent President John Dramani Mahama said he needed to finish what he started and \"complete the journey\". Mahama, who is up against main opposition challenger Nana Akufo-Addo, spoke during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party\'s final election rally at Accra Sports Stadium on Monday.

The main opposition candidate in Ghana\'s elections, Nana Akufo-Addo, held his final campaign rally in the capital Accra on Sunday telling thousands of his supporters that real change is coming. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) leader is taking on incumbent President John Dramani Mahama, making his third bid for the presidency in Wednesday\'s polls.

The economy is at the forefront of Ghanaians\' minds as they prepare to go to the polls for presidential and parliamentary elections on 7 December.

Ghana goes to the polls for presidential and parliamentary elections on 7 December for its seventh multi-party ballot since the end of military rule in 1992. The presidential race is expected to be a closely fought contest between incumbent President John Dramani Mahama and opposition challenger Nana Akufo-Addo. Ghana is frequently described as one of the most stable democracies in West Africa and has witnessed several peaceful transfers of power.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls congratulated Togo on \"changing in the right direction\" at the start of a four-day tour of west African states that his advisors say France has neglected in recent years. Faced with growing competition from China, France hopes to strengthen trade ties with the countries he is visiting - Togo, Ghana and Côte d\'Ivoire.

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