See this Washington Post editorial which comments favorably upon the electoral process in the African nation of Ghana. The Post contrasts it with the unfortunate political happenings in Kenya and Zimbabwe.
What happened in Ghana? Simply an honest election was held in which an opposition candidate won the presidency, took office peacefully, and was congratulated by the loser. In other words, a process we take for granted in the United States but is exceedingly rare in Africa - multiparty democracy at work. Props to Ghana, a hopeful model for governmental process in Africa.
