Ghanaian MPs clash in parliament during speaker vote
Soldiers intervene in clashes that underscore the deep tensions after the December 7 election
07 January 2021 - 17:50
Accra — Soldiers entered Ghana's parliament to break up a scuffle on Thursday between rival legislators at odds over December's elections, hours before President Nana Akufo-Addo was due to be sworn in.
The clash underscored the deep tensions after the December 7 election that has led to unrest in Ghana, a major cocoa and gold producer seen as a bastion of democracy in West Africa...
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