ACCRA, Ghana, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Ghana welcomed its new president and vice president Saturday with an elaborate swearing-in ceremony, ushering in a "dawn of a new era."
Heads of state from across Africa gathered in Ghana to witness the inauguration of President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. Akufo-Addo, 72, led the opposition New Patriotic Party in the December 7 election to defeat incumbent John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress. News organizations in the country lauded the new regime as a "dawn of a new era."