Ghana's new president, vice president sworn into office

Ghana's chief justice swore in the nation's newly elected President Nana Akufo-Addo amid a sea of people dressed in the red, blue and white colors of his party.

Akufo-Addo, 72, won the December 7 election on his third run for the office, defeating incumbent John Dramani Mahama.

The race was largely seen as a referendum on how the incumbent party had managed the economy in this long stable democracy.

This is the fourth time a Ghanaian president has peacefully stepped aside to make way for a newly elected leader, after the country suffered more than a decade of military dictatorship.
 

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia was also sworn in today.

The ceremony was attended by a number of African leaders, who will meet to discuss Gambia's political crisis.