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Ghana’s Mahama Sees ‘Very Good’ Chance Of Election Win

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Ghana’s President John Mahama said he had a “very good” chance of winning Wednesday’s presidential poll and dismissed talk of spiralling corruption in the west African country.

Voting in his northern home region of Bole, where he was mobbed by a cheering crowd, the 58-year-old head of state told AFP he had “no regrets” about his first term in office and felt “very good” about his chance of securing a second four-year mandate.

Though clashes in the run-up to the presidential and parliamentary vote have raised fears of trouble in a country viewed as a beacon of stability, Mahama said Ghana would remain a model a democracy.

“I think Ghana’s democracy has matured. This election is going to consolidate that democracy further,” he said. Asked to comment on allegations of corruption, he said “there is a general perception of corruption in all African countries. I think it is a stage of our development.

“As we continue to strengthen the institutions of state, I think that people will come to see the integrity in these institutions.”

Results are expected from late Thursday in a tight presidential race in which Mahama’s popularity has been chipped away by criticism from his main rival, veteran politician Nana Akufo-Addo, over sluggish economic growth and high-profile corruption.

An exporter of gold, cocoa and oil, Ghana was once hailed as a regional growth model but in 2015 had to go to the International Monetary Fund for a bailout.

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FBI Sees No Ties Between Trump, Putin- Report

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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has found no clear links between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Russia, officials say, proving false allegations by the candidate’s Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

The FBI spent most of the summer to verify claims by the Clinton campaign that Trump was linked to President Vladimir Putin, and Moscow was trying to influence the November 8 vote in his favor.

However, the bureau failed to find any indications of the alleged ties after scrutinizing advisors close to Trump, investigating the real estate mogul’s financial ties and even his emails, the New York Times reported Tuesday, citing law enforcement officials.

Clinton’s campaign voiced concerns about Moscow’s intervention after a series of emails belonging to various ranks of the Democratic Party were released by the anti-secrecy website Wikileaks.

American intelligence officials blamed the hacks on Russia and even threatened to come up with countermeasures of the same nature. President Barack Obama and high-ranking officials in his administration also blamed Russia for the breaches.

Under immense pressure from Clinton’s supporters, who were mad at Trump for calling Putin a great leader, the FBI started its investigation into the claims.

The Clinton campaign has called on the FBI to publicly discuss their findings about the case, as they did with their new investigation into Clinton’s new emails.

FBI chief James Comey told Congress on Friday that he was reopening investigations into Clinton’s emails after finding a trove of new emails on a laptop belonging to former representative Anthony Weiner, who was once married to Clinton’s top aide Huma Abedin.

At some point during its investigation, the FBI questioned Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign boss, who has reportedly had extensive business ties in Russia and other former Soviet states, especially Ukraine, the Times noted.

The bureau’s agents also investigated an email channel between Trump and the Alfa Bank, one of Russia’s biggest banks.

After weeks of detailed investigation, the FBI concluded that the connection was nothing more than marketing emails or spam

Trump has rejected Clinton’s allegations against Russia, and has pledged to work with Moscow and earn Putin’s respect.

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