WEST AFRICA: IRIN-WA Update 843
GHANA: Clashes between rival parties reported
About 19 persons were wounded when supporters of rival parties clashed
recently in central Ghana, state radio reported on Tuesday.
Four cars had their windscreens smashed during the clashes between
supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party and the opposition National
Democratic Congress in Berekum, an area in Brong Ahafo region, according to
the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). Each party blamed the other for
the violence.
Presidential elections are to be held in Ghana on 7 December. President
Jerry Rawlings is ineligible for reelection.
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