Mahama (front) speaks as he is sworn in as Ghana's president in Accra, capital of Ghana, on Jan. 7, 2013. According to Ghana's Electoral Commission, Mahama won 50.7 percent of the vote in the 2012 general election, while his close competitor Nana Akufo-Addo from main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) got 47.7 percent.(Xinhua/Shao Haijun)

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Ghanaian President Mahama sworn in after winning elections

ACCRA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama was sworn in here on Monday for the next four-year tenure after winning elections last month.

He took both the oath of allegiance and presidential oath administered by Chief Justice Theodora Georgina Wood before a record crowd that thronged the more than 30,000 capacity Independence Square.  Full story

Mahama (2nd L) is sworn in as Ghana's president in Accra, capital of Ghana, on Jan. 7, 2013. According to Ghana's Electoral Commission, Mahama won 50.7 percent of the vote in the 2012 general election, while his close competitor Nana Akufo-Addo from main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) got 47.7 percent.(Xinhua/Shao Haijun)