President Mahama voting today

An electoral commission official checks the identification of the ruling National Democratic Congress president and presidential candidate John Dramani Mahama at the Bole polling station in the Bole Bamboi constituency, northern Ghana, on December 7, 2012. Ghana voted in a high-stakes presidential election on December 7 which is expected to be close, with the emerging country seeking to live up to its promise as a beacon of democracy in turbulent West Africa. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI