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President Mahama concedes defeat

The election has been touted as a test for a country generally viewed as a beacon of stability in west Africa.

President and candidate of Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress party John Mahama leaves after voting in the Bole district, northern region, on December 7, 2016

"Yes he has conceded defeat,"George Lawson of Mahama's New Democratic Congress (NDC) party told AFP, after Wednesday's nail-biting poll, seen as a test for a country generally viewed as a beacon of stability in west Africa.

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