Jacaylbaro Posted July 20, 2011 FULL ARTICLE In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Ghanaian writer and opposition politician Elizabeth Ohene says that that the break-up of a political marriage is as painful as a real-life divorce. A former first lady of Ghana lost an election most emphatically on 9 July, the same day that the new Republic of South Sudan was born. While the events in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, were a joyful affair, the events in Sunyani, the capital of Ghana's Brong Ahafo Region, were very painful to watch. Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, wife of former President Jerry Rawlings, was contesting an election to become the presidential candidate of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) party in polls due next year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted July 20, 2011 But an even more interesting example is that of Somaliland, which broke away from Somalia 20 years ago. That divorce has not been recognized by officialdom but Somaliland has certainly left the marriage and we wait for the formalities to be concluded one day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
