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US warns of possible violence around Ghana elections

AFP,  December, 2004  

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States warned US citizens about possible violence surrounding elections in Ghana next week and urged Americans in the west African nation to take extra security precautions, particularly in the north of the country.

The State Department said the December 7 parliamentary and presidential elections were expected to calm but that past Ghanian polls had been marred by violence that could recur during the upcoming polls.

"Ghana's parliamentary and presidential elections on (December 7) are expected to be generally peaceful, but the potential for politically based incidents of violence is increased," the department said in a statement.

"Northern Ghana in particular has a ...