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ON SEPTEMBER 27, GHANA'S VIBRANT INDEPENDENT MEDIA hosted Africa's first-ever live presidential debate in advance of the December 7 national elections. The debates included six out of seven candidates for the presidency, reached an audience of several million Ghanaian voters, and helped boost the international popularity of outgoing president Jerry Rawlings, who stepped aside peacefully…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260