Refugee Board (Ghana) refugees fleeing the fighting in the Second Ivorian Civil War entered Ghana. In total, some 116,000 Ivorians fled to eight West African countries, including Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Liberia, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. Ghana received 3,129 new refugees, mainly from the Ivorian capital of Abidjan and its suburbs. The UNHCR set up a transit centre at the Elubo border crossing. The Refugee Board partnered with the UNHCR and Ghanaian state agencies such as NADMO to assist these refugees. After the setting up of the transit centre, the Refugee Board is looking for land to convert into a temporary shelter
Association of African Election Authorities Association of African Election Authorities The Association of African Election Authorities (AAEA) is a Regional Network of Election Management Bodies. The organization is dedicated to the professionalization of election administration through information exchange and regional networking. The Association was conceived at the Colloquium of African Election Authorities held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe in November 1994 and since then has developed into an Association with sixteen full members and six associate members. The AAEA secretariat is based in Accra, Ghana, led by Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana. Member countries include: Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Gabon,