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Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos Angolan greets the crowd on August 29, 2012 during the final election campaign rally in Kilamba Kaixi on the outskirts of Luanda

Why African leaders aren't left to rest in peace

From José Eduardo dos Santos to Robert Mugabe, disputes have broke out over burials.

A traditional group performs the final funeral rites of former Ghana President Jerry John Rawlings in Accra, Ghana, on January 27, 2021. - Former Ghana President Jerry John Rawlings died in November 2020 at the age of 73 and his funeral was initially scheduled for December 23, 2020 but was postponed, due to what the foreign ministry called "unforeseen circumstances".

Ghana mourns ex-leader Rawlings at state funeral

The man who dominated life for a generation is remembered as a caring disciplinarian.

Woman voting

Six things to know about Ghana's election

More than 17 million Ghanaians were eligible to vote in Monday's poll to elect a new president and parliament.