''An African Election'' is a 2011 documentary film about the contentious 2008 general elections in Ghana, directed by Jarreth and Kevin Merz. The film features interviews with the two major presidential candidates,

Nana Akufo-Addo Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ( ; born 29 March 1944) is a Ghanaian politician who has served as the president of Ghana since 7 January 2017. In 2020, he was re-elected for his second term, which will end on 6 January 2025. Akufo-Addo previously ...

and

John Atta Mills John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012) was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as President of Ghana from 2009 until his death in 2012. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the governing party ...

, as well as Ghana's former president

Jerry Rawlings Jerry John Rawlings (22 June 194712 November 2020) was a Ghanaian military officer and politician who led the country for a brief period in 1979, and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the de ...

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* * 2011 documentary films 2011 films American documentary films Documentary films about African politics Documentary films about elections Ghanaian documentary films Swiss documentary films Best Documentary Africa Movie Academy Award winners Elections in Ghana 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{Switzerland-film-stub