Where things stand for Chairman Wontumi: Three cases, a looming mining verdict, a plea deal in play

A senior official of Ghana's main opposition party has asked prosecutors to negotiate a plea bargain in a multi-million-cedi bank fraud case, court filings showed on Thursday, a shift for a man who until now has fought every charge against him and whose legal troubles have become a test of the government's anti-corruption drive.

By Isaac Agyei