GHANA-POLITICS-ELECTIONS

The district headquarter of the New Patriotic Party (NPP, R) is seen as a woman walks under flags of the rival National Democratic Congress (NDC) political party in Accra, on December 2, 2024. The management of the economy will be key when Ghana votes on December 7 to replace President Nana Akufo-Addo who steps down after two terms in office. The ballot has shaped into a tight race between Akufo-Addo's ruling NPP party candidate and current Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and former president and NDC party candidate John Mahama. Akufo-Addo's second term was marked by an acute economic crisis, inflation and weak currency that forced a $3 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund to manage Ghana's debt load. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP) (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP via Getty Images)