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Ghana election: Mahama Re-elected President
Akufo-Addo is a former foreign minister and the son of one of Ghana’s previous presidents.
Both candidates tried to make the case that they would use the nation’s oil riches to help the poor. Besides being one of the few established democracies in the region, Ghana also has the fastest-growing economy. Oil was discovered in 2007 and the country began producing it in December 2010.
