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Ghana Prepares for Decisive Election

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  • Presidential race pits ruling NPP’s Bawumia against NDC’s Mahama
  • Voters demand solutions to inflation, unemployment, and illegal mining

Accra, Ghana – Ghanaians will head to the polls on Saturday December 7, in a tightly contested presidential election between Mahamudu Bawumia of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and John Dramani Mahama of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The election comes at a pivotal moment as the nation contends with inflation, unemployment, and the lingering effects of a debt default.

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