Why Cradle of slavery, where most households need a Lead-free cooking pot, Ghana votes for new president, parliament amid hopes for better economic times, as 1.7 million children have blood lead levels above allowable limits

By Reuters • December 7, 2024

Electoral officials counting votes during the presidential and parliamentary election at a polling station in Jamestown, Accra, Ghana on December 7, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)

Ghana held a presidential and parliamentary election on Saturday amid hopes for an economic revival after the worst financial crisis in a generation, which led to a major debt default in the West African nation.

President Nana Akufo-Addo is stepping down next month after serving the two terms allowed by the constitution in Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer and a significant gold producer.

Twelve candidates are vying to succeed him, but the race is seen as primarily between Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, the chosen successor of Akufo-Addo's New Patriotic Party (NPP), and former President John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

https://www.google.com/amp/s/eastleighvoice.co.ke/africa/95599/ghana-votes-for-new-president-parliament-amid-hopes-for-better-economic-times%3famp=1