Former President John Mahama re-elected

Ghana’s former President John Mahama has won a historic comeback election victory after voters appeared to punish the ruling New Patriotic party over its management of an economic crisis. The Guardian reports that the NPP’s candidate, the Vice-President, Mahamudu Bawumia, yesterday conceded defeat in the weekend presidential election after failing to shake off widespread frustration over the high cost of living. Defeat in Saturday’s election ended eight years in power for the NPP under President Nana Akufo-Addo, marked by the West African state’s worst economic turmoil in years, high inflation and a debt default. In what was a speedy concession with official vote tallies still coming in, Bawumia said he had called Mahama, the National Democratic Congress candidate, to congratulate him. 'The people of Ghana have spoken, the people have voted for change at this time and we respect it with all humility,' Bawumia said at a press conference.

Full report in The Guardian