A woman sporting small Ghanean flags walks along a street 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)