John Mahama has taken the oath of office as Ghana’s new president in a ceremony attended by world leaders.Naijacrawl reports that the former President was declared winner of the 2024 presidential election on December 8th after defeating his main opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia.Mahama, who served as Ghana’s 12th President between 2011 and 2017, found his way back to power through re-election.The Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, had on Monday departed Lagos...

Like Donald Trump of the United State, Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama has won the country’s presidential election after his main opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat.“The people of Ghana have spoken, the people have voted for change at this time and we respect it with all humility,” Bawumia said in a news conference on Sunday.The defeat in Saturday’s election ends two terms in power for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) unde...

Power cuts are expected to last another three weeks in parts of Ghana because of a shortage of supplies from Nigeria due to debt amounting to over $300 million.A statement from the state power firm said a temporary shutdown for maintenance works at an unnamed Nigerian gas supplier were to blame.Ghanaians have endured years of regular power shortages and they even have their own nickname - "dumsor" - which means "on and off" in the Akan language.Power demand has stea...