Ghana heads to the polls amid deepening economic crisis
by Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan and Caleb Ahinakwah in A from World news | The Guardian on (#6SRTM)
Once one of Africa's economic powerhouses, Ghana has struggled with a cost-of-living crisis and high inflation
Millions of Ghanaians have headed to the polls in a presidential election after a campaign dominated by what many see as the west African country's worst economic crisis in a generation.
Polls opened at 7am and will close at 5pm, with early results expected late on Saturday. The first official results will be released by Tuesday.
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