John Mahama's win has sparked enthusiasm in Africa's fledgling democracies. However, experts warn that opposition parties must focus on the electorate's needs to win elections, and electoral commissions must be neutral.

Ghana's opposition leader John Mahama officially won the country's election on Monday, easily defeating the ruling party candidate after voters punished the government's economic management and high living costs.

ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana’s former leader John Dramani Mahama was officially declared the winner of the presidential election on Monday evening, after voters vented anger at the government’s handling of the economy. Previously president between 2012 and 2017, Mahama, 65, received 6.3 million votes, or 56.5% of votes cast, the electoral commission said.

Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party candidate, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday conceded defeat in the country's presidential election after failing to shake off widespread frustration over the struggling economy.

Ghana ’s former president John Dramani Mahama is set to make a stunning political comeback after the vice president conceded defeat in the presidential election o vershadowed by concerns of a burgeoning economic crisis.

Ghana’s former leader John Dramani Mahama has been officially declared the winner of the presidential election, after voters vented anger at the government’s handling of the economy