John Dramani Mahama, who is returning as Ghana's president eight years after losing power, achieved his political comeback on a promise to mend the West African country's economy.

President-elect John Dramani Mahama has told the United Nations that restoring Ghana’s economy will be challenging, however, he was determined to resolve the issues.

There seems to be an emerging pattern in some of the major elections conducted in Africa so far, hinting at an emergent character of democracy in the continent, and this would seem to be the