Ghana votes as candidates pitch route out of economic crisis

A supporter of Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo attends the final electoral campaign ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections, in Accra, Ghana December 5, 2020. [File Photo, Reuters, Francis Kokoroko]

Ghanaians vote in elections on Monday in which President Nana Akufo-Addo and former president John Mahama offer rival promises to help the economy rebound from its first quarterly contraction in nearly 40 years.

Eyes are on the West African economic powerhouse to see if it can maintain its standing as a bastion of democracy in the unstable region where election disputes this year have fanned fears of a slide back into authoritarianism.