Next Africa: Groundhog Day as Ghana Seeks IMF Help a 17th Time

Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo at the European Union-African Union Summit in February.

Photographer: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg

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Ghana may be one of Africa’s most politically stable countries. That hasn’t translated into sound economic management.