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| Presidency of Nana Akufo-Addo January 7, 2017 – present | |
Nana Akufo-Addo | |
| Cabinet | See list |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| Election | |
| Seat | Jubilee House |
 Seal of the president | |
The presidency of Nana Akufo-Addo began on 7 January 2017. Following the 2016 Ghanaian general elections, Nana Akufo-Addo the flag-bearer of the New Patriotic Party, succeeded John Mahama as the 5th President of the Ghanaian Fourth Republic after winning by a landslide. He won a second term on 9 December 2020 in a tightly contested race against National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate and former president, John Mahama.
He focused his campaign on the economy, promising to stabilise the country's foreign exchange rate and to reduce unemployment levels.[1] Akufo-Addo faced a banking crisis during his first term. The major policies in his first term were the Free SHS policy, which made access to Senior High school in Ghana free, and the One district, one factory policy. In 2017, he declared an environmental war on illegal artisanal mining in Ghana. Akufo-Addo's government provided several responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Ghana's economy. His foreign policy entailed strengthening ties between Ghana and the African diaspora. This included fostering relations with nations of the Caribbean. Akufo-Addo also ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area and supported intra-African trade.
- ^ Lyngaas, Sean; Searcey, Dionne (6 December 2016). "Ghana Presidential Vote Hinges on Economic Perceptions". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.