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Ghana elections: How Mahama made a comeback

Ghana's Vice-President conceded defeat in election to ex- President Mahama. What expectations do Ghanaians have? The unspoken menstruation 聽struggles of African women athletes.

After two previous attempts, John Mahama is set to make comeback as Ghana's president. He was the country鈥檚 leader from 2012-2016. Ghana鈥檚 economy is struggling and corruption endemic. Political聽 analyst聽 Nansata Yakubu explains the huge expectations on a Mahama presidency聽 over the next four years.

The menstrual health taboos facing African women athletes

And the flaw with Africa鈥檚 big infrastructure finance models.

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Rob Wilson, Yvette Twagiramariya, Nour Abida and Amie Liebowitz in London. Frenny Jowi in Nairobi
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Technical Producer: Nick Randell
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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