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A $2 Billion Puzzle Waiting for Ghana’s New Leader

Supporters of Ghana’s National Democratic Congress party of John Dramani Mahama ahead of a rally in Accra on Dec. 5.

Photographer: Ernest Ankomah/Bloomberg

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Ghana’s next president — whoever it is — has a big problem.