Following the 2016 Ghanaian general elections, Nana Akufo-Addo the flag-bearer of the New Patriotic Party, succeeded John Mahama as the 13th president of Ghana and the fifth of the 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.

Twelve presidents from African and European countries attended the ceremony, including Edgar Lungu of Zambia, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria.

[41] [42] The anticipation for high school students to join career fields in the public sector that necessitate tertiary education, could now be further encouraged.

Previously, 70% of high school students that desired government employee positions by the age of 25 was realistically achieved by only 6% of that percentage.

[43] Through the policy, the labour market has expanded in diverse fields with more educated individuals to progress the nation's development.

[45] The Free SHS policy widens the eligibility and success rate of these educational opportunities with an aim for the individual to develop into a societal asset.

It has encouraged citizen understanding and trustworthiness of taxation in the belief that the tax will directly contribute to financing the policy.

[46] The policy lifted the financial burden for most parents, who can now be more supportive in their child's academia without feeling dependent on scholarships or private benefits.

The Free SHS policy covers the primary and secondary expenditure that caregivers were burdened to provide despite their economic incapability to do so.

[45] Initially most parents would pay for secondary school tuition based on their own ability to understand their child's competency, but are now relieved of the social hindrance of choosing some children over others to be educated.

[50][51] In 2018, the president introduced the 7-year Co-ordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies which is expected to create jobs for the country.

According to the president, the policies are founded on "five pillars of growth and development, namely revitalizing the economy; transform agriculture and industry; revamping economic and social infrastructure; strengthening social protection and inclusion; and reforming delivery system of public services institutions.

[53][54] The industry specializes in the manufacturing of locally made fruit juices from the Ekumfi Abor district in the Central Region of Ghana.

[57] The factory has created about 5000 direct jobs in an attempt to alleviate poverty within the community and its neighboring districts and regions.

The introduction of the new system was met with rejection from some stakeholders such as the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders who questioned its efficacy.

[68] The government justified their decision to execute the use of the new management system after statistical data from the GRA in December 2020 revealed that the ICUMS generated GH¢10.5 billion between June and December, 2020, which was higher on a year-on-year comparison with the previous paperless software program in terms of revenue generation.

Galamseyers are illegal miners and have over the years depleted Ghana's forest cover and water bodies due to the crude and unregulated nature of the mining process.

Successful operations had stopped the pollution of bodies of water, especially at Dokokyina near the Bui Dam, as well as the rivers of Birim, Ankobra, and Offin.

[72][73] On 11 March 2020, President Nana Akufo-Addo directed the minister of finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to make the cedi equivalent of $US100 million[74] available in order to enhance Ghana's coronavirus preparedness and response plan for the COVID-19 pandemic.

[85][86] The Coronavirus Alleviation Program Business Support Scheme (CAPBuSS) was launched on 19 May 2020 by President Nana Akufo-Addo.

[99][100] Under the regime of Akufo-Addo, the government sponsored the Ghana Post GPS, which is the first digital addressing system created in the country.

The program took inspiration from Operation Feed Yourself; an agricultural policy by Ghana's 6th Head of state, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong.

[112] The year of return boosted tourism in Ghana with visits from famous celebrities such as Kofi Kingston,[113][114] Steve Harvey[115] and Michael Jai White.

[122][123][124] In April 2018, the president denounced these claims and asserted that the agreement did not include the construction of a future United States military base in Ghana.

[125][126] Akuffo-Addo, who was chairman of ECOWAS, oversaw a diplomatic meeting between the bloc and Mali on 9 January 2022 at Accra, following the forced overthrowal of president Bah Ndaw.

[135] Nana Akufo-Addo was accused of lifting parts of his inauguration speech from previous addresses given by former US presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush.

[146] In December, incumbent president Nana Akufo-Addo announced his intentions of contesting for re-election as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate.