Guyana, Emerging Oil Superpower, Elects New Leaders

Guyana's President Irfaan Ali, who has presided over an oil boom, is seeking a second term in Monday's general election (Credit: AFP)

South America's only English-speaking country Guyana goes to the polls on Monday in elections that will decide who will manage the nation's bountiful new oil riches.

In 2015, petroleum giant ExxonMobil discovered huge deposits of crude off Guyana's coast, transforming the fortunes of what was once among South America's poorest countries.