The West African nation, reeling from a pandemic-spurred economic slump and hammered by the impact of Russia's war in Ukraine, has seen inflation surge to more than 27% this month, the highest level in almost two decades.
ACCRA - Ghana police fired tear gas and arrested more than two dozen protesters in the capital Accra on Tuesday after a demonstration over soaring living costs turned violent.
"We can't afford three meals a day. Transport fares and food prices are too high," protester Baba Musah, who repairs mobile phones for a living, told AFP. "We are suffering.""This government has run out of ideas. We can't continue to suffer as Nana Addo flies in luxurious jets across the world." They later confirmed that 29 protesters had been arrested "for their participation in violent attacks on the Police".
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