Police disperse protest over economic hardship in Ghana

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Police clashed with hundreds of demonstrators in Ghana's capital Accra on Tuesday protesting against fuel price hikes, a tax on electronic payments and other levies as the country grapples with spiralling inflation and an economic downturn.

Ghanaians in recent months have been feeling the pinch of record inflation and the fallout of the Ukraine war amid cuts in government spending to avoid a full-blown debt crisis.

The police said they were forced to use teargas and water cannons to restore order after demonstrators threw stones and burnt tires on the road. The demonstration had dispersed by evening and streets in the city centre were lined with policemen, a Reuters reporter said. The West African gold, oil and cocoa producer is also grappling with high debt and a depreciating local currency.

 

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