Ghanaians are Struggling with High Living Costs and Interest Rates as They Head to the Polls
That’s despite the government overseeing a restructuring of much of the public debt, securing a $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund and restarting the West African country’s economy. That may not be enough to save the ruling party and its presidential candidate from defeat in Saturday’s election. According to the 2021 Census, many young people, who make up almost 40% of Ghana’s population, want to leave Ghana. They see no job prospects in a country with an unemployment rate of 14%. So it’s no surprise that the economy dominated the election campaign
