Lots of of demonstrators gathered within the Ghanaian capital Accra on Saturday for a 3rd day of anti-government protests linked to financial hardship which have led to dozens of arrests.
Protesters, some waving placards or the Ghanaian flag, decried the excessive value of residing and an absence of jobs as they marched beneath the watch of riot police. The gold-, oil- and cocoa-producing nation has been battling its worst financial disaster in a era introduced on by spiraling public debt.
“The common Ghanaian cannot afford three sq. meals [per day] … the federal government does not care,” mentioned 24-year-old unemployed protester Romeo, who like others on the demonstration was sporting a purple beret.
Police blocked the highway to forestall protesters approaching Jubilee Home, the seat of the presidency, which organizers Democracy Hub have vowed to occupy.
On Thursday, police mentioned 49 folks had been detained for illegal meeting and violating the general public order act on the primary day of the three-day motion. There was no signal of additional arrests and the state of affairs appeared calm on Saturday.
Final 12 months, protests over hovering costs and different financial challenges led to clashes with police.
The federal government sealed a $3 billion, three-year mortgage program with the Worldwide Financial Fund in Could, however detractors say the authorities have executed too little to assist these struggling to make ends meet amid the protracted downturn.
Financial progress is forecast to gradual to 1.5% this 12 months from 3.1% in 2022.