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Ghanaian protesters demand president step down over economic crisis

Ghanaian protesters demand president step down over economic crisis

COOPER INVEEN and FRANCIS KOKOROKO MORE than 1,000 protesters marched through Ghana's capital Accra, calling for the resignation of President Nana Akufo-Addo amid an economic crisis that has hammered the cedi currency and seen fuel and food costs spiral to record levels. Filing past police in riot gear, the red-clad crowd waved placards and chanted 'Akufo-Addo must go' and 'IMF no' in reference to the government's ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund for billions of dollars to prop up the economy. The president last week sought to reassure Ghanaians that the authorities would get the country's finances back on track after consumer inflation…
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