“In Africa, Ghana is one of the most expensive
countries to live in, prices of goods and services have increased sharply since the beginning of the pandemic and some say the situation is becoming unbearable. Rising fuel and food prices are affecting all parts of society; this is the introduction to a BBC documentary on Ghana.

The 3 minutes 26 seconds piece focuses on the
food business of Mark Mprim who goes to the
market with BBC’s West Africa correspondent
Nomsa Maseko to gauge the prices of food items.

Mark laments the 100% rise in the price of tomatoes. “I used to buy oil in bulk but now, I
am even struggling to buy one,” he stated

The report also focuses on how rice importers are cancelling orders due to the depreciation of the cedi against the US dollar.

On social media platforms, Twitter, Netizens have been reacting to the BBC report largely backing the content and calling out the government for the general rise in the cost of living.

Kindly watch the video below;