Hopes of oil riches have dried up as west Africas success story descends into inflation and people struggle to afford food
Gladys Obeng returned home in Accra recently to find her two children in tears after their day at primary school. When she asked what was wrong, they told her they had barely eaten since morning. I give them 2 cedis [35p] every day to buy kenkey and bread for lunch. But with the prices in Ghana now, the money was buying them less and less food every month.