GHANA-ACCRA-FUEL PRICE-HIKE

GHANA-ACCRA-FUEL PRICE-HIKE

(220324) -- ACCRA, March 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ticker seller waits for passengers in a street in Accra, Ghana, on March 21, 2022. The Road Transport Coordinating Council in Ghana announced a 15 percent increase in transport fares in February as the ex-pump price of petroleum products increased constantly since the beginning of this year. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ghanaians lament hardships amid fuel price, transport fare hikes" (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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