Niger’s sanction: Shortage of cooking ingredient hit Ghana
Traders in Ghana have expressed fear that the economic blockade of Niger Republic by ECOWAS will have negative effects on businesses in their country. Recall that the Heads of State of ECOWAS last week issued an elapsed ultimatum to the military junta in Niger to restore the ousted civilian President of the country, Muhamed Bazoum, […]
This video frame grab image obtained by AFP from ORTN – Télé Sahel on July 26, 2023 shows Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane (C), spokesperson for the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) speaking during a televised statement. – Soldiers claimed on July 26, 2023 to have overthrown the government of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum in a statement read out on national television, after a day in which the leader was detained in his official residence. (Photo by – / ORTN – Télé Sahel / AFP)
Traders in Ghana have expressed fear that the economic blockade of Niger Republic by ECOWAS will have negative effects on businesses in their country.
Recall that the Heads of State of ECOWAS last week issued an elapsed ultimatum to the military junta in Niger to restore the ousted civilian President of the country, Muhamed Bazoum, thereby imposing economic sanctions and the closure of borders.
The BBC in a report stated that there were concerns in Ghana that the sanctions could lead to the skyrocket in prices of some food items “at a time when the country is already experiencing high inflation.”
It stated that Ghana imported a large majority of its onions from Niger.
It further stated that, “They have now raised an alarm over a possible shortage of the vital cooking ingredient. With over 70 trucks loaded with onions intended for Ghana being stuck at the Niger border.”
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The traders noted that the price of a bag of onion was likely to go up by 90 per cent if the sanctions persisted.