By: Esther Aidoo
Across the bustling market stalls of Tamale and the packed trotros of Accra, a profound economic paradox is unfolding across the country.
The Ghana Cedi (GH₵) and the pesewa, symbols of national sovereignty, are being undermined not by external shocks alone, but by the very hands that handle it.
In this story, Esther Aidoo takes a look at the micro-economic sabotage: the collective, casual rejection of the pesewa coins and the destructive abuse of the Cedi notes which have become a behavioral crisis that adds an unseen, costly premium to every transaction in Ghana.
