Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM How Ghana, Africa’s rising star, ended up in economic turmoil Ghana is a major cocoa and gold exporter, so why is the West African nation battling its worst economic crisis in decades? ADVERTISEMENT Accra, Ghana – Doris Oduro sits at her small, almost-empty store in Odorkor, a suburb of Ghana’s capital, Accra. The single mother of two feels frustrated. ADVERTISEMENT After 15 years in business, she is now considering closing because she cannot restock her shop due to the high cost of living. ADVERTISEMENT “I am running at a big loss,” Oduro, 38, told SGTeam. She sells imported items, including juices, biscuits, soft drinks, toiletries and sweets, but Ghana’s economic crisis is taking a huge toll on her business. ADVERTISEMENT “Prices of goods keep soaring, and it is affecting my principal capital,” she said. “I

Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Ghana President Fires Minister Over Corruption Allegations PresidentNana Akufo-Addo addresses supporters during the final day of campaigning at James Town in Accra, on December 5, 2020. ADVERTISEMENT Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday fired his junior finance minister over corruption allegations made in an upcoming documentary on illegal gold mining. ADVERTISEMENT The president has “terminated the appointment of the Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, Mr Charles Adu Boahen, with immediate effect,” he said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT The fallout from the expose by a well-known investigative journalist comes as the government is under pressure over a faltering economy and lawmakers even from his own party push Akufo-Addo to fire Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta. ADVERTISEMENT The presidency

Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Featured Ghana Meet the Ghanaian Biker Community Led by Women From riding motorcycles as a hobby to pushing charitable causes, Biker Girls Gh are always in motion. ADVERTISEMENT In Ghana, there is a staunch stereotype that comes with riding a motorcycle. The notion persists that people who ride them are vagabonds, criminals, and social misfits. ADVERTISEMENT This mindset has slowly festered and is now deep-rooted in the typical Ghanaian society. Aside from the negatives, there is the fear for life when one mounts a motorcycle and, as such, many Ghanaian homes have been against motorbikes. ADVERTISEMENT Enter Jessica Opare-Saforo, who is redefining what this means with Biker Girls Gh, a women-led biker collective she founded in 2018. In a fairly conservative society like Ghana, to see women riding around free