Can Ghana afford to pay striking civil servants?
Public services across Ghana have been disrupted due to a civil servant strike
Focus on Africa · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
All through Ghana civil servants have been on strike following the government's failure to honour a pledge to raise their pay. Can their grievances be addressed?
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