Ghana: Tangled Sovereignty – How Ghana’s Money Bouquets Are Wilting the Soul of the Cedi

IT was during a bright afternoon at the graduation grounds of the University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (USTED), Mampong, one of Ghana’s premier public universities, that I caught sight of something through my camera lens.

Surrounded by sprawling green lawns, proud parents and rows of black academic gowns, a graduate stood holding what appeared to be an elaborate floral bouquet.

Yet, a closer look through my camera lens revealed no roses or lilies. Instead, expertly folded,…