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To add to the woes of Ghanaians, their currency, the cedi, has lost 70% of its value in the past eight years.

Electricity was restored later in the day after parliament paid 13m cedi and made a pledge to settle the remaining debt within a week, Mr Boateng added.

The idea is to reduce pressure on the weak Ghana cedi and bring in cheaper fuel in exchange for gold.

Before interest, he said, the back payments add up to 50 billion cedis, roughly $4.4 billion.

However, after the government increased taxes on sanitary products, a packet of pads now costs 20 cedis, pushing them out of her reach.