The New Cedi and a Few Ways Ghanaians Send Money Home
Sandwiched between Togo, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and the Gulf of Guinea, is Ghana, which received its independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. Ghana has a national population well over 24 million citizens, while maintaining a large diaspora population as well.
Ghana ranked 7th according the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, which is a tool for evaluating how well governments provide for their citizens. Albeit in a better situation than many other of the 48 other African countries, Ghana is still besieged by corruption, crime, and other issues. …