Niger coup sanctions drive Ghana’s onion prices up, deepen food crisis

Sacks of onions are offloaded from a vehicle from Niger at the Adjen Kotoku market in Ghana [Kent Mensah/Al Jazeera]

Accra, Ghana – On most Saturday mornings, the shed of Yakubu Akteniba, an onion seller at Adjen Kotoku market, a 33km drive from Accra, is swamped by customers haggling over fresh produce.

But since early August, things have quietened as business has taken a nosedive due to disruption in the food supply chain across West Africa.