Ghana chef serves free stew as more struggle to afford food

Pupils help to offload food items at the Kyerekrom DA primary school as the Food For All Africa organization delivers food supplies to schools in vulnerable communities in Kyerekrom, Ashanti region, Ghana June 7, 2022. Picture taken June 7, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

Storm clouds circled a large zinc shed outside Ghana's capital Accra where market porters sat on overturned metal bowls, disheartened by the lack of business as the encroaching rain deterred shoppers from nearby stalls.

Then a rumbling sound broke the stillness as gourmet chef Elijah Addo pulled up in a food truck and started dishing up hot plates of beef stew.