Female head potters, or ‘Kayayei’, who travelled to Accra from the northern parts of the country to make money are making a hasty journey back to their hometowns to avoid a partial lockdown on the capital over the coronavirus pandemic.
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President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday evening announced that movements in some urban areas in the country will be restricted from Monday for two weeks as part of government measures to control the spread of the virus.
Although the restriction on movement starts from 1:00 a.m. on Monday, March 30, photos taken on Saturday evening show Kayayei at the Mallam Atta Market in Accra packing their belongings into big red Yutong bus for the trip their hometowns.
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Watch photos of the head potters packing a bus with their belongings to begin the journey back home.