A surge in demand for dollars by companies paying for imports before the year-end holiday season has ended the Ghanaian cedi's world-beating performance.
Ghana's inflation rate fell for an eighth straight month to the lowest level in almost four years, supporting the argument for a further reduction in borrowing costs.
Kofi Offeh, 36, from Ghana and Jean Gasho, 43, from Zimbabwe shocked locals after setting up camp in a Scottish wood claiming it was territory belonging to their 'lost tribe'.
Accra, the capital of Ghana, is known as a hub for organised groups including the notorious 'Sakawa Boys', who specialise in online crimes, including romance scams.
A private and politically connected gem merchant, he was thrust into the public spotlight when his personal relationship with the former first lady became known in the late 1980s.
Kofi Offeh, 36, from Ghana and Jean Gasho, 42, from Zimbabwe, call themselves the King and Queen of the Kingdom of Kubala and are living in tents in the forest of Jedburgh, Scotland.