On Daybreak Africa: Ghanaians buckle during the holiday season amid a record high inflation that has skyrocketed the cost of living and pushed locals into capping their expenses. Endangered mountain gorillas in East and Central Africa face mounting threats amid rising tensions between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, despite efforts by both nations to improve gorilla conservation. Investigations commence into a stampede in Uganda’s capital city, Kampala, that occurred over New Year’s Eve and resulted in the death of at least nine people.