Urban development
Here Is Not My Home!
Here is not my home! In Ghana, both skilled and unskilled migrant workers seek greener pastures in the city of Accra...
At Least 30,000 People Forced Out From Slum Housing
30,000 people have been forcefully evicted from their slum housing At least 30,000 people have been forcefully evicted...
Zongo and Inner City Development To Tackle Sanitation — Boniface
The Minister of Zongo and Inner City Development, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiqque Boniface has stated that his ministry, with...
Squatters Return To ‘Sodom and Gomorrah’
Hundreds of squatters whose structures were destroyed in a demolition exercise by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA)...
Big Slums Cut Valuation of Real Estate Wealth
Cash-hungry slumlords and politicians have blocked modernisation of Nairobi’s Kibera slum, robbing the economy of...
African Cities Can Soar Economic Growth
The World Bank Group (WBG) say African governments have to prioritise strengthening of land management institutions,...
Reform Land Rights In Cities, World Bank Tells Africa
Land rights are the key to creating jobs, ending poverty and reducing high living costs in Africa's cities, the World...
GNFS Ashanti Targets 60% Reduction In Fire Outbreaks For 2017
The Ashanti Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service is targeting a 60 percent reduction in fire incidents...
Ghana Can’t Eliminate Slums Now – Urban Planner
An Urban Planning Analyst, Farouk Braimah, has observed that it will be very difficult for the government to eliminate...
Ghana Can’t Eliminate Slums Now – Urban Planner
An Urban Planning Analyst, Farouk Braimah, has observed that it will be very difficult for the government to eliminate...