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The Sub Metro Director of Okaikoi South, Mr. Nathaniel Adzotor, has disclosed that, about one-third of residents in Accra live in slums and as a result do not enjoy adequate social services.
A whopping 300 slum settlements in different stages of development have been identified in Accra, a recent study conducted by Peoples Dialogue (PD) Ghana has revealed. The areas included; Agbogbloshie ...
Nana Akomea, former Communications Director of the NPP has bemoaned the lack of enforcement of building codes in the city, a situation he said promotes the growth of slums.
Accra and several other Ghanaian cities, troubled by unprecedented urbanisation and its associated impacts, are fast losing their green spaces, especially in slum and informal communities.
A significant portion of people who migrate from rural to urban areas across Africa end up trapped in slums, where living conditions are characterise Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT عربي ...
Slums within the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) are to see an upgrade by the end of the year, the Mayor of Accra, Mr Alfred Oko Vanderpuije has said.
Police have used tear gas on residents demonstrating against the demolition of their slum in Ghana's capital Accra. Thousands were protesting in the slum popularly known as Sodom and Gomorrah.
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As Ghana’s economy struggles and the population of Accra grows rapidly, Hawa is one of a growing number of children forced to live in slums and on Ghana’s streets. The slums are on the frontline of ...
The Sub Metro Director of Okaikoi South, Mr. Nathaniel Adzotor, has disclosed that, about one-third of residents in Accra live in slums and as a result do not enjoy adequate social services.