I know that there are some Accra and Ghana threads here on this forum. But they are scattered allover...So I will try to find those older threads, add the pictures of them, find new ones and simply create ONE BIG GHANA THREAD!:)

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ACCRA PHOTOS

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new highways that were built

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more construction...

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some fast food chains (from SA)

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Goldin Tulip Hotel

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new Ghana highways 8taken in 2006)

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Mr Bigg´s a Nigerian fast food chain:cheers:

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Old Building: Accra Supreme Court

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Accra

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Apartment Buildings
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Cedi House
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Greenland Building
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Independence Square
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National Theater
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Pension House
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Street Scenes
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Stormshadow, thanks for adding some more pics. The main streets in Accra are really clean and orderly.

University of Ghana: Legon University

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New Bank Building and Ghana International Airlines Headquarters Near the Airport


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One Accra Hospital

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Ghana-India Kofi Annan ICT Centre

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Nkrumah statue:cheers:

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Traffic jam

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more and more houses and residential areas are built in Accra...

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Beach hotel near Accra (Palm Beach Hotel)

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Jamestown in Accra

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Merchants in Accra

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I like that building´s poster

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Library Building of Legon University in Accra

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Shai Hills

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Fountains in Nkrumah Park

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A market street in Accra (bragain hunting)

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market area

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Old Building: Accra´s post office

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Novotel Accra

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Earlbeam Hotel in Accra

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Accra Conference Centre

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More Accra snapshots...

Accra International Airport

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Again National Theatre


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inside Legon University

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London Bus in Accra...

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types of new big houses in Accra and its suburbs...

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a big market in Accra

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outside city...

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A "Steers" drive through...(SA fast food chain)

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more fast food chains from SA

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on a hazy day

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one main street in CBD in Accra

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An Irish pub in Accra:cheers:

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beaches....

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The seven following photos: entering a market area.....

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Accra hotel

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the last few pics have been great.

I especially love those new residential homes, very innovative and creative homes, unlike the chunks of blocks we're made to live in, in london

any pictures of Lake Volta???

I especially love those new residential homes, very innovative and creative homes(..)

Igbo Warrior, yeah you are right! I was also pleasantly suprised! It would be nice to know how much those houses are ´cos in Naija those type of houses would cost you a fortune! (at least on Victoria island or Ikoyi)

Nice.

More Accra photos

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new building called "Silver Star Tower"

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street sellers

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a street called Oxford Street, numerous shops and restaurants

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beautiful panorama view of the Supreme Court in Accra

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is that Zenith Bank in Accra?

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a good close up of the conference centre in Accra

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market area

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wonderfully colourful fabrics

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one street in downtown Accra

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Someone asked for Lake Volta pictures here you are.:)

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Labardi beach Hotel near Accra

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wonderful tropical healthy fruit sale (you won´t find those type of fruit anywhere in Europe)

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Osu Street

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another street scence with a new building

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British Council in Accra

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another street scene in Accra

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Jollof Rice and Chicken.:eat:

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Akosombo dam

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Tema port, about 30 kilometers from Accra

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The 50th Independance anniversary celebrations

Media folks

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President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe didn't miss it

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Yoweri Moseveni of Uganda

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Proudly independant

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The sottish were there too

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liberian president, Sirleaf Johnson

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can you spot Kofi Annan among the cheering crowd?

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Ok, you could find him. Clue? check the grey hair, lol

A week later President Kufour is invited by Queen Elizabeth

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Ghana has many nice highways , an industrial powerhouse. My Ghanaian penpal lives near Kotoka Airport. He's originally from Kumase as his father works in Oil Palm sector.

I just watched the Amazing Race All-Star series and today they are visiting Mozambique . It is very impressive country from what I saw on TV, Maputo is very well-ordered with magnificent scrapers, markets and streets are all clean . I hope that next time they will visit Ghana and Nigeria too :banana:

OMG give me that Jollof Rice and Chicken ( is the rice mixed with tomato blend ? )!!!!!!!!! I haven't eaten dinner and am very hungry !!!

Great pics. Here's the tiny pic I have of the Parliament Building:

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Tema port, about 30 kilometers from Accra

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Impressive!!! Seems like Ghana is finally shining. Love those new highways and highrises.

Though the sign in this pic showing a fine of 500,000 cedi is quite odd.
I thought that Ghana had revalued their currency to reflect their economy. How much is this in terms of US dollars?

More Accra pictures

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that is a newly opened highway in Accra

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Accra rush hour

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aproaching the airport

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construction ongoing

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This pic is quite nice, :cheers2:

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Accra 2005

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I like that independence Arch!

love those pics! thanks peeps! gettin to see all the developments for the next time i come back!!!

Jollof Rice and Chicken.:eat:

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I love Jollof rice. :drool:

i am currently in this country now...i think it's pretty cool.

Muy bonita ciudad Accra, y muy moderna.
¡Saludos desde Chihuahua, Mexico amigos de Ghana y de toda Africa!

Muy bonita ciudad Accra, y muy moderna.
¡Saludos desde Chihuahua, Mexico, amigos de Ghana y de toda Africa!

Accra es sí absolutamente agradable, usted debe parar por más a menudo.:)

A propósito no puedo hablar español, yo estoy utilizando un traductor

Accra es sí absolutamente agradable, usted debe parar por más a menudo.:)

A propósito no puedo hablar español, yo estoy utilizando un traductor

Thanks Tbite. I hope i'll be soon at those beautiful places, and to meet nice people like you. Sorry my bad english.

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In person, Ghana does actually have a surprisingly good infrastructure. It also feels more connected to the world than you'd expect. I love it!

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Considering Ghana has one of the highest standard of livings in SSA (according to the well-reputed UN HDI listings) Accra is a very backward city and unattractive city. It compares unfavourably with places like Dakar, Lusaka and even Kinshasha. I would put my birth town Kumasi ahead of Accra aswell in terms of aesthetics.

Since the British left, townplanning has been non-existent. Accra is far too spread out ad growing ineffeciently. If there were tight city boundaries then people would be forced to build high rise buildings.

I dont like the Americanisation of Accra either. It would be better to follow a European model of "city centres" i.e. a central districts full of bustling high quality shoppong streets. The American model of malls in the rich suburbs will lead to further polarisation of society. America is now trying to reinvigorate its downtown areas after all these years of neglect so we should learn from that mistake. Compare New York with its vibrant central Manhattan compared to suburban-oriented Los Angeles.
That applies to all African nations who are now adopting the polarised suburban lifestyle.

Osu High Street should be redeveloped as an attractive shopping destination. I mean, with benches, trees, nicely and uniformedly paved sidewalks etc etc.

I would also love to see the Red Square-like Independece Square dug up and replaced with something more aesthetically pleasing. How about some grass and some flowers like they have in Western countries.

How far has the development of Korle lagoon gone?

Nice pictures
This one especially
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Welcome to the SSC|Africa scene, Popa1980 and kwam:)

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Kwam, great great new photos, I like this in particular!

You are a Ghanaian, right? You are welcome :)

one of the stadiums been contructed for the can 2008 nations cup at Tamale in the northern part of Ghana
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lovely stadium, please keep updating us with all the new projects Kwam. In particular can you get pictures of the following projects

- Accra Mall, at Tetteh Quarshie
- Dual carriageway towards University of Ghana
- Stadium around the Parliament area
- The new airport city buildings springing up
- anything that you think needs to be highlighted here

Yet another picture of Silver Star Tower
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Ako Adje Flyover
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Ako Adje Flyover
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Cool. Is it an interchange?

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The Speaker's House, with government offices behind
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Parliament
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Supreme Court
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i heard the goverment of ghana ordered more hundreds of these buses to boost the capital transportation.

yes naija, these are some of the buses


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More Accra snap shots


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another view of the Accra conference Centre

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another Ghana interchange

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Ghanaian fast food restaurant

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Ghana´s Metro Mass Transport

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makola
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some Ghana Pics
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Great new pics, Kwam?:)

Btw, Is this a real Christian Dior store or just someone selling clothes under the name of "Dior"?
Excuse my scepticism, please!

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Great thread, some nice pics!
Does anyone have pictures from up north (Bolga)?

Airport in Accra

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love your roads. hope my country kenya can emulate that

ACCRA'S NEIGHBORHOOD

Golden Gate, Spintex Road, Ghana

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EAST LEGON EXTENSION NEAR THE MANOR VALLEY

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you see more housing construction in the background

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Accra has a new Metro bus system, using these new buses(some of which are double deckers like this one) that I believe are built by a Chinese company(to venture a guess, I'd say Yutong Bus, but I'm not sure). Generally, its agreed that the buses are modern and look clean, but they don't always arrive on time, and the tro-tros(minibuses) are still preferred by most.

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Ohene Djan Stadium
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Very nice, Dantexavier and I like it that you keep on looking for recent pics about Accra!:)

Very nice, Dantexavier and I like it that you keep on looking for recent pics about Accra!:)

Thank you, Matthias.

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What an adorable family:)

Is this your family?

What an adorable family:)

Is this your family?

No, just a ghanain family who happens to have a photo album on the web.

EXCELLENT shots!

Do you know of any buildings under construction in Ghana?

Do you have any skyline pics?

Here's an article on the affordable housing projects underway in Ghana.

http://www.miga.org/news/index_sv.cfm?aid=495

Check through the thread's earlier pages for some skyline shots.

I wish this topic had pictures of buildings PROPOSED. I was going to ask a topic about it, but I dont feel like half the forumers getting pissed off at me again!

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Hello, guys. Nice pictures. Ghana is on my wish list.

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Roads have excellent quality in Accra. Some nice pics, Dantexavier! I loved the new houses being built but are you sure that this is Accra and not some suburbian town?

Roads have excellent quality in Accra. Some nice pics, Dantexavier! I loved the new houses being built but are you sure that this is Accra and not some suburbian town?

I'm pretty sure it's just a suburb on the outskirts of Accra.

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Oh yeah, I LOVE GHANA. Very nice country with beautiful and proud people. My kind of country.

The country is really really developing, I have been there and I love every bit of the country. they carry their traditions with pride and they have lots o customs and morals. More to that the country is beautiull and she is really developing. the people are also great. My cousin and aunty got married to Ghanaians. They live in Accra and Tema repectively. I give this country 5 out of 5

The corruption is to its lowest it has ever been
It is not like Nigeria where the police men ask you for 2000 AT EVERY SINGLE STOP
Cameroon is even worst that 9ja in corruption

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damn!!!!! im am on the next plane to accra. lol

The country is really really developing, I have been there and I love every bit of the country. they carry their traditions with pride and they have lots o customs and morals. More to that the country is beautiull and she is really developing. the people are also great. My cousin and aunty got married to Ghanaians. They live in Accra and Tema repectively. I give this country 5 out of 5

The corruption is to its lowest it has ever been
It is not like Nigeria where the police men ask you for 2000 AT EVERY SINGLE STOP
Cameroon is even worst that 9ja in corruption

Now I know why people are asking the moderators to Ban you forever...I support the move.

Go-Karting in Accra:

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Accra traffic:

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Very beautiful pictures but where are the skyline pics!

A few months ago I was watching Bush on his Africa tour and when he was in Ghana I saw a whole bunch of buildings under construction.

Very beautiful pictures but where are the skyline pics!

A few months ago, I was watching Bush on his Africa tour on the news, when he was in Ghana I saw a whole bunch of buildings under construction in the backround.

Very beautiful pictures but where are the skyline pics!

A few months ago, I was watching Bush on his Africa tour on the news, when he was in Ghana I saw a whole bunch of buildings under construction in the backround.

I guess I just haven't found many of them so far. There might be a handful of them earlier in the thread-if I find any new ones I'll post them.

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Road construction in Accra:

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Expensive suburb of Accra:

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I still think Accra is an ugly city when compared to say, Dakar in Senegal. The problem being that Accra was not planned and was actually three towns that merged.
Since the colonials left town planning has gone out of the window and developments have been carried out haphazardly.

popa1980, for a Ghanaian your contributions are really meagre! Ghanaians are usually passionate about their country, at least those that I have met in my life so far.

Sometimes I can´t make head nor tail of you! But maybe you are just different...

Being passionate about a country does not mean being blind to its faults. As some people on SSC fail to realise.....

The colonials had a plan to totally revamp Accra- avenues, parks etc but Ghanas first government ditched the plan on independence. People still blame the Brits for not developing the city like Nairobi but we have been running the country for 50 years! Look at Abidjan.

The city is a mess, seriously, the road with the "Papaye" resturant that you can see is the premier shopping street in Ghana, I rest my case!

well, I had a look at colonial Accra while searching for older African pictures, my dear Mr Popa1980, and I couldn´t see any second Luanda, Maputo or Harare in the making, neither the British nor the French colonials leave any good cities behind in West or Central Africa with the sole exception of Dakar and cities of the former Belgian Congo , the rest of the cities almost all improved after colonization ended, what kind of tablets have you swallowed, please?

if you have another opinion, please prove it by means of visual material. The Accra pics during the colony era that I have seen weren´t even worth posting, the city had nothing to show, really...as opposed to present day Accra.

Yeah, I'm staying out of this one.

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Matthias please read what I said before you open your mouth as spouting the usual immature babble. I said there was a PLAN to redevelop Accra in the and 50s but the plan was never carried out by Nkrumahs government. Read more carefully next time.

And yes, Accra was in a much better organised state pre-1957. My grandmother said you needed a licence for a dog, so there were no stray rabid dogs around, rubbish was collected and gutters were clean. There were less mosquitoes because there were less potholes for them to breed in. The town planning departmentwas functional and there was a ban on houses being built without the necessary amenities- whereas now people build million dollar houses and the waste just gets thrown out into the streets.

instead of claiming and claiming all the time, you seem to be unable to provide the visual material for us to SEE or any sort of information concerning this so-called grandiose Accra plan by the Brits...you could add it here or into the Africa Urabn thread from 1900-1980´s... Then we have the proof, at least!

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http://www.macalester.edu/geography/courses/geog261/eskidmore/history.htm

"In the Fry/Treavallion plan (as it is known), a reorganization of the CBD was called for, as well as the development of the coastal region of the city. In order to reorganize the CBD, the planners decided to superimposed a tight grid north of Fort Ussher. To the east this newly organized CBD, the planners hoped to preserve a broad open space for a restaurant, country club, and polo and cricket fields. Additionally, the British planners wanted to build large numbers of public squares, fountains and ornamental pools and statues throughout the city, and build a vast Parliament Complex in downtown"

The plans are available to see but you would have to travel to the National Library in Accra. Some of us can back up everything we say, and yes feel free to add it onto the other thread :)

Popa1980, Thanks for giving a concrete link this time!

And a Big Up for Dante and his time and effort he takes to look for all the recent pictures about Accra:)

Who knows, maybe they made it up just like Vh1 did. LOL.

you can never stop, can you?

The difference between this link and propaganda show on VH1 is evident! Didn´t you once say that you are a doctor if I still remember...so you studied thoroughly, didn´t you?

Anyway, I have to leave now got something else to do, keep talking to yourself, if you are fine with it!

Yeah, Im sure Vh1 bosses in California just decided to pick on a country in Africa which 99% of Mericans probably dont know exist. Thats likely!

And I stand corrected, apparently you can get more detailed plans of the 'Accra redevelopment' on the web but youhave to pay for the artcile which you may be prepared to do. I feel Accra may have gone beyond redemption now since town planning has been non existent recently any future developments eg- widening of roads will be evry difficulty. Watch new buildings spring up over othe next few years as the oil money trickles through though.

Yep, still staying out of this one.

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Popa1980, just shut up NOW ...enough is enough with your crap talk about VH1...and leave Dante post his pics which are a million times more interesting and revealing than your endless bubbly monologues, nobody needs that here, I haven´t seen you post any pictures throughout all your presence on SSC (at least i can´t remember)! We would like to see your contributions in such a way here.

Dante, keep up the good work!

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The Airport City developments next to Kotoka International Airport

The building with the green sheet covering some parts is hotel project
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^^ Many contructions there.

Ghanaian road signs look very British :D

^^ Many contructions there.

Ghanaian road signs look very British :D

Yes a construction boom is currently going on in Accra. Both commercial and residential property developments are booming everywhere you look. The aiport city is going to be a new satellite business district of Accra with hotels, office towers and hopefully some retail properties to give it life.

Fantastic photos Kulani, and thanks for the development updates as well!

Yes a construction boom is currently going on in Accra. Both commercial and residential property developments are booming everywhere you look. The aiport city is going to be a new satellite business district of Accra with hotels, office towers and hopefully some retail properties to give it life.

Kulani, is the aiport area going to be the new economic district in Accra? it will be nice to see shots of this new developement. I hear it is called Aiport City.:)

Yes a construction boom is currently going on in Accra. Both commercial and residential property developments are booming everywhere you look. The aiport city is going to be a new satellite business district of Accra with hotels, office towers and hopefully some retail properties to give it life.

Nice!!!

Thanks for the update

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Kulani, is the aiport area going to be the new economic district in Accra? it will be nice to see shots of this new developement. I hear it is called Aiport City.:)

Yes, i believe this is going to be a new economic node of Accra capable of offering 4-5 star hotels and true AA grade offices. Its biggest appeal is that it is close to the airport which cuts on traffic when one is flying in and out of Accra and also close to the high end residential areas from where most of the people who will work in this district resides. So again less traveling time and people can avoid much of the traffic you deal with when going to Accra. However, there are space constraints for this area due to its close proximity to the airport. Some developers are now spilling over into the nearby Airport Residential and knocking down houses to build high-rise apartment and office blocks to counter this problem. There are more than 10 high rise buildings either under construction or recently completed in this area.

I personally think the airport is too close to the city today and the government should consider its relocation in the next 10 years and free up all that space to private developers to expand Airport City.

The hotel group is called Marriot Hotels.

The Airport City developments next to Kotoka International Airport

The building with the green sheet covering some parts is hotel project
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Such a lively city and country. I love it. :cheers:

Will the airport city development replace the CBD in terms of office space?

Will the airport city development replace the CBD in terms of office space?

I think it will complement the CBD, it will just become an alternative although i do believe its going to become the preferred address. However it will be more expensive to rent than the CBD which means that only the rich companies are going to afford Airport City rentals.

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Great updates by Kwam and Matthias-spectacular photos!

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I have heard much about Accra and seen a few pictures. Accra does not seem a modern city. A lot of the improvements have been within the old sectors, which is a very good thing. These day's the trend has been to develop satellite towns off the main city, in this case Accra. I have seen a few pictures of Airport City, but there does not seem to be a rapid expansion of this area. I may be wrong.

IMO, i think that accra should concetrate the building of new buildings to one common area so as to have a C.B.D a big city such as accra really needs a cbd bcoz then its one area that can me easily managed instead of a large area that makes it really hard to keep things well managed.

IMO, i think that accra should concetrate the building of new buildings to one common area so as to have a C.B.D a big city such as accra really needs a cbd bcoz then its one area that can me easily managed instead of a large area that makes it really hard to keep things well managed.

The public authorities in most African countries are not dealing with the issue of traffic congestion, crime and grime effectively and this results in developers fleeing the CBD in search of new locations. Solve access roads by building highways, keep the CBD clean and safe, then the developers will come. Also government must have faith in the CBD by investing in it themselves. Build new shiny office towers for the public servants and for the state owned companies, fix the pavements, fix the taxi ranks and markets, then the private sector will reciprocate this generously. Simple and straight forward.

The public authorities in most African countries are not dealing with the issue of traffic congestion, crime and grime effectively and this results in developers fleeing the CBD in search of new locations. Solve access roads by building highways, keep the CBD clean and safe, then the developers will come. Also government must have faith in the CBD by investing in it themselves. Build new shiny office towers for the public servants and for the state owned companies, fix the pavements, fix the taxi ranks and markets, then the private sector will reciprocate this generously. Simple and straight forward.

you point out some very simple points that if implemented they would bare almost immediate fruits. for a country that is soon to become an african economic giant ghana needs some sort of a CBD like, abidjan or nairobi. but one thing that ghana is famous for is friendly people.

oh and btw, nairobi CBD is relatively clean but more needs to be done and they said that it have a metropolitant police dept just for the cbd alone by the end of this year, which is great news.

Dante xzvier THANKS FOR THE GREAT PICS

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I love those roads.:cheers:

Shots of a hospital in Accra:

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what an awesome pic!:cheers:

Lovely pics of Ghana- thanks Dante, Kwam and others !

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Car Dealership in Accra-just noting from observation that this one appears to be chinese, particularly from the Chery brand. The white sedan near the front is a Chery Oriental Son/Eastar/B6, and many of the other cars in there are old Citroen designs that Chery builds under license.

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Random trucks-an old scottish Albion on the left and a Leyland DAF to the right.

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Hello

I am new here. I come from Gabon but currently do my studies in France. I will return to my country once I completed my studies.

Ghana is a good country!

Dante xavier Great pics, (but the choices in some of your picture selections are terrible..esp the 10th page) However, these new pictures look very Great......
What about Tema????

roads roads roads, even ghana has discent roads and the oil money hasnt kicked in yet. will kenya ever have good roads? coz kenya and ghana are not that much far apart economically

roads roads roads, even ghana has discent roads and the oil money hasnt kicked in yet. will kenya ever have good roads? coz kenya and ghana are not that much far apart economically

That's true, Ghana isn't that far ahead of Kenya from an economic standpoint, and Kenya ought to be able to match any Ghanaian standard. Here's hoping for a better future-maybe the new government will get its act together in order to speed up the recovery.

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GOOD JOB, Dantexavier:cheers:

I just picked my favoutite!


Keep them coming.

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New Office block

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Around Accra/Ghana

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One of the buildings forming the new presidential 'seat of power' complex, Still under construction.

This is the new and totally rebuilt Flagstaff house (Left to rot since the 1966 overthrow of Nkrumah).

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Accra surburb

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Aburi botanical Gardens - Accra

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Accra - Tema Motorway

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Oyi! Buddy move! You are blocking my view! Anyway...

Inside Airport City area

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Tetteh Quashie interchange

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Nice photos Kasapa, even with that dude in the way.

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African union monument
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Want a cars? Well take this one...
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Fashion show @ the Accra mall
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Accra mall main entrance
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Fiesta Royal Accra
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Golden Tulip hotel
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Hehehehehe... A white christmas in Ghana...
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Koforidua - Ghana
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Cruising on road...
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We need to park the car. Oh.. lucky us! Here is a car park.
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See you in court. The supreme court that is
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O lord! We should have won Can 2008. Never mind... This is Ohene Gjan stadium - Accra
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And here is Sekondi/Essipong statium
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Aviation mosque
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Okay... lets go home. Ring me when you get to the gate
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Lets play a quick 18 holes at Achimota golf club - Accra
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Flying over downtown accra. This is the makola market area.
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Nima-Kanda highway.(Something has to be done about nima (bottom right corner))
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Ring road
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Kwame Nkrumah Memorial park
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Old parliament house
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The new parliament building
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National Museum
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Want some good chinese nosh?
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or may some fast food

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Ummmm... Is Ghana not good enough for you? Okay go to the Dutch embassy and get visa!
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Or maybe the American embassy in Cantoments .
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Some historical and leisure sites - Lets go around Ghana


The mosque in Larabanga, probably built in 1421
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Old Mosques - Northern Ghana
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Elephants in Ghana's Mole National park - Northern Ghana
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Kintampo and Amedzofe falls
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Aburi botanical Gardens
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Cape coast castle
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Elima Castle and town
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Kakum National Park. Eiiiii... Don't look down!
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An agric feeder road on the way to kakum
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Volta River, lake and surrounding area
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Akosombo Dam viewed from Akosombo Hotel
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The coast - Lets go to the beach dudes...

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Want to swim? Ehh... not today
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Coconut Grove beach resort
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Sunset near the Sea (Ada Foa)
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Labadi beach - Accra
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Bojo Beach - Just outside Accra
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White Sands Resort
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Typical road side village - Central region
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One of the buildings forming the new presidential 'seat of power' complex, Still under construction.

This is the new and totally rebuilt Flagstaff house (Left to rot since the 1966 overthrow of Nkrumah).

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i could cry this one makes me so happy!

Bank of Ghana - Takoradi branch
http://www.ghanaweb.biz/GHP/img/pics/news/17260690.full.jpg

A place to stay...

African Regency Hotel. This hotel is recommended by moi!
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Soon to open in Airport City. The Hilton Hotel Accra.
http://www.ghanaweb.biz/GHP/img/pics/news/87873058.full.jpg

M-Plaza
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The Ministries area - Government offices
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Ahhh... At long last the trains are running again!
This is Phase One of the Accra-Tema sub-urban railway services.
Inauguration Of The Golden Jubilee Line at Asoprochona, Tema

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Kumasi

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Lake bosomtwi - Kumasi
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Asafo Interchange
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Back to Accra again...

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Night and day View of Tetteh Quashie interchange for The African Regency hotel
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It must be time to learn - Schools in Ghana.

Achimota College/Secondary school
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Adisadel College/Secondary school
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Mfantsipim Secondary school
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St Augustines school - Cape Coast
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Fiesta Royale - Accra

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The Dutch Embassy - Accra. Nice...
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Alfa Romeo & Fiat in Ghana
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Banks
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Prudential Bank
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Max Mart supermarket
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Ice cream... ice cream... ice cream. Yum yum!
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Inside Accra Mall. What???? Watching football rather than shopping????
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Sightseeing
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Is it a hotel? Is it home? Who cares... It is in Accra.
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Cedi House
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Cocoa Industry Head Qffice
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Mormon Compound - Accra
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University -Legon
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Ghana hotels

M-Plaza
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Paloma
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Elking
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Georgia Hotel - Kumasi
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La Palm - Pool side
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Elimina Beach
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Gold House - AngloGold-Ashanti's main Office in Accra
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Kotoka. Drop off parking rank
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Tamale Airport- the building was built for Africa Cup of nation. Hmmmm.... Could have done better... I think.
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37 military hospital
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Home sweet home
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New construction in Airport City -Accra

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Blink blink Accra style.
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Holiday Inn Accra
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Kumasi - Golden Tuilip
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Champagne by the pool and Chilling in the Garden City - Kumasi
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Inside Ohene Gyan stadium Accra
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Outside Ohene Gyan stadium Accra, when it was nearing completion
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Where are they walking to? Only in Ghana...
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Data Bank - Probably the best performing financial/Equity trading institution in Ghana.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/9FCGXoIoibc&hl=en

The Danish Fort of Accra: Christiansborg Castle or Osu castle, was the headquarters for Denmark commercial activities on the Gold Coast and it still bears the monogram of King Christian VII. The earliest constructions are from 1661.

What the Colonials built: To protect themselves.
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In 1850 the Castle was sold to Britain, along with all the other Danish forts and lodges. Today Christiansborg serves as the seat of government for the Republic of Ghana.

NOW... Since we (Ghana) gained independence in 1957 (apart from a short period in Nkrumah's time) this Fort has been our seat of power. Like the colonials our leaders have hid behind the thick walls and gates of this fort/Castle, isolating themselves from Ghanaians.

The current seat of power:

The gates of Osu Castle. Thou shall not enter!
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You can look, but from far away...
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UNTIL NOW! The new seat of power in Ghana is now moving to Flagstaff house.

The plan: Modern, new, shinning glass and reflective of the new aspiration of Ghana.
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The actual development: Should be completed 4th Quarter this year. :happy:
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kasapa who did the design for flagstaff house? and why is it called that?

Arzaranh, the design for Flagstaff house was done by an Indian company called Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. limited. They are also supervising the construction project with the aid of Ghanaian workers.

When the designs, costs and plans where first revealed there was an uproar in Ghana, mainly for point scoring by political parties and a suspicion that some corruption may have been involved in the awarding of the contract. Some people questioned why the design was been done by Indians. Questions were asked as to why a local Ghanaian architect was not used. Valid questions I guess, but whatever the reason the eventual design and impression of the project will be refreshing, stunning and modern in my view.

The original cost of the project was supposed to be approx. $40 million but that has nearly doubled leading to more cries of mislaid priority and corruption by the other political parties, though they have all stated that they will use Flagstaff House if they come to power too.

On the naming of the place, well the old flagstaff house was built by President Kwame Nkrumah and it was used by Nkrumah as his personal residence. I really do not know why Nkrumah's CPP named the place Flagstaff though.

When the current government decided to move from Osu Castle it only made sense to reuse this prime real-estate as the location of the new seat of power.
The project includes the President’s and vice president’s offices and residences and much more. In fact in order to accommodate all the elements in the complex and increase the land size, Accra Zoo was closed down and it will now be eventually relocated somewhere in Achimota forest.

Also, the original building (home) built for Nkrumah has been retained, renovated and incorporated to the overall plan as a Ghanaian heritage building.

Lighten your load... Splash the cash!

Yep, folks if you have a cool 250 to 500 thousand dollars to spend, why don't you buy one of the apartments in Villaggio?
There are a few left... Go on... you know you want to. ;):okay:

Villaggio is an ultra modern development from the same developers who developed the plush Trasacco valley estate.

http://www.villaggioghana.com/images/update_10_dec07_pano7.jpg

Currently nearing phase 1 completion, Villaggio is situated in Tetteh Quashie, Airport Residential Area.
It is opposite the Accra Mall, The African Regency Hotel and President Kuffuor personal residence.

http://www.villaggioghana.com/images/update_11_dec07_pano15.jpg

http://www.villaggioghana.com/images/update_10_dec07_pano13.jpg

Site plan

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2584595027_db0e5cc1fb_o.jpg

Interior (Example)
http://www.villaggioghana.com/images/showapt_lr_4534.jpg

http://www.villaggioghana.com/images/showapt_lr1_1738.jpg

Floor plans (Examples)

Capri (Lower floor)
http://www.villaggioghana.com/images/capri_floorplan1.jpg

Capri (Upper Floor)
http://www.villaggioghana.com/images/capri_floorplan2.jpg

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http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/2484/ghjan2820023ci1.jpg
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/8805/ghjan2820024yq9.jpg

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http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6126/ghjan2820017xu9.jpg
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3262/ghjan2820018gg1.jpg

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9987/ghjan2820019eg0.jpg
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9496/ghjan2820020uj8.jpg
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/9311/ghjan2820021ri7.jpg

Arzaranh, the design for Flagstaff house was done by an Indian company called Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. limited. They are also supervising the construction project with the aid of Ghanaian workers.

When the designs, costs and plans where first revealed there was an uproar in Ghana, mainly for point scoring by political parties and a suspicion that some corruption may have been involved in the awarding of the contract. Some people questioned why the design was been done by Indians. Questions were asked as to why a local Ghanaian architect was not used. Valid questions I guess, but whatever the reason the eventual design and impression of the project will be refreshing, stunning and modern in my view.

The original cost of the project was supposed to be approx. $40 million but that has nearly doubled leading to more cries of mislaid priority and corruption by the other political parties, though they have all stated that they will use Flagstaff House if they come to power too.

On the naming of the place, well the old flagstaff house was built by President Kwame Nkrumah and it was used by Nkrumah as his personal residence. I really do not know why Nkrumah's CPP named the place Flagstaff though.

When the current government decided to move from Osu Castle it only made sense to reuse this prime real-estate as the location of the new seat of power.
The project includes the President’s and vice president’s offices and residences and much more. In fact in order to accommodate all the elements in the complex and increase the land size, Accra Zoo was closed down and it will now be eventually relocated somewhere in Achimota forest.

Also, the original building (home) built for Nkrumah has been retained, renovated and incorporated to the overall plan as a Ghanaian heritage building.

interesting....
actually i think that the overall design leaves a lot to be desired, but at least it does try to reflect traditional culture and that is what i'm so pleased with.