Publications About Accra

Links to selected articles and books about Accra from academics, journalists and writers

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Women Writers On Accra

This article looks at some women authors in particular who write about or feature Accra in their work. It includes work from academics, journalists, poets, musicians and novelists.

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Why fines and jail time won't change the behaviour of Ghana's minibus drivers

by Festival Godwin Boateng

 

Cervical Cancer Knowledge and Screening in Accra, Ghana

by R.M.K. Adanu

 

Oxford Street, Accra

by Ato Quayson

 

Food beliefs and practices in urban poor communities in Accra: implications for health interventions

by Sandra Boatemaa, Delali Margaret Badasu and Ama de-Graft Aikins

 

Segregated by neighbourhoods? A portrait of ethnic diversity in the neighbourhoods of the Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana

by Samuel Agyei‐Mensah and George Owusu

 

Accra a century ago: life in Ghana before independence – in pictures

with images from Deo Gratias Studios

 

Different Shades of Green: Environmental Management in Hotels in Accra

by Ishmael Mensah

Resistance and collaboration: Asameni and the keys to Christiansborg Castle in Accra

by Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann

 

Street foods in Accra, Ghana: how safe are they?

by Patience Mensah, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Kwaku Owusu-Darko and Anthony Ablordey

 

'A lot of benign neglect’: how Ghana’s social changes are isolating older people

by Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu

 

An Examination of the Cultural and Socio-Economic Profiles of Porters in Accra, Ghana

by Muriel Adjubi Yeboah
and Kwame Appiah-Yeboah

 

Urban crime trends and patterns in Ghana: The case of Accra

by Joseph Appiahene-Gyamfi

 

A Systems Dynamics Approach to Explore Traffic Congestion and Air Pollution Link in the City of Accra, Ghana

by Frederick A. Armah, David O. Yawson and Alex A. N. M. Pappoe

 

Markets in Accra metropolis to run shifts to curb spread of COVID-19

by Daniel Abugre Anyorigya

 

A queer night in Accra

by Carl Collison

 

Why aren’t people in Accra better prepared for floods? The key is in communication

By Matthew Abunyewah et al

 

Accra Survey…1953-1956.

by Ione Acquah

 

Exploring the emergence and governance of new cities in Accra, Ghana.

by Prosper Issahaku Korah

 

The rise of gated housing estates in Ghana: Empirical insights from three communities in metropolitan Accra.

by Alex Boakye Asiedu and Godwin Arku

 

Social Impact of Urbanisation: The Case Of Ga Mashie of Accra

by Samuel S. Quarcoopome

A survey of housing conditions and characteristics in Accra, an African city

by Kwadwo Konadu-Agyeman

 

Inside a Massive Electronics Graveyard

By Yepoka Yeebo

 

Domestic waste disposal practice and perceptions of private sector waste management in urban Accra

by Ramatta Massa Yoada, Dennis Chirawurah and Philip Baba Adongo

 

Public toilets and their customers in low-income Accra, Ghana

by Dorothy Peprah et al

 

Accra: Police demolish illegal structures at Abuja CMB

by Nii Ayikwei Okine

 

Brutal presence or convenient absence: The role of the state in the politics of flooding in informal Accra, Ghana

by Clifford Amoako

 

'City living no be easy': Accra by an urban comic

by Richard Opoku Agyeman