Oct 9, 2024 | Commentary, Research
Accra is home to around 5 million people and plays a crucial role in Ghana’s national political landscape. Located on the coast of West Africa, development trajectories of the city are significantly influenced by national and global events. More than two thirds of the...
Oct 9, 2024 | News, Research
ACRC has published a new paper exploring the urban development challenges facing Accra, Ghana. Authored by Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai, the report synthesises studies conducted by in-city researchers, exploring how the political landscape and urban systems have influenced...
Oct 7, 2024 | Commentary, News
The growing literature on the politics of development in African cities has made significant advances in recent years, drawing attention to the often-unexpected ways in which the politics of democratisation, clientelism and ethnicity are playing out within specific...
Sep 13, 2024 | News, Research
Researchers from ACRC’s structural transformation domain have published a new working paper, looking at the effect of climate change on city-wide labour productivity in Accra, Ghana. Authored by Michael Danquah, Bazoumana Ouattara, Williams Ohemeng and Alfred Barimah,...
