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Nation buildings

Architects are using their craft to give Ghana an optimistic narrative fit for the 21st century. Can they ‘ignite the ambition of a country’?

  • Issue #151
  • 11 min read
Black Star Square in Accra with Independence Arch, monument, and Ghanaian flags during golden hour
Affairs

Working overtime

Keeping a city running is more than just punctual trains. Spare a thought for city hall workers tackling earthquakes, a flood of human waste or a town overrun by feral monkeys.

  • Issue #65
  • 6 min read
Working overtime
Affairs

Well oiled

Ghana is drilling for oil and the government has a plan to avoid the “resource curse”. In Accra the mood is optimistic as new wealth looks set to revitalise an already culturally rich location.

  • Issue #50
  • 12 min read
Independence Arch

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