ACCRA

əkräˈ, ăkˈrə, city (1984 pop. 867,459), capital of Ghana, a port on the Gulf of Guinea. It is Ghana's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center. The chief manufactures are processed food, beverages, timber and plywood, textiles, clothing, chemicals, and printed materials. A transportation hub, Accra is linked by road and rail with Kumasi, in the interior, and with Tema, a major seaport. The site of present-day Accra was originally comprised of several small villages of a Ga kingdom. It developed into a sizable town around British and Dutch forts built in the 17th cent. In 1877, Accra replaced Cape Coast as the capital of the British Gold Coast colony. After the completion (1923) of a railroad to the mining and agricultural hinterland, Accra rapidly became the economic center of Ghana. Riots in the city (1948), against high retail prices and European control, led to the rise of Kwame Nkrumah as a popular leader and marked an important early step in Ghana's road to independence (1957). It is the site of the national museum, the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Univ. of Ghana, and Ghana's central library. Also of note is Christianborg Castle, built by the Danes in the 17th cent. On Accra's outskirts are Achimota School (1927), the country's leading secondary school, and, in Legon, the Univ. of Ghana (1948).

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Korle Meets the Sea: A Sociolinguistic History of Accra
Book by M. E. Kropp Dakubu; Oxford US, 1997
Subjects: Accra (Ghana)--Languages, Multilingualism--Ghana--Accra
...THE SEA A Sociolinguistic History of Accra M. E. Kropp Dakubu New York Oxford...meets the sea: a sociolinguistic history of Accra / M.E. Kropp Dakubu. p. cm. ISBN 0-19-506061-X 1. Multilingualism-- Ghana--Accra. 2. Accra Ghana --Languages. I. Title...
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Landlords and Lodgers: Socio-Spatial Organization in an Accra Community
Book by Deborah Pellow; Praeger, 2002
Subjects: Accra (Ghana)--History, Accra (Ghana)--Social Conditions, Hausa (African People)--Ghana--Accra--Social Conditions, Human Territoriality--Ghana--Accra, Muslims--Ghana--Accra--Social Conditions, Spatial Behavior--Ghana--Accra
...LODGERS Socio-Spatial Organization in an Accra Community Deborah Pellow Library of...lodgers : socio-spatial organization in an Accra community / Deborah Pellow. p. cm...paper) 1. Human territoriality Ghana Accra. 2. Spatial behavior Ghana Accra. 3. Hausa...
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MacLean of the Gold Coast: The Life and Times of George MacLean, 1801-1847
Book by Gerald S. Graham, G. E. Metcalfe; Oxford University Press, 1962
Subjects: British--Ghana--History, Ghana--History, Maclean, George--1801-1847
...LONDON OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS IBADAN ACCRA 1962 Oxford University Press, Amen House...DACCA CAPE TOWN SALISBURY NAIROBI IBADAN ACCRA KUALA LUMPUR HONG KONG WEST AFRICAN...assistance of Overseas Newspapers group, Accra, Freetown, Lagos and London PRINTED...
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The Political Economy of Housing and Urban Development in Africa: Ghana's Experience from Colonial Times to 1998
Book by Kwadwo Konadu-Agyemang; Praeger, 2001
Subjects: Housing Policy--Ghana--History, Urban Policy--Ghana--History
...60 4. Accra - From a Fishing Village to a Millionaire...Development and Expansion of Accra 61 The...Colonial Transport Expansion on the Growth of Accra 75 Demographic...
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A History of Ghana
Book by W. E. F. Ward; George Allen & Unwin, 1958
Subjects: Ghana--History
...medicine was in its infancy. Cape Coast or Accra were as devoid of the comforts brought by...Commission of Enquiry into Wenchi Affairs Accra 1952 Report of the Constitutional Adviser Accra 1955 Report of the Achimota Conference...
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journal articles on: Accra  - 292 results

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Landlords and Lodgers: Socio-Spatial Organization in an Accra Community
Journal article by Christian Lund; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 12, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Landlords and Lodgers: Socio-spatial Organization in an Accra Community (Book)--Book reviews
...Lodgers: Socio-Spatial Organization in an Accra Community. by Christian Lund...lodgers: socio-spatial organization in an Accra community. xviii, 261 pp., maps, figs...called zongo, in the capital of Ghana, Accra. With Pellows eye for detail and deep knowledge...
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Male Praise-Singers in Accra: In the Company of Women
Journal article by Deborah Pellow; Africa, Vol. 67, 1997
Subjects: Accra, Ghana--Social aspects, Hausas--Social aspects, Islam--Social aspects, Laudatory poetry--Social aspects, Women in Islam--Social aspects
Male praise-singers in Accra: in the company of women by Deborah...micro-politics and Islam with zongo dwellers in Accra and the construction of the separate worlds...of praise-singer males who perform in Accra, like that of females who sing in Kano...
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Environmental and Health Impacts of Household Solid Waste Handling and Disposal Practices in Third World Cities: The Case of the Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana
Journal article by Kwasi Owusu Boadi, Markku Kuitunen; Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 68, 2005
Subjects: Accra, Ghana--Environmental aspects, Solid waste disposal--Environmental aspects, Solid waste disposal--Health aspects, Solid wastes--Environmental aspects, Solid wastes--Health aspects
...in Third World Cities: The Case of the Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana. by Kwasi...hazards (Kjellen, 2001). The residents of Accra generate in total an estimated 1,500 to...Environmental Health Technologist of the Accra Waste Department, personal communication...
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Structural Adjustment and Emerging Urban Form in Accra, Ghana
Journal article by Ian E. A. Yeboah; Africa Today, Vol. 47, 2000
Subjects: Africa
...Adjustment and Emerging Urban Form in Accra, Ghana Ian E.A. Yeboah Researchers...in the form of the phenomenal growth of Accra, on emerging urban forms. It argues that...fusion of urban and rural functions. For Accra, globalization, economic growth, and Structural...
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Imagining Architecture: The Structure of Nationalism in Accra, Ghana
Journal article by Janet Berry Hess; Africa Today, Vol. 47, 2000
Subjects: Africa
...Architecture: The Structure of Nationalism in Accra, Ghana Janet Berry Hess The architecture...architecture and spatial organization in Accra, focusing upon the symbiosis between British...Nkrumah was erected in the capital city of Accra, Ghana. The statue, commissioned from...
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Cote d'Ivoire: No Peace, No War; Efforts to Put the Fragile Ivorian Peace Pact Back on Course Have Taken the Key Stakeholders to Accra, the Ghanaian Capital, for the Third Time. the Question Is, Will the Accord Work This Time? Josephine Akarue Reports from Abidjan
Magazine article by Josephine Akarue; New African, October 2004
Subjects: Accra, Ghana--Military aspects, Accra, Ghana--Political aspects, Disarmament--Planning, Peace treaties--Influence, United Nations--Conferences, meetings and seminars
...Course Have Taken the Key Stakeholders to Accra, the Ghanaian Capital, for the Third Time...to wane. Over a month after the 29 July "Accra III" peace meeting presided over by the...or muscle to enforce the adoption of the Accra III accord. These worries may not be unfounded...
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City Guide: ACCRA
Magazine article by Stephen Williams; African Business, June 2000
Subjects: Accra, Ghana, Economic development--Ghana
City Guide: ACCRA. by Stephen Williams Ghanas...with the five European airlines that serve Accra (Alitalia, British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa...phone cards scattered throughout central Accra. Phone cards can be purchased from post...
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Accra Seeks Power Supply Solutions: Ghana's Chronic Shortage of Power Will Adversely Affect Its Growth Targets This Year and for the near Future. However, a Spate of New Undertakings, Some with Chinese Assistance, Should Ease the Situation over the Next Three to Four Years. Neil Ford Reports
Magazine article by Neil Ford; African Business, November 2007
Subjects: Accra, Ghana--Energy policy, Electric power generation--Planning, Electric power production--Planning, Electric power supply--Management
Accra Seeks Power Supply Solutions: Ghanas Chronic Shortage of Power Will Adversely Affect Its Growth Targets This Year and for...GRAPHIC OMITTED The direction of flow has reversed over the past decade, as the lack of new generating capacity has forced Accra to import electricity from Cote dIvoire. Power shortages have become severe over the past year but new investment should...
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Ghana: Glory, Glory ... except the Suit; All Roads Led to the Independence Square in Accra on 6 March as Ghana Marked the High-Point of Its Year-Long Golden Jubilee Celebrations. but the Occasion Was Marred by Controversies Right from the Planning to the Big Day. Efam Dovi Reports from Accra
Magazine article by Efam Dovi; New African, April 2007
Subjects: Ghana--Political aspects, Ghana--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Holidays--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Kufuor, John Agyekum--Political activity
...Roads Led to the Independence Square in Accra on 6 March as Ghana Marked the High-Point...to the Big Day. Efam Dovi Reports from Accra. by Efam Dovi On 6 March, President...British colonial rule. Independence Square in Accra was a fluttering scene of the countrys...
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Garner as Hope: Ghana, Down in the Doldrums Just a Decade Ago, Now Shows What Democracy Can Do for Any Country That Takes It Seriously. Peter Ezeh, after a Recent Trip to Accra, Compares His Native Nigeria with the Ghana He Saw
Magazine article by Peter Ezeh; New African, April 2004
Subjects: Democracy--Economic aspects, Democracy--Ghana, Democracy--Nigeria, Ghana--Economic aspects, Ghana--Political aspects, Nigeria--Political aspects
...Seriously. Peter Ezeh, after a Recent Trip to Accra, Compares His Native Nigeria with the Ghana...a relatively smooth time on our way to Accra from Lagos. I was already familiar with...private art collector, was also going to Accra in his capacity as PACAs patron. PACA is...
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British Girls of 16 Held in Ghana over [Pounds Sterling]300,000 Cocaine Haul in Their Bags; Warning: A Sign at Accra Aiport Highlights the Risks of Smuggling Drugs
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 13, 2007
...Haul in Their Bags; Warning: A Sign at Accra Aiport Highlights the Risks of Smuggling...Kotoka International Airport in the capital Accra in ajoint operation between local police...put them up in an hotel in the capital Accra before allegedly givingthem the laptop...
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Girls in Ghana Court Accused of Drug Smuggling - Girls in Ghana Court Accused of Drug Smuggling; Trial Date Set: Yasemin Vatansever, 16, Covers Her Head with a Sweater as She Is Led into the High Court Building in Accra Toda
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 18, 2007
Subjects: Drug dealing, Drug traffic
...Is Led into the High Court Building in Accra Toda. Byline: PAUL CHESTON TWO teenage...when they appeared incourt in the capital, Accra, today but their trial is expected to begin...closed session atthe juvenile court in Accra. She said she was pleased the case was...
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British Girls of 16 Held in Ghana over [Pounds Sterling]300,000 Cocaine Haul in Their Bags; Officers in Operation Westbridge,wing of the Police Station Dressed in TshirtsWarning: A Sign at Accra Aiport Highlights the Risks of Smuggling Drugs
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 13, 2007
...Station Dressed in TshirtsWarning: A Sign at Accra Aiport Highlights the Risks of Smuggling...Kotoka International Airport in the capital Accra in a jointoperation between local police...put them up in an hotel in the capital Accra before allegedly givingthem the laptop...
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Girls in Ghana Court Accused of Drug Smuggling; Trial Date Set: Yasemin Vatansever, 16, Covers Her Head with a Sweater as She Is Led into the High Court Building in Accra Today
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 18, 2007
Subjects: Drug dealing, Drug traffic
...Is Led into the High Court Building in Accra Today. Byline: PAUL CHESTON TWO teenage...when they appeared incourt in the capital, Accra, today but their trial is expected to begin...closed session atthe juvenile court in Accra. She said she was pleased the case was...
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Obama Urges Africa to Seize Moment of Promise; Blunt Message Delivered on Ghana Stage
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), July 12, 2009
...Byline: Stephen Dinan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ACCRA, Ghana -- To adoring crowds, and with a...Moscow or Washington, but by what happens in Accra as well. The stop in Ghana was Mr. Obamas...and advancement, and street vendors in Accra shout Obama to try to get the attention...
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Accra
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ACCRA kra , ak r , city (1984 pop. 867,459), capital of Ghana...chemicals, and printed materials. A transportation hub, Accra is linked by road and rail with Kumasi , in the interior, and with Tema , a major seaport. The site of present-day Accra was originally comprised of several small villages of a Ga...
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Ghana , Country, Africa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...arm of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital and largest city is Accra . Land and People Modern Ghana comprises the former British...created the enormous Lake Volta. In addition to the capital (Accra), other important cities are Kumasi , Tema , Sekondi-Takoradi...
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Ga , Black African Ethnic Group
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the region of Lake Chad and migrated into present-day Ghana beginning in the 16th cent. They established Great Accra (near modern Accra) as their capital. The Ga were on friendly terms with Danish traders in the mid-17th cent. Between 1677 and 1681...
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Lumumba, Patrice Emergy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...later worked as a postal clerk. He became a member of the permanent committee of the All-African Peoples Conference (founded in Accra, 1958) and president of the Congolese National Movement, an influential political party. After the uprising (Jan., 1959) in...
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Mboya, Thomas Joseph
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Kenya Legislative Council, was one of eight elected. Heading a delegation to the All-African Peoples Conference (1958) in Accra, Ghana, he was elected its president. As leader of the Kenya Independence Movement, he was instrumental in securing a constitution...
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