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Traffic and transport challenges in Cairo, Egypt

Long live Egypt, and stay safe in Cairo… By Guest Contributor Zeina Elcheikh When I arrived to Cairo in September 2012 for my thesis, in my daily commute in and around the city, I had a fear that kept growing. It made me start my days with a prayer: “Oh God, dear God do not let my… Continue reading Traffic and transport challenges in Cairo, Egypt

It’s not a wall, it’s a mural! Youth and artists “Imagine Accra” in Kanda community

Local artists and youth at work.

Lire en français These days, commuters and residents along the Kanda Expressway between Kawukudi and Kanda have a new view along their community landscape: a bright, expressive art mural at Club 10 junction, painted on a family’s high, cement wall and running more than 50 feet long. “Imagine Accra,” the mural commands in bold, curving… Continue reading It’s not a wall, it’s a mural! Youth and artists “Imagine Accra” in Kanda community

Kantamanto Market: In Accra, a premier destination for secondhand trade

Nasiruwa, a vendor at Kantamanto who specializes in providing storage space to vendors.

For more than 30 years now, the trading in Accra’s Kantamanto Market has contributed and linked in to the urban center’s economic productivity and vibrancy. Located near the Makola Market area, Kantamanto is its own market, separate and distinct from Makola. It’s home to more than 30,00 traders, who sell most commonly secondhand clothing, but… Continue reading Kantamanto Market: In Accra, a premier destination for secondhand trade

Exploring the slave castle, tourism and urban economic opportunity at Cape Coast

Inside a chamber of the male dungeon, three American tourists listen to tour guide Kwabena Kumi recount the history and circumstances of the location.

“Please, it’s somehow deep,” the tour guide warns as each member of the group climbs down into the dark cell. “Come closer and take a look, but watch your head.” Each descends, one by one, away from the slave castle’s bright exterior and into an inner chamber, engulfed in near total darkness. This is Cape Coast,… Continue reading Exploring the slave castle, tourism and urban economic opportunity at Cape Coast