Takoradi has always been the pride of Ahanta and will continue to be despite the language shift from Ahanta to Fante. There are many factors to that and hopefully history will correct itself someday ...

In December, Ghana joined the ranks of Africa's oil producers - it now expects its economic growth rate to double. The BBC's Rob Walker went to Takoradi, the hub of the new industry, to see how a once ...

Project Lead for the Sekondi-Takoradi Christmas City Project, Charles Cobbina, is on a two-week working visit to the United Kingdom to explore opportunities for partnerships with city-based ...

When the oil began to gush, Ghana was determined to avoid the 'resource curse.' But the prosperity many had hoped for in the coastal city of Sekondi-Takoradi has so far trickled down to just a tiny ...

Takoradi’s Zongo communities into unbearable heat traps. The combination of climate change, poor housing design, and limited ventilation is creating dangerously high indoor temperatures — threatening ...

When the oil began to gush, Ghana was determined to avoid the 'resource curse.' But the prosperity many had hoped for in the coastal city of Sekondi-Takoradi has so far trickled down to just a tiny ...

The discovery of oil and gas in commercial quantities at the West Cape Three Points in the Western Region in 2007 has triggered the high cost of liv­ing in Takoradi and its immediate environs in ...

The origins, growth and trajectory of Sekondi-Takoradi, West Africa's newest oil city, are considered by using an "institutional-analytical" method of economic history. Particular attention is given ...

Some concerned residents in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis have embarked on a demonstration to express their displeasure about the poor situation in the area. Dubbed: “Sekondi-Takoradi Deserves ...

What happens when you take a rundown African city and introduce a brand new oil industry worth billions of dollars? Rob Walker reports from Takoradi in Ghana on the impact oil is having. Show more In ...