Hahaha Well individual difference. Ghana got it wrong the moment we overthrown our first President Kwame Nkrumah. He laid down the foundation which would have made Ghana self-sufficient and a developed country but hey! some people didn't like him. Kwame Nkrumah left and everything about City planning got messed up. He tried building a National Capital which is TEMA but after he left they dumped all his dreams and here we are with Container Kiosks and open drainage all over the place...
popizaino: ThankGod you admitted to this but trust just30 to deny everything even with pictorial evidence. Presently in Volta regional capital Ho and the situation isn’t different at all.
Very true City Authorities in Ghana are very weak. The container shops really is a ''pandemic'' situation in Ghana.
popizaino: Yours also could have been very beautiful if you discourage the use of containers,kiosk as use of shops on every nook and cranny of your cities and town.That container thingy is already a pandemic in Ghana.
Well, is there any ''fit for all'' Urbanization plan? Do the beautiful cities we have in Africa look alike? Your idea of a beautiful city is ''High rise buildings'' and that's your ish. I hope your bungalow in your rural area has enough electricity and water?
Meanwhile KUMASI KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PICTURES BELOW
Shma: so this is what Ghanaian call urbanization . I better stay I a peaceful bungalow in rural area.
KUMASI CITY Pictures Below. The 2nd Largest City in Ghana. As I said earlier, Kenya has really done well in City Planning than Ghana but Ghanaian Cities have what it takes to host any African Program. And that is what makes Ghanaian Cities unique. Every City in Ghana has all the basic social services.
A little research will do Takoradi is never the 2nd largest city in Ghana. Kumasi is. I won't argue with you on which City between is beautiful. Kenya has really done well in terms of city planning, Ghana I would say lost it when it comes to good City planning, But beyond the beauty of the city what next? How comfortable are the Citizens in those cities? Do they enjoy the basic social services? Electricity Water Good Roads Safety/Security Education Health care ETC
Takoradi might not be as beautiful as Mombasa, Kisimu ETC but life is really good there. They enjoy all the basic things a city can boast of.
Shma: takoradi your second biggest city is a slum so I don't get where your development lies.
Don't stress yourself over high-rise buildings only, A good City is not only about High-rise buildings. Imagine common CHAN Tournament, A whole KENYA Couldn't Host because you do not have up-to standard Stadiums? CHAN Tournament which only Greater Accra can produce 4 standard stadiums to Host. CHAN Tournament which Ashanti and Central Regions alone can Host. A Tournament which Western and Northern Regions can Host. And a whole ''Kenya'' couldn't produce 4 standard Stadiums for a Common CHAN Tournament? how much more almighty AFCON? So get it into your head, Nairobi and 4 other Kenyan cities are beautiful but Accra isn't a cheap Cities which Mombasa can just ride-over, Not even Nairobi has it all over Accra talk-less the other Cities you have. We can't tackle all of them of course that would be a hectic debate.
Shma: now I can answer this mate, Nairobi is booming in infrastructure, and your sentiments is not far from truth, skyscrapers are rising, we have a lot of proposed projects in Nairobi but I can't go on posting them, we have iconic high rises and legit road infrastructure going on. Saying all this does not mean other section of kenya are not developing, we have konza city which Ghanaian jaundice and some few Nigerians will call it doomed but the work going on in that place is something motivating. Tatu city on the other hand is booming, yeah compared to developed countries like South Africa, tatu is still a child, but guess what? Ask that kwerekwere if they have such projects, no they don't. For nigeria, at least we can argue, they have such projects. Those are industrial areas, now going to Mombasa which is second biggest city in kenya, Mombasa is another rising kenyan city, it will be holding longest bridge in Africa if am not wrong(that is just one approved project on kenyan coast, the lamu port which some countries like Ghana and nigeria can only dream of is another motivating factor. Mombasa kilindini port alone is bigger than anything in Ghana. Mombasa has proper infrastructure than Accra I can bet Mombasa alone can beat Accra when we embark on that debate. Other cities like eldoret kisumu, nakuru, malindi, thika e.t.c are booming in infrastructure. We can't tackle all of them of course that would be a hectic debate.
Shma: now I can answer this mate, Nairobi is booming in infrastructure, and your sentiments is not far from truth, skyscrapers are rising, we have a lot of proposed projects in Nairobi but I can't go on posting them, we have iconic high rises and legit road infrastructure going on. Saying all this does not mean other section of kenya are not developing, we have konza city which Ghanaian jaundice and some few Nigerians will call it doomed but the work going on in that place is something motivating. Tatu city on the other hand is booming, yeah compared to developed countries like South Africa, tatu is still a child, but guess what? Ask that kwerekwere if they have such projects, no they don't. For nigeria, at least we can argue, they have such projects. Those are industrial areas, now going to Mombasa which is second biggest city in kenya, Mombasa is another rising kenyan city, it will be holding longest bridge in Africa if am not wrong(that is just one approved project on kenyan coast, the lamu port which some countries like Ghana and nigeria can only dream of is another motivating factor. Mombasa kilindini port alone is bigger than anything in Ghana. Mombasa has proper infrastructure than Accra I can bet Mombasa alone can beat Accra when we embark on that debate. Other cities like eldoret kisumu, nakuru, malindi, thika e.t.c are booming in infrastructure. Don't stress yourself over high-rise buildings only, A good City is not only about High-rise buildings. Imagine common CHAN Tournament, A whole KENYA Couldn't Host because you do not have up-to standard Stadiums? CHAN Tournament which only Greater Accra can produce 4 standard stadiums to Host. CHAN Tournament which Ashanti and Central Regions alone can Host. A Tournament which Western and Northern Regions can Host. And a whole ''Kenya'' couldn't produce 4 standard Stadiums for a Common CHAN Tournament? how much more almighty AFCON? So get it into your head, Nairobi and 4 other Kenyan cities are beautiful but Accra isn't a cheap Cities which Mombasa can just ride-over, Not even Nairobi has it all over Accra talk-less the other Cities you have. We can't tackle all of them of course that would be a hectic debate.
kevomtaani: Education, Health and Road infrastructure is better in All east African cities except Kampala. it is however notable that Kampala is ahead of most cities in Africa in terms of Education. Nightlife in Africa just mention all southern African cities, Lagos, Nairobi and Kampala. this cities lead Africa in Entertainment Accra is not far off. Abuja is dead in social life. Facts
Did you just mentioned ''Nightlife'' and you left Accra out of it? huh? Maybe you need to do an extensive search.. Accra the City that never sleeps?You cannot compare Nairobi Nightlife to Accra, as for Kampala you just missed the point.
chrisagyei: where are those mods,this is the kind of Ghanaian content they should be putting on the front page not always negative stories from Ghana. Now i know why Ghana has been earning more than a billion dollars from educational tourism in Africa because even if these are public universities with most dating back to 1940s and 20th century with their infrastructures still top notch.
Just30: Guy you know not what you are talking about
Highly underdeveloped place like Nairobi cant even compare to Takoradi let alone Accra.
The entire country of Kenya have just 10,000 kilometres of tarred roads 70% of Kenyans are village dwellers Kenya cant even supply Nairobi with water. Health infrastructure in a terrible situation.
Having tall buildings is not development oo Like North Korea will be a developed country over South Korea
I agree with you somehow, But lets be real over hear, Nairobi is far far beautiful and better planned than Accra. If we should compare Accra with Nairobi in terms of Electricity Water supply Educational Facilities Health Facilities Sports Facilities Road infrastructure Entertainment facilities ETC, there you have a point, Accra will stand tall but in areas of Real Estates, Shopping Malls,the beauty of the City, that I will not mince words, Nairobi beats Accra hands down.
Shma: you're the only sane Ghanaian, but I guess Kampala can give you guys headache
Kampala can never compete with Accra.. I have taking time to research on many African Cities and Kampala is Certainly not Accra's class mate. Aside South Africa Cities and Northern African Cities, I will not bother myself comparing Accra to Nairobi Lagos Dar Es salam Addis Ababa Luanda Abidjan and Dakar But the other Cities cannot compete with Accra.