Stephen Appiah Takyi

Flooding in Accra, Ghana. Xinhua/Getty Images

April 23, 2025

Flooding incidents in Ghana’s capital are on the rise. Researchers chase the cause

Stephen Appiah Takyi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Owusu Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Accra’s flood resilience is very low.

Kumasi is the second most populous city in Ghana. Wirestock/Getty Images

February 20, 2025

Kumasi was called the garden city – but green spaces are vanishing in a clash of landuse regulations

Stephen Appiah Takyi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Owusu Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Kumasi was once considered among west Africa’s greenest cities.

Street vending is key to Ghana’s informal economy. Stephen Appiah Takyi

February 12, 2025

Ghana’s urban strategies neglect the needs of street vendors: policy must catch up with reality

Stephen Appiah Takyi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Barnabas Addi, University of Waterloo

Street vendors in Ghana face a daily battle with city authorities.

Street vending is a popular economic activity in Accra. Wikimedia Commons

February 28, 2024

Ghana: Street vending helps migrants to survive in Accra, but it’s illegal – a solution for all is needed

Stephen Appiah Takyi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Owusu Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Street sales are a source of jobs, income and survival for the urban poor in Ghana.

Cities should be planned around existing natural resources. Stephen Appiah Takyi

February 7, 2024

Ghana: Kumasi city’s unplanned boom is destroying two rivers – sewage, heavy metals and chemical pollution detected

Stephen Appiah Takyi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Owusu Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

The inability of city authorities to enforce land-use regulations has allowed people to carry out ecologically unfriendly activities along the water bodies.

Accra’s population has doubled over the past decade. Muntaka Chasant/Wikimedia Commons

January 31, 2023

Accra is congested, but relocating Ghana’s capital is not the only option

Stephen Appiah Takyi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Owusu Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Accra could keep its political role while some of its other functions are distributed around the country.

Ghana has invested significant resources into regenerating lost forest cover. Flickr/Wikimedia Commons

September 13, 2022

Ghana’s efforts to employ young people and regrow forests could work better

Stephen Appiah Takyi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Owusu Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Ghana’s government should shift to a community-based and voluntary approach to forest restoration and conservation

Informal workers are a key part of African economies. Wikimedia Commons

August 14, 2022

Yes, Africa’s informal sector has problems, but the answer isn’t to marginalise it

Gideon Abagna Azunre, Concordia University; Festival Godwin Boateng, Columbia University; Owusu Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and Stephen Appiah Takyi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Informal workers are victims of the smart city drive in Africa.

Ghana’s forests require better care if cocoa farming is to be sustainable. Wikimedia Commons

April 5, 2020

Ghana’s cocoa production relies on the environment, which needs better protection

Stephen Appiah Takyi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Owusu Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

The rising demand on the world market for cocoa has put pressure on Ghana’s forests.

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Flooding incidents in Ghana’s capital are on the rise. Researchers chase the cause

Kumasi was called the garden city – but green spaces are vanishing in a clash of landuse regulations

Ghana’s urban strategies neglect the needs of street vendors: policy must catch up with reality

Ghana: Street vending helps migrants to survive in Accra, but it’s illegal – a solution for all is needed

Ghana: Kumasi city’s unplanned boom is destroying two rivers – sewage, heavy metals and chemical pollution detected

Accra is congested, but relocating Ghana’s capital is not the only option

Ghana’s efforts to employ young people and regrow forests could work better

Yes, Africa’s informal sector has problems, but the answer isn’t to marginalise it

Ghana’s cocoa production relies on the environment, which needs better protection

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