by GreenViews | Aug 17, 2026 | Accra Living, Living in Ghana
Custom clothing is one of the great everyday pleasures of living in Ghana. And the good news is that it is not reserved for the wealthy or the fashion obsessed. A kente cloth stitched into a formal kaftan for a funeral, a kaba and slit set cut for a naming ceremony, a...
by GreenViews | Aug 10, 2026 | Ghanaian Culture, History of Ghana
Ghana runs on two parallel systems of authority. One is the elected government in Accra, presidents, parliament, district assemblies. The other is far older, a network of chiefs and traditional rulers whose authority predates the nation itself and whose influence has...
by GreenViews | Aug 5, 2026 | History of Ghana, Tourism & Travel
There comes a point in life in Accra, usually somewhere around the third hour of traffic on the N1 or the fourth power cut of the week, when the city starts to feel like something you need a break from. Not permanently. Just for a day. Aburi Botanical Gardens is...
by GreenViews | Jul 28, 2026 | Accra Living, Living in Ghana
Moving to Ghana or planning a trip here eventually raises the same practical question: how do you actually get from one place to another? The answer shapes more than your daily commute. It can shape which neighbourhood makes sense for you to live in, whether you need...
by GreenViews | Jul 23, 2026 | Accra Living, Living in Ghana
Get behind the wheel in Accra on any given morning and you are sharing the road with market traders, school runs, long haul trucks bound for Kumasi or Takoradi, and a steady stream of motorcycle taxis weaving through gaps that barely exist. Accra’s traffic can be...