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Ghana has launched a United Nations-backed project to promote low-carbon, locally sourced building materials and affordable housing, with the works and housing minister arguing the country's 1.83 million-unit deficit is a chance to build more sustainably.
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has removed rebuilt wooden structures at the Kofikrom settlement in Avenor, saying contractors are already on site for a redevelopment that will deliver permanent homes and services.
Works and Housing Minister Ahmed Ibrahim wants Ghana to borrow Kenya's National Housing Levy model to fund affordable homes, admitting that any new tax on housing carries political risk.
Parts of the Villaggio apartment building under construction in Accra's Airport Residential Area came down during heavy winds that preceded Wednesday's rain, causing panic among residents and passers-by.
The Tema Development Corporation has identified inadequate road access to some of its lands, alongside encroachment, as a major obstacle to expanding commercial real estate as the sector minister reviews agencies under the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources.
Absa Bank Ghana's new headquarters at Ridge in Accra has achieved IFC EDGE Advanced certification, recognising its energy and water efficiency measures including a 570-kilowatt-peak solar installation.
TDC Ghana says Tema Oil Refinery and VALCO owe a combined GH¢581.7 million in rent plus years of unpaid ground rent, with their leases expired and renewal negotiations yet to produce payment.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has launched a project to reclaim 153 hectares of land degraded by illegal mining across Obuasi East, Adansi Akrofuom and Adansi Asokwa, with AngloGold Ashanti and the Lands Ministry as partners.
The Rent Control Department has begun a quarterly public accountability series, with Acting Rent Commissioner Frederick Opoku saying the department must explain its decisions and report progress to landlords, tenants and the wider public.