Two neighborhoods in the city’s heart reveal the Ghanaian capital’s past—and future.
Whether it is a quick 30-minute stroll or an intensive half-day trek, you won’t run out of things to do in Accra’s Jamestown and Osu neighborhoods. From fishermen singing work songs as they mend their nets along the piers to plates of coconut rice and slow cooked lamb among haunting historical buildings, there is a unique intermingling of depth and lightheartedness in these two unforgettable parts of the city, both of which are accessible by foot.
As a Ghanaian and longtime resident of Accra, who is constantly floating between these two areas, this is how I would pass the time.
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