The absence of social spaces for young people in the city is hurting its ability to build local communities. Listen to why third places are important for mental health and community building.

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The Labari Journal deep dives into the 2024 election season in Ghana and examines how political parties finance their campaigns. Who funds these lavish campaigns and what are the rules for campaign financing in the country?

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Accra, Ghana's capital, is an overrated city despite its modern image. In this podcast, our AI hosts highlight a disparity between luxury offerings and poor infrastructure. The episode details issues such as high rent disproportionate to average income, inadequate public transportation unchanged since the 1960s, and poor city planning leading to perennial flooding.

Despite attempts at improvement, including consulting a Singaporean architect, significant progress remains unseen, leaving Accra as a city struggling behind a facade of modernity and struggling to meet the needs of its average resident.

Read the full article here: https://labarijournal.com/smoke-and-mirrors-why-accra-might-be-ghanas-most-overrated-city/

Disclaimer: This episode was created with AI using Google's Notebook LM

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