FORTUNE+ VIDEO SPONSORED CONTENTS ADVERTORIALS FORTUNE AUDIO Fortune Careers New TRADE AFRICA New

Fortune Logo


Ghanian Cornerstone

Nana Akufo-Addo, president of Ghana.

Ghanian Cornerstone

Nana Akufo-Addo, president of Ghana, took time off his attendance of the annual African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government to attend the cornerstone placing ceremony for the construction of a new embassy building around Bisrate Gebriel on February 1, 2020. Expected to take two years, the current embassy of the West African nation is located in Kolfe Qeraniyo. The president was joined by Sahle-Work Zewde, president of Ethiopia, during the ceremony.

In-Picture

LEFT BEHIND

A small stretch of neatly tiled pavement along Bole Road stands isolated, hinting at the sidewalk that could have been. While the adjacent bike lane pushes forward with a clear directional arrow. The unfinished pedestrian path reflects of what is and what could be, in the city's corridor development plan launched in 2022, which said to improve walkways, bike routes, and urban infrastructure...

Read more >>

In-Picture

NINE TO FIVE

An Isuzu stacked with square steel near Mesqel flower shows the usual practice in the life of Isuzu and other similar vehicles carrying more than they can handle. Recent construction upgrades in the city have become an eye opening opportuity for heavyload trucks to promote their business transporting material in large numbers. Yet, they lack visible safety precuations plus reckless driving is one of the concerns that needs to be addressed...

Read more >>

In-Picture

ON THE CLIFF

Tucked beneath a pedestrian overpass around Mexico, a makeshift stall enclosed with corrugated metal and repurposed jerrycans for handwashing clings to a narrow strip of space. As the city transforms, small businesses like this, long embedded in tightly packed neighbourhoods walk the plank to banishment...

Read more >>