Ghana's WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE EXPERTS

BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE

Mrs Florence Larbi, Zoomlion MD

Shekinah Glory Hotel, Ghana

BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE

Below are some exclusive pictures from the Shekinah Glory Hotel, Sogakope in Ghana's Volta Region when I was guest from July 14, 2013 to July 20, 2013.

The big courtyard of the hotel

Sights from Abidjan

BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE

A portion of Abidjan's large expanse of Lagoon as captured in the first week of July 2013

Ghana's Ultra Modern Liquid Waste Treatment Plant in Accra

BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE

In an attempt to solve the issue of the lack of well engineered scientific liquid waste disposal sites in Ghana, the Government of Ghana has embarked on a GH¢22.5 million ultra modern waste disposal facility under the aegis of the Accra Sewerage Improvement Project (ASIP).

Transportation in Dakar

BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE

One of the amazing sights of Dakar is the use of horse-drawn carts to transport goods. During my visit in the second week of April 2013, this was a common sight in the Senegalese capital.
To transport or ferry passengers however, the main means of transport, it was observed, were two bus types - one white (the big ones), and the other yellow (the small or mini buses).
Taxis painted in yellow and black, could also be seen on the roads.

A horse-drawn cart is a common sight in the Senegalese capital

LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL IN GHANA - WELCOME TO LAVENDER HILL

BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE

Although the Accra Metropolitan Assembly has indicated it is going to decommission a broken down liquid waste disposal site popularly known as Lavender Garden or Hill, it still continues to receive hundreds of cesspit tankers or emptiers every month which discharge their contents directly into the sea near Accra's Light House at James Town.

Trucks visit the dump site daily around the clock as can be seen here.