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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has directed the closure of all shops and markets within the metropolis this Saturday, October 4, 2025, to pave the way for the maiden National Sanitation Day clean-up exercise following its official launch by the President. According to the Assembly, the citywide exercise will begin at 6 a.m. and shops are to remain closed until the activity is completed. The directive forms part of efforts to rid Accra of filth, improve public health, and strengthen communal responsibility for a cleaner and more resilient city. The clean-up exercise is being carried out under the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (Communal Labour) Bye-Laws, 2017, enacted pursuant to the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936), which mandates the first Saturday of every month as National...

AMA boss engages street traders ahead of decongestion exercise in Accra on May 20 The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has begun a major decongestion exercise aimed at removing street traders from the Central Business District (CBD) to restore order and improve sanitation in the city centre. In the early hours of Tuesday, May 20, 2025, AMA task forces, supported by the Ghana Police Service, carried out a coordinated operation to dismantle makeshift stalls, unauthorised kiosks, and remove vendors who had taken over pavements and roadsides across key parts of the CBD. Ghanaian food recipes According to the AMA, the operation forms part of renewed efforts to enforce city bylaws, ease congestion, and ensure the safe movement of both pedestrians and vehicles. The first p...

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AMA Orders Closure of Shops for First National Sanitation Day Clean-Up

AMA begins crackdown on street trading in Accra’s CBD