Catherine Nzuki is joined by Naa Laryea, a software engineer living in Accra. She walks us through what apartment hunting is like in Accra, why some landlords ask for a year or two years’ worth of rent up front, and the causes of the housing crisis in Accra.Nelson C.J., West Africa Correspondent at OkayAfrica, joins the Afropolitan and zooms out to discuss the common drivers of the housing crunch in major West African cities. Nelson shares his findings from his<a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/national-tenants-union-ghana/#:~:text=The%20National%20Tenants%20Union%20Of,cost%20of%20housing%20in%20Ghana.&text=Nelson%20C.J.,Stock%20photo%2C%20Getty%20Images."> recent article</a> with OkayAfrica, examining how the National Tenants Union of Ghana is advocating for affordable housing and rent control. Lastly, as Africa’s population grows, Nelson unpacks how investing in small and mid-sized cities can help decongest cities like Accra, Dakar, and Lagos. You can read Nelson C. J.’s work on <a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/u/nelsonc-j">OkayAfrica</a> and follow Nelson C.J. on X (@nelsoncj3) and Instagram (@nelsonfromnorman____).

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