Years after the demolition of Accra's old Agbogbloshie onion and scrapyard market, the site's redevelopment remains in limbo.
The demolition, which took place on July 1, 2021, was part of the "Let's Make Accra Work" decongestion initiative spearheaded by the former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey.
The government aimed to transform the infamous e-waste site into a more functional and less polluted area.
The old Agbogbloshie market had long been labelled with names such as "Africa's e-waste nightmare," "a digital dumping ground," and "one of the ten most polluted places in the world." However, four years after the bulldozers and military officers cleared the area, the envisioned transformation has yet to materialize.
