Accra Metropolitan Assembly

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has engaged stakeholders in the city on the progress of the Inclusive Climate Action Pilot Programme (ICA) in Accra. The stakeholders’ engagement which was supported by the C40 Cities, a climate leadership group sought to among other things showcase the progress of the city’s action on informal sector inclusion and integration through the Inclusive Climate Action Programme, provide a supplementary space for interdepartmental collaboration on ICA as well as outdoor and disseminate key advocacy materials produced to support informal sector integration goals. The event which was attended by representatives from academia, government, civil society and…

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced plans to introduce a new digitise revenue collection system in March this year to improve on and to rake in more revenue for the Assembly. The new platform which is expected to make payments more convenient is also aimed at checking revenue leakages and reducing alleged corruption while promoting voluntary compliance and a conducive rate-paying environment. The Mayor of Accra, Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey disclosed this on Thursday, January 26th when she led a team of officers from the Assembly to sensitise traders on the roll-out of new receipts for payment of markets…