AMA Launches Major Crackdown on Street Trading in Accra’s Central business district

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has commenced a large-scale decongestion operation targeting street trading activities within Accra’s Central Business District (CBD), as part of efforts to restore order and improve sanitation in the city centre.

In the early hours of Tuesday, May 20, 2025, AMA task forces, in collaboration with personnel from the Ghana Police Service, carried out a coordinated exercise to dismantle makeshift stalls, remove unauthorised kiosks, and clear vendors occupying pavements and roadways in key parts of the CBD.

According to the AMA, the operation is part of intensified efforts to enforce municipal bylaws, reduce congestion, and enhance the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles.

The initial phase of the exercise is concentrating on the vicinity of the AMA Head Office, specifically stretching from Kinbu Road to Railways, ECG Junction to the King Tackie Tawiah Statue, and from Opera Square through to Adabraka.