HOPE City is a planned technology park to be built at Prampram, Greater Accra Region, Ghana.[1] It is being undertaken by Rlg Communications. HOPE City is an acronym for Home, Office, People and Environment. The project is expected to be completed in three years and is estimated to cost $US 10 billion;[2] one of its towers will become Africa's tallest building.[3] The project is an initiative of Mr. Roland Agambire, Group Chairman of the AGAMS Group of Companies and CEO of Rlg Communications Ltd,[4][5][6] in collaboration with the Government of Ghana, as part of the national development policy framework, turning Ghana into a knowledge-society and an active player in the global economy.
HOPE city has been regarded as a great opportunity to create a “pilot project” for a sustainable real estate development in Ghana and Africa, in accordance to LEED Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design.[7]
After an economic downturn in Ghana and scandal regarding Rlg Communications, construction on the project has yet to begin and no new construction timeline has been set.[8]
- ^ "Ghana's John Mahama launches Hope City project". BBC News Africa. 4 March 2013.
- ^ Mawutodzi Abissath (March 7, 2013). "Ghana's Technology City - Africa's Hope For The 21st Century". Government of Ghana. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ "An IT university will be built at HOPE CITY". VIVA Africa Multimedia. March 6, 2013. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Roland Agambire ( Group Chairman & CEO)". Rlg Ghana. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Ghana's Technology City - Africa's Hope For The 21st Century". Government of Ghana. Archived from the original on 11 March 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Hope City takes off". Graphic Online. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "The African Dream". Rlg. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Christopher Vourlias (19 April 2015). "Lowered expectations for Ghana's Hope City?". Aljazeera America. Retrieved 3 April 2016.