12/01/2022
Makola market is a renowned market place and shopping district in the centre of the city of Accra,the capital of Ghana.A wide array of products is sold in the markets and its surrounding streets,from car parts to land snails.Dominated by women traders, the market sells fresh produce,manufactured and imported foods,clothes,shoes,tools, medicines, and pots and pans,Jewelry made from locally handcrafted beads can also be found for sale in the market.About 25% of the 70% market women are employed in Makola market.Makola Market was constructed in Accra in 1924 and stood at the heart of the urban Ghanaian life.The market was the main wholesale and retail marketplace in Accra,the epicenter of trade in the country and one of the nation's most important social and cultural institutions.On 18 August 1979, 55 years after its creation, Makola Market was destroyed.The Rawlings government that agreed on the demolition of the centre of trade in Ghana thought that devastating Makola would improve the economy.Indeed,there were accusations that various products considered banned in Ghana were being sold in the Makola Market. In this way,the market women were accused of Ghana's economic problems.
