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This paper investigates how Ashaiman (in the Tema District of Ghana) developed to become one of the largest squatter settlements in urban West Africa. Specifically, it examines the dynamics of the settlement's growth process from the late 1940s to the early 1990s and the factors involved. The study finds that Ashaiman's growth is linked to the construction of Tema in the 1950s as Ghana's industrial and port city. To develop the city of Tema, the government of Ghana acquired the land from the people who owned it and resettled them in a new township as compensation. However, non-natives (migrants) who lived on the land were excluded from this resettlement. Instead, they were allocated small plots of land at Ashaiman (then a small fishing village) to build their own houses. As Tema developed, it became a magnet for urban migrants and experienced a housing shortage. Consequently, many new migrants selected Ashaiman as a residential area. The availability of cheaper rental accommodation, the ease of building b...
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