The Black Americans Gentrifying Ghana

The Black Americans Gentrifying Ghana

Attracted by tourist incentives and the novelty of living in a majority-Black country, Black Americans are coming to Ghana — and driving up the cost of living for everyone.

"People Want That African Euphoria"

Ghana has emerged as a destination of choice for Black Americans seeking connection to the African continent, in no small part because the nation has explicitly courted the larger diaspora. What starts as a pilgrimage, though, becomes something more like home, with more and more people choosing to stay. (“Accra is not their Ibiza,” Kéchi Nne Nomu writes of these visitors. “It is a safe haven from the racial politics of America.”) And as we’ve se…