Danquah Circle

Danquah Circle is a roundabout^[2] in Accra, Ghana. The road was built in honor of Dr. Joseph Boakye Danquah, a member of The Big Six. It is a key intersection in the arterial road network of Accra, since it is located at the intersection of four major arterials and it carries 28,000 vehicles a day.^[3]

Danquah Circle
Location
Osu, Accra, Ghana[1]
Coordinates	5°34′0″N 0°10′51″W
Construction
Opened	Before 2017[1]

Location

Danquah Circle is located in Osu, Accra, and on the Ako Adjei Interchange to Labadi Road. The roundabout connects Oxford Street, Accra to Cantonments, Accra. A statue of Dr. J.B. Danquah is present,^[4] as well as other statues commemorating him alongside the culture of Ghana, such as "Pounding Fufu" and "Drumming the Bongo Drums".^[5]

Events

On 26 May 2024, the Department of Urban Roads, under the Ministry of Roads and Highways, began construction near the Danquah Circle, which ended on 29 July of the same year. The construction was in collaboration with the International Hospitals Group and the Ministry of the Interior to improve the drainage system and pedestrian safety near the police station's hospital.^[6] On 20 January 2025, GhanaWeb reported that the University of Ghana historian Kweku Darko Ankrah cited the statue at Danquah Circle as non-controversial due to its historical relevance and the critical thinking behind its erection.^[4]