Oil City Takoradi

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In December, Ghana turned on the taps and joined the ranks of Africa's oil producers. Production is expected to top 100,000 barrels a day this year - enough, the government believes, to double the country’s rate of economic growth. At the centre of this oil rush is the once-sleepy city of Takoradi. Already things are starting to change here: new businesses setting up to service the offshore oil industry, an increase in population, and, spiralling expectations. But can Ghana - one of the most stable countries in Africa - escape the curse of instability and corruption that has afflicted other big oil producers on the continent? In Assignment Rob Walker visits Takoradi to find out.