About An African City
An African City is a Ghanaian web-then-television dramedy created by Nicole Amarteifio that follows five glamorous, accomplished women who grew up abroad and choose to return to Accra. Often described as an African answer to the urban-friendship comedy, the series turns its lens on the so-called returnee experience, where Western degrees and big-city confidence meet the rhythms, expectations, and warmth of life back home. Across brunches, boardrooms, and bad dates, the women trade candid talk about money, marriage, family pressure, and the everyday friction of building a life in a city that is both familiar and brand new.
At the center is Nana Yaa, a journalist and radio talk-show host who narrates the group's adventures with wry, first-person commentary as she hunts for an apartment, a career foothold, and a partner worth keeping. Around her orbit the marketing executive Sade, who is unapologetic about dating well, and the shea-butter entrepreneur Zainab, whose business ambition is matched by her loyalty to her friends. Together they navigate reverse culture shock, parental matchmaking, dodgy landlords, and the daily negotiation of being modern African women on their own terms.
Beneath the fashion, the cocktails, and the comedy, the show frames a thoughtful portrait of contemporary Accra and the wider question of what it means to come home. It engages openly with subjects rarely centered in mainstream African television, from female desire and independence to the economics of being a single professional woman, all while celebrating the city's energy and the bonds between its leads. Praised for its style and its frank, funny voice, An African City helped widen the conversation about who gets to tell glossy, aspirational stories about the continent.
