In the likes of Dubai (www.dubaiexpat.com), Paris (www.paris-expat.com) or Shanghai
(www.shanghaiexpat.com), Ghana now has its own online portal dedicated to the expatriate
community. Underscoring the potential growth and continuous stability of Ghana, as well as its
prominent position in West Africa, the creation of accraexpat.com caters to the country’s
expatriate population - a large, diversified and continuously growing community. This trend
will certainly remain, in part due to Ghana’s up-and-coming oil boom.
accraexpat.com is a dedicated and comprehensive social and information online media aiming to
be Home to and the communication point for all members and groups of Ghana’s expatriate
community. To serve the expatriate community, accraexpat.com is organized around three
pillars:

services & assistance, where expatriates access reliable relocation & business services,
general & urgent assistance, relevant resources & links, including a “How to” Guide for newcomers and residents;

social interaction, with a list of expatriate clubs & associations, site Members creating
interest groups that others can join, a listing of activities & events & a social calendar fed
by Members and the Editor;

continuous information & exchanges, with community news from Members, the Editor’s
Blog, Members’ Tips, a dedicated Forum & classifieds.
All content is produced and managed by Ghana-based expatriates for expatriates. Site access,
membership, assistance, resources, listing of events, and classifieds are free of charge, with
some content & many features reserved for Members.
accraexpat.com is the brainchild of its editor, Claude Charronneau. Living for over 20 years in
the US, Burma, Switzerland, Rwanda, India, Cameroon and Libya gave Claude an extensive
experience in the life expatriates lead. In addition, his diverse professional background in
private sector, embassies, and NGO’s helped him gain insight into those lifestyles, as did his
multiple social involvements within successive expatriate communities. Just recently in Burma,
Claude was Editor of the Newsletter EXPAT NEWS and organizer of monthly expatriates
events. Claude said: “Developing accraexpat.com’s concept and building the website was a great
experience, and the reactions from expatriates and advertisers alike confirmed the need for
such media. There are many expatriate communities in Ghana but a common point of
communication was missing. Furthermore, the numerous expatriates moving to Ghana or
already residing here had no access to a comprehensive source of information, advice and
services.”
“accraexpat.com’s social concept, comprehensive content, strong community appropriation format, investment in development, Search Engine Optimization and extensive launch plan should answer the needs of expatriates in Ghana” he added.
The project doesn’t stop here: content will be continuously developed and updated and new
features will be regularly added, such as travel and restaurant sections with Members ratings.