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An African Take on 'Sex and the City'

Nicole Amarteifio’s popular show about well-to-do young women in Ghana is back for a second season.
The cast of 'An African City,' left to right: Esosa E., Maame Adjei, MaameYaa Boafo, Nana Mensah, and Marie Humbert.Emmanuel Bobbie

They sip martinis and browse designer duds, reel from sticker shock at the cost of renting a hip urban condo (a cool $5,000 a month), and debate the merits of going dutch on dates.

Close your eyes, and this might seem like a rerun of Sex and the City. But the five women in this TV show aren’t traipsing the streets of New York City: Their glam playground is the city and suburbs of Accra, Ghana.