UH Talks 14 Ọjà Living Stalls, Fading Stories

In the great markets of West Africa, trade was never only commerce, it is the oldest living infrastructure of the city - a place of governance, faith, credit, apprenticeship and belonging. Market Heritage travels from Lagos to Cotonou to Accra and beyond to ask what these markets truly are, what is being lost as bulldozers, malls and online marketing close in, and whether their genius and traditions can be carried into the cities of tomorrow.