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  • 6 African cities where the landscape shapes everyday life
  • The world’s fastest-growing cities are not where you think
  • The people who live in cities must have a say in how they are shaped: Notes from the Common City Conference

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getaway.co.za /1 month ago

6 African cities where the landscape shapes everyday life

The post 6 African cities where the landscape shapes everyday life appeared first on Getaway Magazine.

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ft.com /6 days ago

The world’s fastest-growing cities are not where you think

The continent’s urban centres are set to expand by 19mn people annually, or by nearly two Londons a year. But urbanisation is not following a familiar path

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globalvoices.org /1 month ago

The people who live in cities must have a say in how they are shaped: Notes from the Common City Conference

Urban growth in Africa comes with falls on the poorest residents: forced evictions, informal settlements razed for redevelopment projects, with no consultation of the people who li...

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thisdaylive.com /1 week ago

Report: African Cities Rank among Global AI Adopters Despite Infrastructure Deficits

Emma Okonji Global cities like London, Dubai, New York City, Washington DC, and Amsterdam top the rankings of the world’s most intelligent cities according to new research from Bos...

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archdaily.com /1 month ago

Built to Exclude: Colonial Violence and Urban Ecologies in Africa

Colonial violence in African cities bled through the political dimensions into the spatial realm. It is infused into street grids, land tenure systems, drainage infrastructure and...

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forestsnews.org /1 month ago

Why Africa’s cities are starting to plant and tend trees 

Across African cities, communities are planting and caring for trees along roadsides, in neighbourhoods and around schools, creating greener public spaces while helping to manage f...

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getaway.co.za /2 days ago

African destinations where architecture is the main attraction

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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

Very low cost rooftop solar slashes domestic energy cost – Part 3: African Countries

There are 54 countries in the African Continent. Rooftop solar photovoltaics is growing rapidly in some African nations, but uptake is highly uneven across countries and is not mea...

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puzzling.stackexchange.com /1 month ago

A tale of three cities

City A had the fastest population growth of any city in the world over the last 50 years (*). City B is the reason city A grew that fast. City C is the reason city B is where it is...

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africanews.com /1 month ago

South Africa: Illegal mining putting Johannesburg infrastructure at risk

South Africa's economic hub Johannesburg was born from a gold rush in the 19th century. Today, the illegal mining of gold and other minerals is threatening its infrastructure - dam...

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theguardian.com /13 hours ago

Forget the Live Aid image, Africa is only a broken continent in the minds of the west | Moky Makura

Innovators and business leaders are driving progress across the continent-wide, but the ‘visibility gap’ prevents the rest of the world from truly seeing itThirty years ago, shortl...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: Africa's Factories Are Becoming Their Own Power Stations

[Bird Story Agency] Textile plants, mines and export zones are building their own electricity systems, creating a growing role for independent producers as African factories seek t...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Nigeria: Full List of African Countries Where Cars Are Made

[Vanguard] Africa's automotive industry is often associated with the assembly of cars belonging to international brands, but several African countries have also developed their own...

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archdaily.com /1 month ago

Nairobi Architecture City Guide: 11 Projects Building a Post-Independence Identity

Nairobi's architectural identity was transformed by Kenya's independence in 1963. As the new nation sought to define itself, the city became a testing ground for a modern architect...

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allafrica.com /2 days ago

Africa: Africa Becoming an Increasingly Central Hub for Latin American Drug Cartels

[ACSS] Africa is becoming an increasingly important hub for Latin American drug trafficking networks, facilitating the production, transportation, and marketing of cocaine and meth...

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africanews.com /1 month ago

Johannesburg’s waste crisis leaves communities surrounded by illegal dumps

In Kya Sands, some residents say rubbish has gone uncollected for weeks, driving demand for informal waste haulers — and leaving communities to confront the consequences themselves...

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foreignaffairs.com /2 weeks ago

The Two Africas

Who will benefit from the continent's investment boom?

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allafrica.com /4 weeks ago

Africa: Social PPPs in Africa - From Frameworks to Implementation

[InfoWire] For decades, much of Africa's infrastructure agenda has focused on expanding road and transport links, increasing electricity generation and modernizing ports. Another c...

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africanews.com /1 week ago

Africa records world's fastest gains in disaster resilience - new study

Africa has recorded the world's fastest improvements in disaster resilience, a new major global study has revealed.

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allafrica.com /1 week ago

Tanzania's Biggest City Bets On Elevated Bridge to Dodge Chronic Flooding

[IPS] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Each morning on her way to Kariakoo, Clementina Nyangwine looks out of her commuter bus as it crawls through Jangwani and watches giant foundation...

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omanobserver.om /1 month ago

An invasive mosquito is threatening Africa’s cities

An invasive, malaria-carrying, insecticide-resistant mosquito that thrives in cities, where malaria has not been a major threat, has moved farther and faster across Africa than eve...

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africanews.com /1 month ago

Africa food systems forum: Putting capital where It matters {Business Africa}

How can Africa bridge the gap between ambitious commitments and the capital needed to scale businesses? and After 15 years off the tracks, Kinshasa’s commuter train returns, offeri...

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allafrica.com /1 week ago

Africa: Africa's Food Problem Doesn't End at the Farm

[allAfrica] Walk through Nairobi's Kangemi Market, Mile 12 Market in Lagos or Makola Market in Accra, and you will see stalls filled with fresh produce. Yet behind this abundance l...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: African Agriculture Offers Key Pathway to Economic Development and Jobs

[allAfrica] Africa is home to about two thirds of the world's uncultivated arable land. It is blessed with an average of 300 days of sunshine annually. At a time when many of the w...

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