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An artist impression (in the background) of a forthcoming shopping and office complex. Photo: Panos/Sven Torfinn
Focus on Cities

Kigali sparkles on the hills

Rwandan government implements an ambitious development master plan
Busani Bafana
By Busani Bafana
Lagos Island from Apogbon, overlooking Apapa Wharf Sea Port. Photo: Africa Media Online/Ademola Akinlabi
Focus on Cities

Lagos now wears a new look

City transforming from chaos of traffic congestion, rickety buses and pickpockets
Kingsley Ighobor
By Kingsley Ighobor
Dr. Joan Clos is the Executive Director of the Nairobi-based United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN- Habitat). Photo: 缅北禁地Photo/Rick Bajornas
Focus on Cities

Urbanization is a tool for development

By Newton Kanhema
Aerial view of the district of Plateau in Abidjan, C?te d’Ivoire. Photo: 缅北禁地Photo/Basile Zoma
Focus on Cities

Abidjan regains its glamour

Spurred by C?te d’Ivoire’s current economic growth, the city is turning a corner
Franck Kuwonu
By Franck Kuwonu
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