Konza Techno City Bureaucracy scuppers ambitious plans for Africa’s Silicon Savannah Malili Ranch sits on 5,000 acres of land, 60km…
Browsing: Africa in Fact
South Africa’s municipalities The ruling party’s mismanagement of cities may relegate it to the rural backwaters The ruling African National…
What is in store for African cities? Foreign-born development fantasies will make African cities a nightmare African cities have become…
Johannesburg’s gentrification South Africa’s economic capital makes a comeback after white flight, overcrowding and neglect led to the decline of…
Higher education and urbanisation Universities play a vital role in cities, creating infrastructure, boosting business and developing understanding The role…
Conflict and urbanisation Post-conflict governments endanger reconciliation and reconstruction when they ignore or flatten their swollen cities Conflict in sub-Saharan…
Democratic Republic of Congo The president’s U-turn on elections is likely a strategic retreat to hold onto power Joseph Kabila…
Urban transport The continent’s major cities need to address traffic congestion in a hurry Africa’s largest cities are choking with…
Graft in Mali New government fails to reverse entrenched corruption in the public and private spheres Blue-clad traffic police officers…
Amid the excitement and promise of April 1964 it seemed feasible that Tanzania, a new country born of the…
