The Sidi Bou Makhlouf mosque in El Kef.
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Tunisia has failed to capitalise on the heritage tourism potential of the ancient city and its natural surroundings.
Street vending is a popular economic activity in Accra.
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Street sales are a source of jobs, income and survival for the urban poor in Ghana.
Khartoum’s central business district burns.
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Architects give their views on a landmark skyscraper burning as Sudan’s capital is systematically destroyed.
A cyclist participates in World Car Free Day in Lagos.
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Lagos is famous for its congested traffic. Cycling could help change this image.
Smoke rises from Sudan’s capital as conflict grips Khartoum.
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Both residents and Sudanese in the diaspora invested in homes to secure the future. Now the conflict is destroying hope.
Children and elderly people are vulnerable to air pollution. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP.
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Air pollution accounts for many deaths in Africa yearly. However, this may change if people learn to protect themselves and hold their leaders accountable.
Workers in one of the poly-tunnels of an urban farm in South Africa.
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Urban farms can work in developing countries if farmers and architects are aware of conditions that favour food production in built spaces.
Foreign aid drives development in cities such as Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa.
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Gender parity in the top echelons of donor organisations is key, given that Africa’s cities rely on international aid for development.
An abandoned gold mine in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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From butchers to hawkers, and shelters to miners, this book reveals the informal economy and texture of the city.
Mombasa port serves Kenya and eight other countries in the region.
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Harnessing the combined effect of trade and urbanisation could significantly boost the economies of African countries.
Road traffic is one of the causes of air pollution in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Twenty-six fast-growing African cities may battle health challenges if air pollution is not addressed.
East Park Mall in Lusaka, Zambia, was built for University of Zambia students.
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The majority of planners believe that land is captured with impunity by powerful interest groups in Zambia and South Africa.
Social media can be used to share important information in times of crisis.
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Social media platforms can be used to share critically important information about disaster management.
Singapore’s Surbana Jurong prepared master plan 2040 for the Rwandan capital, Kigali.
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Master planning has served the entwining interests and ambitions of international as well as local actors in Africa.
A crowded marketplace amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Accra, Ghana.
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A new approach to urban planning is needed to restore hope in African cities. There are three keys that can help unlock this.
A politician argued that the Rhodesian ridgeback was the dog of the ancestors and proposed renaming it the Zimbabwe ridgeback.
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How Harare has dealt with its urban canine citizens over the years following independence reflects the competing visions of a modern city.
Kitwe Food and Farmers’ Market, Zambia.
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As the global South transitions to a predominantly urban future, food offers a way to understand the role of cities in future development.
People walking next to traffic in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.
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African city planners need to promote inclusive cities where residents are not captive walkers but walk because it is accessible, safe and pleasurable to do so.
Building collapses, like this one in Nairobi, Kenya in late 2019, are unfortunately common in many large African cities.
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Ghana has a long institutional history that’s shaped the practices which create dangerous buildings.
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Johannesburg is not the most anxious or dangerous city in the world, but its global reputation, history and architecture make it a valuable site for thinking about how anxiety structures our lives.