Africa is undergoing impressive urban growth. This continent is likely to be the fastest urbanizing continent in the world. The continent who was alongside Asia one of the least urbanized in the world back in 2014, is now demonstrating fast urbanization rates and is envisioned to reach a 2.4 billion population within the next decades favoring cities over rural areas.
It’s no secret that megacities across Africa are increasingly popping up. In fact, it is expected that 6 of the world’s 41 megacities will be African, the cities being Cairo, Lagos, and Kinshasa joined by Johannesburg, Luanda, and Dar es Salaam. Some of these cities are among themost developed cities in Africa.
Similar to all other megacities in the world, Africa’s largest cities are dealing with challenges such as traffic, pollution, inadequate housing, and public spaces. To fix the megacities inefficiencies, different countries in Africa are coming up…
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