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HOW AFRICAN CITIES will fare in 50 years’ time is a question deserving of attention now. It has been reckoned that many African cities are growing at an unprecedented rate and are throwing up problems that need urgent solutions. It has also become evident that, although most cities grow in population, they are deficient in […]

FEEDING THE URBAN AFRICA will be a significant challenge in the years ahead. The challenge will stem from general problems of daily influx of people into the cities. This will create a need for food, more food and more food. The volume, varieties and values of the food will vary depending on the level of […]

URBAN PLANNING AND management may easily become one of the most demanding and challenging governance issues of our time and of the future. The increasing complexities, diversity of issues, use of technologies a way of life, the health implications of dense population, the economics of human population density, the social and security dimensions and the […]

MANY RELATED THINGS are happening rather fast and in quick succession. About a month ago, the United Nations Climate Action Summit was held in New York, amidst some misgivings and sharp disagreements between nations, and failure to present a common front. About a week ago, the Extinction Rebellion disruptive protests group took the world’s attention […]

COPENHAGEN, THE CAPITAL and most populous city of Denmark, will host a major global gathering in the next couple of days, from Wednesday, October 9, to Saturday, October 12. The agenda-setting conference is to feature decision makers – from fellow mayors to CEOs and national leaders. In particular, it will be attended by C40 mayors […]

GLOBAL trends tend towards urbanisation. And Africa is already having its own fair share of it. The question, however, is whether or not the continent is well prepared and if it is ready to cope with all the challenges associated with urban realities. While Africa will be a global attraction to the commercial world because […]

BEAUTY, according to the old adage, “is in the eye of the beholder.” This allegory seems to mean far more to those beholding Africa than to Africa itself, going by growing interests in the continent by foreigners as investors, tourists or development actors. Also relevant to this parable are actions perpetrated within the continent by […]

MANY EVENTS happening in Africa are attracting the attention of the outside world. In particular, the major world powers have, in recent times, demonstrated their interests in a progressive Africa. China, Japan, Russia and the US have shown no little interest in the continent through their various investments, development or collaborative platforms.  While some have […]

SOME FACTS ABOUT Ebola virus disease in Africa can be unsettling.  This disease, which was known to have affected many people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), suddenly became an albatross in West Africa some years ago. Its spread then and the possibility of its further spread now need be taken very seriously because […]