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"Six African cities will have more than 10 million people by 2035, with the
continent’s booming young population making it the world’s fastest urbanising
region, according to a report.
Angola’s capital, Luanda, and Tanzania’s commercial hub, Dar es Salaam, will
join the metropolises of Cairo, Kinshasa, Lagos and Greater Johannesburg with
populations of more than 10 million, the Economist Intelligence Unit said in a
report on African cities.
Africa’s youthful, growing cities are seen as a boundless source of creativity
and innovation, but many have also been the focus of waves of protests this
year amid corruption, tax rises, a lack of jobs and political classes that are
more often than not regarded as out of touch.
This fast-paced urbanisation, which will result in more than half of Africans
living in towns and cities by 2035, is expected to create wealth, dynamism and
business opportunities, the report says.
But, it adds: “Overcrowding, informal settlements, high unemployment, poor
public services, stretched utility services and exposure to climate change are
just some of the major challenges that city planners will have to grapple
with.”
By 2035, on top of the six megacities, the continent will have 17 urban areas
with more than 5 million people and about another 100 with more than 1
million."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
