Even as Africa’s cities are crowded with inhabitants — but not dense with capital — they are physically fragmented and dispersed. They develop as collections of small, scattered neighborhoods. Without ...

For some, Africa has an unfortunate reputation. Outdated stereotypes abound of poverty and people living in mud huts while ...

The brother of Osama Bin Laden is reported to want to construct 100 new cities, with the first two being built in Africa and the Middle East, either side of a £100bn suspension bridge over the ...

Here are the 15 biggest cities in Africa, ranked by population. Population estimates have been referenced from official government census figures, or if unavailable, from the most recent U.N. data ...

Our latest annual ranking of the world’s best cities had landed – here are the African hubs to add to your travel wishlist Every year, we survey thousands of city-dwellers across the planet ...

"African cities and towns will be built one way or another in the next three decades. How they are built will determine the prospects for the continent and the viability of global sustainability ...

A small town in the Middle Atlas region of northern Morocco, Ifrane is the coldest city in Africa, with the population of ...

Most academic and policy work on self-built housing in the Global South has focused ... The project is based on qualitative research in two of Africa’s fastest-growing cities (Accra, Ghana; and Dar es ...

Africa, a continent of immense diversity, history and rapid urbanization, is home to some of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Its largest urban centers are economic and cultural powerhouses, ...