The world's population is constantly growing and is expected to peak in the mid 2080s at around 10 billion, according to the ...

when the urban population was 37 percent, only 34 percent of urban residents had access to piped water, down from 43 percent in 1990, when the urbanization rate was 30 percent. In 2006, the Africa ...

Africa's retail sector is undergoing a remarkable transformation, with the rise of mega shopping malls redefining urban ...

Africa is the world’s fastest urbanising and youngest continent, with a median age of 19. South of the Sahara, the urban population rose more than tenfold from 32mn in 1960 to 458mn in 2020 ...

which envisions a prosperous and interconnected Africa. With urban population expected to double by 2050 to reach 1.3 billion, African cities are emerging as economic and innovation hubs ...

The rapid population growth in urban areas across Africa is turning these cities into hotspots of suffering, marked by flash floods, droughts, and heatwaves. The recent devastation wrought by ...

That city is Cairo, the capital of Egypt and the largest urban area in Africa. With a population of over 22 million in 2024, Cairo has grown at a staggering rate over the past century. According ...

the research team utilised remote sensing data on urban population and land use to comprehensively analyse the evolution of over 9,200 towns and cities across Africa over the past 70 years (1950 ...

We are pleased to announce the publication of Africa's Urbanisation Dynamics 2025: Planning for Urban Expansion, a joint report from the ...

There is pressure on infrastructure, and some of our wastewater treatment plants were not designed for the growing population ...