In 2012, when Moses Aloo inherited a plot from his grandfather, his neighbourhood in Kisumu, western Kenya, had plenty of farmland. But over the past decade, as Kisumu has grown, Nyamasaria has become ...

Eight cities – from Accra to Dar es Salaam – pledged to deliver their share of emissions cuts needed to meet global targets to limit climate change LAGOS, May 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Africa ...

The secondary city is defined above all by what it is not: neither a metropolis nor a rural town. The Tunisian city of Gabès and its Nigerian counterpart Ibadan are both considered secondary cities, ...

Discover the top 10 most expensive cities to live in Africa in 2025. From Harare to Lagos, see which African capitals have the highest cost of living and what’s driving the prices.

South Africa’s capital secured commitments worth 86 billion rand ($4.9 billion) to help upgrade the city, lift economic growth and create jobs. The pledges for Pretoria – now known as Tshwane – ...

PRETORIA, South Africa The Dutch descendants who founded this city and made it their capital chose the name Pretoria to honor Andries Pretorius, a leader of the legendary Great Trek that took the ...

A SPECIAL ECONOMY emerges around any big UN office in the developing world. Other international bodies cluster around it. Expatriates move into the safe, pleasant neighbourhood where it is located.