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Africa: Helping Africa's Urban Poor Gain From Modernization
UNIRIN, 4 February 2014
Plans to reshape and modernize African cities, in part driven by investment, architecture and construction companies seeking new markets, could deepen existing social inequalities,… Read more »
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Africa: Humanity Remains Deeply Unequal Despite Impressive Progress, Says UNDP Report
UNDP, 29 January 2014
A sustained reduction in inequality requires a shift to more inclusive growth patterns - supported by redistributive polices and changes in social norms - says a report launched… Read more »
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Kenya: Making the Urban Poor Safer - Lessons From Nairobi and Mumbai
IDS, 23 January 2014
Nairobi and Mumbai are very good examples of highly unequal megacities. 40% of Nairobi's inhabitants and 60% of Mumbai are slum-dwellers ; in Nairobi it is estimated that half of… Read more »
Pro-Poor Planning in African Cities
Governments can buck the trend of exclusionary urban development by being responsive to the needs of citizens who are often displaced as part of modernization, experts say.
Construction of the Addis Ababa light railway track continues, and is expected to be completed in 2014.
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Kenya: Efficient Transportation Is Key to Sustainable Urbanization
The Star, 4 February 2014
Today, more than half of our kind lives in cities. Moreover, cities are the engines of economic growth. More than 60 percent of global GDP is generated by only 600 cities. Nairobi… Read more »
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Namibia: Urban Poverty Push Up Drought Budget
Namibian, 17 January 2014
DEMANDS for food by people living in towns have pushed up the drought relief budget from N$207 million to N$500 million, The Namibian has learnt. Read more »
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Angola: Selling Out Angola's Street Vendors
OSISA, 16 January 2014
The announcement that Angola plans to enforce laws banning street trading is another example of ham-fisted policy application by a government that has lost touch with its people… Read more »
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Tanzania: Proposed Ultra-Modern Cities to Widen Social Inequalities - Don
Daily News, 15 January 2014
PLANS to reshape cities across Africa in the style of Dubai and Singapore threaten to deepen social inequalities and could prove costly to both investors and city authorities, says… Read more »
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Africa: Ghana Warned Over Race to Reshape Cities As 'Urban Fantasies'
Ghanaian Chronicle, 14 January 2014
Plans to reshape cities across Africa in the style of Dubai and Singapore threaten to deepen social inequalities and could prove costly to both investors and city authorities,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Urban Slums in Lagos 'Mega City'
Vanguard, 11 January 2014
Over the years, the population boom in Lagos, the commercial nerve centre of the country has put undue pressure on government and individuals as the demand for housing continued to… Read more »
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Congo-Brazzaville: WB to Help Republic of Congo Set Up National Safety Net System to Benefit the Poorest Households
World Bank, 29 January 2014
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved support to the Republic of Congo to help build the foundation of a national safety net system and to pilot a cash… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Why Urban Health Matters
Reporter, 4 January 2014
The rapid increase in the number of urban inhabitants will be among the most important global health issues of the 21st century. Urban living is becoming more predominant and city… Read more »
