A recent report by the Economist Intelligence Unit predicts that by 2035, Africa will boast six megacities, each with populations exceeding 10 million, driven by the continent’s rapidly growing young population. Luanda and Dar es Salaam are set to join Cairo, Kinshasa, Lagos, and Greater Johannesburg as megacities, according to the report. These cities will be part of a…
The Government of Tanzania has launched the construction of a new capital city, with a price tag of $5 billion. The city, named Magufuli, would be a new administrative capital for the East African country, located 17 kilometers from the current capital, Dodoma. It would house mainly government buildings and services, and cover over 617 hectares of land. Named…
Summary Road expansions and the latest obsession in building flyovers in major junctions have reduced traffic jams in some parts of the populous cities Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – Dar es Salaam and DR Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, are on track to join Lagos as the world’s three most populated cities by 2100, according to researchers at the University of…