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Image by David Amen, inspired by the favelas in Rio de Janeiro.

Urban life

Cities have many faces

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
People walk on the street of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Urban mobility

Ethiopia’s promising future on foot and by bike

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by Stefanie Holzwarth
March for the 8th UN Global Road Safety Week in Gaborone, Botswana, in May 2025.

Urban mobility

Walking and cycling: Africa’s undervalued path to sustainable mobility

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by Stefanie Holzwarth
The Metrocable in Medellín’s Comuna 13 neighbourhood.

Urban innovation

The miracle of Medellín

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by Camilo Andrés Carvajal Guerra
Bicycle riders gather during the Lagos State Government 2022 World Car Free Day.

Urban traffic

How citizens take action for a cleaner and healthier Lagos

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by Olamide Udoma-Ejorh
by Waziri Mainasara
The informal settlement of Mathare was among the areas hardest hit by the floods.

Climate risks

Nairobi’s floods showed why urban plans need to be made with the poor

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by Sam Olando
by Eva Dick
In the Tafara settlement in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, residents are working to improve their living conditions.

Informal settlements

How marginalised urban communities in Africa are driving innovation

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by Teurai Anna Nyamangara
Tuk-tuk delivery fleet of a South African grocery store.

Mobility

How delivery services are reshaping cities

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by Marcela Guerrero Casas
by Dustin Kramer

Waste management

How plastic pollution threatens life around Lake Tanganyika

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by Mireille Kanyange
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