Tatu City, a privately owned urban development near Nairobi, offers a new model for urbanization in Africa. Designed for 250,000 residents and housing many businesses, it emphasizes law and order.

An impressive 97-mile railway was constructed in Nigeria for an eyewatering price of £1 billion, connecting two of the ...

Modderfontein, a new city in South Africa, was once billed as the "New York of Africa" and the future capital of the ...

Johannesburg’s principal industries bringing in the big cash consist of banks ... contributing roughly 40% to South Africa's GDP. The city is also the gold and diamond mining capital of Africa ...

Take a tour of South Africa’s three main ... For a total change of pace from the inner city, try Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton. Restaurants open on to a big square, dominated by a big statue ...

Mandatory community cleaning of public spaces and cooperatives of women help keep the rubbish off Kigali's street, earning it the title of Africa's cleanest city. Common prejudices about big ...