What does Africa’s urban future look like?

According to the UN, Africa’s population will growth to 2.5 billion people

Did you know that in the next two to three decades, Africa’s cities are likely to accommodate 1.4 billion people.

As C40 Cities’ Lusanda Madikizela, Director of Implementation for the Africa Region at C40 Cities, puts it: “The future is not only Africa, but the future lies in African cities.”

ESI Africa Editor-In-Chief Nicolette Pombo-van Zyl shares some of the insights gleaned at Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES) about what this means for infrastructure needs across the continent.

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