Africa

From Dump to Park in Cairo

7 May 2008 - 9:00am
NPR

Cairo's first new green space in more than 100 years has opened -- on top of a 500-year old garbage dump.

Plans for World's Largest Hydroelectric Dam Moving Forward in Africa

23 April 2008 - 10:00am
Guardian

The dam project is being proposed on the Congo river, and could produce more than twice the amount of energy generated by China's Three Gorges Dam, currently the world's largest. If approved the dam could be operating by 2022.

Noise and the City

15 April 2008 - 10:00am
The New York Times

Cairo, Egypt is becoming increasingly noisy.

Tourism 'The New Gold' in Namibia

27 March 2008 - 10:00am
The Christian Science Monitor

Impressive growth of visitors from nontraditional places, including China, have now put tourism ahead of gold mining in Namibia.

BRT 'Lite' To Open in Nigeria

29 February 2008 - 2:00pm
Nigerian Tribute, Dayo Ayeyemi

After delays, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority in Nigeria announces the inauguration next month of its first Bus Rapid Transit corridor.

Cairo's Street Children Ignored No Longer

5 February 2008 - 7:00am
The Christian Science Monitor

In Cairo, the problem of street children was once ignored, but is now a growing concern in the public consciousness. Numerous services and aid agencies have developed in recent years to help the city's impoverished children.

Agreement Bans Development Along Mediterranean Coast

21 January 2008 - 3:00pm
Christian Science Monitor

A coalition of 21 countries has signed an agreement that will prohibit any development within 100 yards of the Mediterranean coast -- a broad agreement that will affect more than 29,000 miles of coastline.

Toy Libraries Critical To Childhood Development

21 December 2007 - 2:00pm
The Christian Science Monitor

Libraries for toys are popping up in developing countries all over the world, and especially in Africa, giving poor children a glimpse of a less troubled childhood. Many say the simple libraries are making big changes in the children's development.

Lagos: Africa's New York City

11 December 2007 - 1:00pm
Current

This video from Current profiles Lagos, Nigeria, the world's fastest growing megacity.

Tapping The Power Of The Desert Sun

6 December 2007 - 8:00am
Guardian

The European Union and the desert countries of Northern Africa may form a collaborative effort to harvest solar energy in the desert areas. The solar power effort could power about one-sixth of Europe if it goes through.

Developing The Least Developed

21 November 2007 - 12:00pm
Metropolis Magazine

Western planners and architects have drafted a broad master plan for Kigali, the capital of Rwanda -- one of the least developed nations in the world.

BRT Inspires Density In Johannesburg

10 November 2007 - 10:00am
Financial Mail

A broad bus rapid transit system in the works in Johannesburg, South Africa, is sparking a wildfire of dense, mixed use development plans for the city.

The Struggle To Clean Up Cairo's Air

25 October 2007 - 5:00am
Alternet

Cairo has one of the most severe air pollution problems in the world. Now efforts are underway to clean up the source of much of this pollution, the brick manufacturing industry.

Becoming The 'Singapore of Africa'

21 October 2007 - 5:00am
The Christian Science Monitor

Government officials in Rwanda are looking to the high-tech sector as a way to bring the country into economic viability. Rwanda is wiring up in hopes of becoming Africa's tech center.

Economy On The Rise In Former Apartheid Hotbed

28 September 2007 - 7:00am
Time

From a former hotbed of apartheid has risen a bastion of economic hope. A new shopping mall is part of the economic turnaround in the South African township of Soweto.

Traffic Costs Nairobi $746,000 Per Day

24 September 2007 - 12:00pm
Mail & Guardian

The Kenyan capital of Nairobi is struggling with crippling car congestion -- a problems some say is so bad the country should consider transferring its capital to another city.

Libyan Sustainable Development Project May Be World's Largest

11 September 2007 - 12:00pm
Environmental News Network

What may be the world's largest sustainable development project is currently being planned in Libya. The project aims to boost the country's ecotourism along its Mediterranean coast and to protect its many archaeological sites.

Rural-To-Urban Shift Brings Quick Growth To Smaller Cities

10 September 2007 - 1:00pm
The Christian Science Monitor

The rapid rural-to-urban population shift is felt heavily in many African cities, but especially so in the continent's smaller cities, such as the Botswanan capitol of Gaborone.

Poor Benefitting From 'Poverty Tours'

23 August 2007 - 5:00am
Mail & Guardian

In the squatter settlements in South African slums, a burgeoning new industry is developing around so-called "poverty tours", where Western tourists are taken off the beaten tour path to see what life is like in impoverished squatter communities.

Crumbling Rail In Congo Seeks Private Investment

8 August 2007 - 5:00am
The Washington Post

With few paved roads, rail is often the best transport option in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But the system suffers derailments, crumbling tracks, and trains in disrepair -- and the government doesn't have the money to fix it.