Africa

Soccer Tournaments Spur Transit Projects in South Africa

In preparation for two major soccer tournaments -- the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2009 Confederations Cup -- South Africa is moving ahead on schedule in constructing major public transit systems in the events' host cities.
22 May 2008 - 2:00pm
BuaNews via AllAfrica.com

From Dump to Park in Cairo

Cairo's first new green space in more than 100 years has opened -- on top of a 500-year old garbage dump.
7 May 2008 - 9:00am
NPR

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

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.
23 April 2008 - 10:00am
The Guardian

Noise and the City

Cairo, Egypt is becoming increasingly noisy.
15 April 2008 - 10:00am
The New York Times

Tourism 'The New Gold' in Namibia

Impressive growth of visitors from nontraditional places, including China, have now put tourism ahead of gold mining in Namibia.
27 March 2008 - 10:00am
The Christian Science Monitor

BRT 'Lite' To Open in Nigeria

After delays, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority in Nigeria announces the inauguration next month of its first Bus Rapid Transit corridor.
29 February 2008 - 1:00pm
Nigerian Tribute, Dayo Ayeyemi

Cairo's Street Children Ignored No Longer

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.
5 February 2008 - 6:00am
The Christian Science Monitor

Agreement Bans Development Along Mediterranean Coast

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.
21 January 2008 - 2:00pm
The Christian Science Monitor

Toy Libraries Critical To Childhood Development

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.
21 December 2007 - 1:00pm
The Christian Science Monitor

Lagos: Africa's New York City

This video from Current profiles Lagos, Nigeria, the world's fastest growing megacity.
11 December 2007 - 12:00pm
Current

Tapping The Power Of The Desert Sun

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.
6 December 2007 - 7:00am
The Guardian

Developing The Least Developed

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.
21 November 2007 - 11:00am
Metropolis Magazine

BRT Inspires Density In Johannesburg

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.
10 November 2007 - 9:00am
Financial Mail

The Struggle To Clean Up Cairo's Air

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.
25 October 2007 - 5:00am
AlterNet

Becoming The 'Singapore of Africa'

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

Economy On The Rise In Former Apartheid Hotbed

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.
28 September 2007 - 7:00am
Time

Traffic Costs Nairobi $746,000 Per Day

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.
24 September 2007 - 12:00pm
Mail & Guardian

Libyan Sustainable Development Project May Be World's Largest

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.
11 September 2007 - 12:00pm
Environmental News Network

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

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

Poor Benefitting From 'Poverty Tours'

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.
23 August 2007 - 5:00am
Mail & Guardian
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