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Lagos: When the metro comes to town

Everyone on the platform held their smartphones and digital cameras aloft on the mild September morning when I took my inaugural ride on the first-eve … Read more

by Jesusegun Alagbe

After Hours

With its thriving nocturnal economy, London can be a cornucopia of post-modern fantasies and pleasures, or a breeding ground of anxiety. The latter ta … Read more

by Cosimo Campani

Dr Dixon Chibanda: Re-thinking (mental) health infrastructure

Enlisting the wisdom and skills of community elders, Dixon Chibanda’s innovative approach to mental healthcare in Zimbabwe is spreading across the co … Read more

by Tau Tavengwa

Chatpong Chuenrudeemol: On designing for context

Returning from the USA to Thailand, architect Chat Chuenrudeemol talked to Tau Tavengwa about letting go of his Ivy League studio education to develo … Read more

by Tau Tavengwa

The Dangote Dilemma

In May 2023, the Dangote Oil Refinery, with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, was commissioned in Ibeju-Lekki, on the outskirts of Lagos. The wor … Read more

by Mathias Agbo Junior

Nairobi: the curious case of the city in the sun

Twenty years ago when I first came to work in Kenya’s capital, I could drive myself around Nairobi easily. I had the hang of the streets, though many … Read more

by Charles Onyango-Obbo

Finding your own vocabulary

For over 40 years, the relentlessly sunny city of Dubai has expanded and densified at a dizzying rate. Almost constant construction is evidenced in th … Read more

by Wael Al Awar

Adanech Abebe: The mayor

Ferial Haffajee spoke to Ethiopian attorney and politician, Adanech Abebe. With a population of 5.4 million in a city growing by the minute, Addis Aba … Read more

by Ferial Haffajee

Joburg: What’s to be done?

Edgar Pieterse examines the factors contributing to Johannesburg’s series of infrastructure crises and the political context that’s enabled it to dete … Read more

by Edgar Pieterse

Vukosi Marivate: Finding Africa inside the machine

While the rest of us speculate about ChatGPT and Midjourney, the University of Pretoria’s Vukosi Marivate is facilitating the development of an altern … Read more

by Tau Tavengwa

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