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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>The number of people living in urban areas in Africa will double to more than 1 billion by 2042, according to World Bank estimates.<\/p>\n

The continent is urbanizing at a rate not seen before. By 2040, Africa will be home to nine mega cities hosting more than ten million people.<\/p>\n

Luanda, Dar es Salam, Khartoum, Johannesburg and Addis Ababa are some of the cities headed for megacity status, joining Lagos, Kinshasa and Cairo.<\/p>\n

Cities are key to driving trade, investment and GDP growth.<\/p>\n

But rapid urbanization has created capacity problems for cities, and local governments are struggling to plan, provide infrastructure, public transport and other social services.<\/p>\n

Our guest this week is Kamal Alawo Adjayi, the mayor for Golfe 3 district of Lome, Togo’s capital.<\/p>\n

He joins the show to talk about what governments can do to leverage the power of cities.<\/p>\n

Morocco farmers count quake cost<\/b><\/p>\n

Before the earthquake, farmers in Morocco’s Atlas mountains were only used to drought and extreme weather – and had built a degree of resilience. The quake and scale of devastation it brought is something they never anticipated.<\/p>\n

US buyers shun Ugandan textiles over gay law<\/b><\/p>\n

Several Ugandan textile makers are getting their products rejected by buyers in the US, citing the enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality act.<\/p>\n

There is now worry that the east African country could lose access to the lucrative US market under a duty-free programme.<\/p>\n

Source: Africanews<\/b><\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Malawi<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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