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What African Cities Can Learn from Kigali's Green Corridors
byThe Insight Desk• Nov 3, 2025
Across Africa’s crowded capitals, Kigali’s cleaner air shows how small design choices like tree-lined paths and car-free zones can quietly change urban life.
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Inside the Push for Disability-Inclusive Housing in Cape Town
byAdetoro Adetayo• Aug 24, 2025
Policy promises exist on paper, but township residents are finding solutions through nonprofits, advocacy, and architectural innovation that could transform housing delivery.
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How Invisible Networks Are Powering the Next Economic Leap
byAdetumilara Adetayo• Aug 6, 2025
Fiber cables and cloud servers don’t get much attention, but they’re changing lives—from smart farms in Uganda to online classrooms in Nigeria. Can Africa connect the rest before the gap widens?
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Africa’s Smart Cities Are Growing. So Are the Gaps.
bySalamatu Alabi• May 22, 2025
While investors fund high-tech hubs and luxury towers, informal settlements are razed and millions remain offline. What does inclusion really look like?
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Seychelles Saved Its Ocean. Can It Save Its Coastline?
byTomi Abe• May 14, 2025
Marine protections have worked, but with 90% of the population crowded on one island, Seychelles must now build a future without breaking the coast.
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The Global North Has Its 'Smart Cities.' Africa Is Building Better Ones.
byVictoria Agbakwuru• Apr 16, 2025
African urban development isn’t playing catch-up. It’s forging a new path that blends technology with culture, ecology, and inclusivity.
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E-Mobility for the Many, Not the Few
byAdetoro Adetayo• Nov 16, 2024
What strategies can Africa adopt to make e-mobility affordable and accessible while bridging the gap in urban transportation for underserved communities?
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Can Nigeria Plug In? The High-Wire Road to Electric Vehicles in a Low-Power Nation
byOluwadara Adewuyi• Nov 6, 2023
Power cuts, limited infrastructure, and uneven policy are holding back Nigeria’s EV future, but local innovation and off-grid solutions could offer a way forward.
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