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African cities suffer from many of the same problems as large human settlements elsewhere. One of them is criminality. The gap between expectations and reality drives many to seek through robbery what they cannot achieve through work. The larger the city is and the more visible income inequalities are, the more rampant criminality becomes.............
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Because African cities grow so fast, public infrastructure is unable to follow. New connections to water, sewer, electricity, and telephone are hard to get. Service to existing users is not always reliable. Many governments are now moving toward user fee structures that reflect actual costs in an effort to improve the financial situation of public or private distribution firms..rms..ion firms.................... . The distribution of water,
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African cities, however, are not all modern buildings and city traffic. This neighborhood on the outskirts of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia has retained a rural character. Houses are built in a traditional fashion with wood and clay.......
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Once you get on the ground, the view is no less impressive. Urban freeways and high rise buildings plague major African cities like anywhere else in the world.................................
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Africa has many large, modern cities. This is, for instance, the view you have from the plane when you arrive in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Just as economic progress favors cities, economic stagnation hurts them. This is downtown Kampala, in Uganda. After two decades of mismanagement under Idi Amin and Obote, it still looks OK from afar, a reflection of its former prosperity. But many buildings are in poor condition and badly need repair. The future of African cities depend on Africa's ability to grow and expand its export base.
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Vehicles on the streets of Addis Ababa may not be the latest models (this picture was taken in 1983), but traffic there as in other African cities is as hectic as in most places.t places.
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African cities are marked by sharp contrasts, however. Here we see two turbaned fellows sitting on the ground in front of a modern government building................... us.
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Accra, the capital of Ghana, has fewer skycrapers but is not devoid of modern buildings. The church on the left reminds us that the Christian faith is one of many colonial legacies..ica. Notice the church on the left. The Christian faith is one of many colonial legacies.
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Ads are now part of the African urban landscape. This one praises the merits of improved wooden stoves, a reminder that increasing fuel consumption endangers forest and tree resources.
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This provincial town in Nigeria is fairly representative of a typical urban landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa today. A bit chaotic, not necessarily glamorous, but definitely urban.n.
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Downtown Nairobi is jammed-packed with modern buildings and bustling with activity.
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