As African cities implode, leaders on the continent are intensifying efforts to address the challenges of urbanization. A forum bringing together Africa’s housing ministers was recently held in ...

A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Otunba Segun Showunmi, on Wednesday hailed the developmental strides recorded in the last six years’ administration of Lagos State Governor, ...

‘Eko Oni Baje’ is a popular slang in Nigeria’s economic capital – Lagos today. It literally means ‘Lagos can not spoil’. The slang which gained prominence in the state when the incumbent governor, ...

These three articles by Californian Marxist Mike Davis deal with the respective situations of the world’s richest and poorest people. For two billion of the poorest there is life in the mega-slums and ...

MUMBAI: A mega slum rehabilitation scheme in one of Mumbai's poshest neighbourhoods at Cuffe Parade has come under the scanner of the Bombay high court. "Is the Maharashtra government keen on ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Kowloon Walled City was the closest this planet has ever come to having our own, real Mega-City One. Poverty, people packed in like sardines, drugs, ...

Robert Muggah has received research funding from the Canadian, Norwegian and UK governments as well as International Development Research Council, Luminate, Open Society Foundation, Social Science ...

View of Mata Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar slums on October 14, 2025 in Mumbai, India. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar conducted ...