Makoko has always defied simple description. To some, it is an eyesore — a floating slum clinging precariously to the Lagos Lagoon. To others, it is a living archive of resilience, an economic ...

The recent demolition in Makoko, a shanty settlement on the margin of Lagos coastal city, is reminiscent of the state’s latent yet potent ...

One photographer's incredible drone images capture the stark reality of cities where rich and poor live side by side ...

For more than a century, Makoko—often described as the largest floating slum in Nigeria, home to an estimated 200,000 people ...

Texas and the DOJ have reached a $68 million settlement with Colony Ridge developers to halt "illegal" development, freeze ...

The Railway Ministry has stayed the proposed demolition of slums along the Kurla–Trombay railway line, citing safety and operational concerns, following a meeting between a Shiv Sena delegation and ...

Mumbai: The railway ministry has stayed the demolition of slums along the Kurla–Trombay railway line, citing safety and operational concerns. The deci.

Defying the sweltering afternoon heat, Jenny Fair and her young peers huddled around a large table, marveling at remotely controlled robots making circular motions. Currently in Grade Seven, the ...

Located in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Code with Kids, a community-focused organization dedicated to providing affordable and accessible science, technology, ...

Mumbai, Feb 06: Calling access to sanitation a matter of “basic human rights under Article 21” of the Constitution of India, the Bombay High Court has come down heavily on civic authorities over the ...

The Lagos state government says some structures built beneath high-tension power lines pose a serious safety risk. But the scale of demolitions has left thousands of residents displaced and families ...