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Towards African cities without slums

15 Apr 2012

Poor district in Algeria’s capital, Algiers. Most North African countries have made progress in reducing slum areas. Photograph: Africa Media Online / Ricardo Gangale

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For sustainable cities, Africa needs planning

15 Apr 2012

Joan Clos, executive director of UN-Habitat, visiting the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya.Photograph...

Winding path to decent housing for South Africa’s poor

“We are waiting for houses,” says a resident of Soweto’s Motsoaledi shantytown
17 Jan 2012

“We are waiting for houses,” says a resident of Soweto’s Motsoaledi shantytown, standing by her...