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Africa’s future will be decided in its cities

Roll, Michael
External Publications (2023)

published on megatrends-africa.de, Blog Joint Futures 33, 08.12.2023

Africa is urbanising at an unprecedented pace and scale. Despite all the challenges, urbanisation represents a unique opportunity for the structural transformation and development of the continent – if the right measures are taken and supported in time, writes Michael Roll (IDOS).

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