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Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being set alight by ex-boyfriend
Rebecca Cheptegei, pictured running last year, came 44th in the marathon at the Paris Olympics. Credits: Alamy Olympic…
Lessons From Cities That Plan For Their Rivers
In Nairobi, Kenya, the government is destroying buildings constructed on riparian land in a bid to mitigate the…
African Cities Must Address Social & Economic Issues When Upgrading Slums
In sub-Saharan Africa, over 55% of the urban population are estimated to live in areas categorised as slums and informal…
Drones Are Taking To The Skies Above Africa To Map Land Ownership
Mapping land boundaries is an important way to boost a country’s economic growth and development. It contributes towards…
Africa’s Top 10 ‘Cities Of Opportunity’
For the first time in history over half the world’s population live in cities — more than 54%…
Poo Power: Turning Human Waste Into Clean Energy in Kenya’s Slums
Bio-centres turning human waste into electricity prove that faeces is the ultimate source of renewable energy. They call…