Africa

Africa is urbanizing twice as fast as Europe did. This could be a major opportunity

People and traffic move along a busy street in Lagos, Nigeria, May 24,2005. The African Union (AU) celebrates Africa Day on Wednesday May 25, marking the anniversary of the founding in 1963 of the Organization of African Unity, replaced in 2002 by the AU as the driving force behind the struggle for peace, democracy, development, human rights and good governance on the worlds poorest continent. REUTERS/George Esiri  FOR/LA - RTRCDC7

Africa is urbanising twice as fast as Europe did. Image: REUTERS/George Esiri

Laurent Bossard
Director, OECD Sahel and West Africa Club
Mario Pezzini
Director , OECD Development Centre
Ibrahim Mayaki
CEO, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
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