From Addis Ababa to Abidjan, African cities are rising faster than the headlines can keep up. Each week The Harlem Times brings you the clips that capture it: new skylines, new corridors, and a generation building.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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New corridors, riverside parks and a capital transforming into a world-class city.
Eko Atlantic: a new district rising on land reclaimed from the Atlantic.
East Africa’s business and tech hub, seen from above.
Clean streets, modern avenues and a capital built on ambition.
Ghana’s capital, home of the W.E.B. Du Bois Centre, by drone.
The lagoon city often called the Paris of Africa.
A new capital city rising in the desert east of Cairo.
A drive through one of Nigeria’s most ambitious projects.
The runway goes out to sea: models show collections aboard boats off Senegal’s coast.
Jewel Jemila’s runway show at Lagos Fashion Week 2026, from the official Lagos Fashion Week channel.
The youngest continent on earth is building at a pace the world has rarely seen: new skylines, new rail lines, new districts rising from the sea. Every week we will bring you a new city and the people behind it, alongside our Country of the Week. Get it in your inbox, free.