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 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.