Olitzki revitalises Johannesburg CBD, turning slums into profitable zones.Gandhi Square hosts businesses catering to 250,000 daily commuters.Private ...

In the first of a two-part series, experts warn that without urgent action, drug-resistant infections could cause millions of ...

Sitting on a low bench at her shop in a Nairobi slum, Grace Wangari sifted through a handful of grains that a waiting customer had just ordered.

Long queues in the rain, daily four-hour trips in a public taxi, the constant threat of road accidents, and nearly having to ...

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is grappling with a housing crisis that has spiraled into one of the biggest challenges of urban life.

The new French documentary 'Adventurers of Christ' by director Damien Boyer follows five Catholic missionaries from the Paris Foreign Mission Society (MEP) in Asia and Africa, aiming to restore the ...

Illegally placed electrical wires that are sometimes poorly insulated, plus the dumping of fuel in storm drains, spell ...

A group of Nubian women in Kenya’s largest informal settlement is using hydroponics and circular gardening to revive traditional vegetables. Here in Kibera (from "kibra", meaning "forest") Nubian ...

An international study on container-based sanitation (CBS) systems has found that this portable toilet option significantly improves the quality of life for people living in urban slums in Kenya, Peru ...

Dotting the roadside in what is widely considered Africa’s largest urban slum are typical stands selling vegetables. What isn’t typical is their acceptance of bitcoin as a form of payment. Around 200 ...