Today 55 per cent of the global population lives in urban areas. It is projected that about 68 per cent of the world’s population will live in urban areas. Today, an estimated 40 per cent of Africans live in urban areas, up from 28 per cent in the 1980s. African cities are bursting at the seams. So in essence, according to the World Bank, African cities are in a low-development trap.

Source: The Star April 30, 2019 00:56 UTC