Sub-Saharan Africa stands at a pivotal moment. Between 1950 and 2025, the region’s urban population grew by 742 million people, and by 2050 another 748 million will be added, bringing its total urban population to 1.7 billion, by which time its urbanization will be almost complete.
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 20 (IPS) – Nearly three decades have passed, but Japhet Gimbi still remembers the rain.
Kenya, Sep 26 — Kenya has unveiled a new framework aimed at mobilising climate finance for vulnerable urban communities across Africa, as the country seeks to link its international diplomacy to practical responses to climate change, poverty and rapid urbanization