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Kinshasa, the largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as in Africa, is the nation's financial and economic centre. Lagos, Nigeria is the second largest city in Africa and one of the primary economic hubs for the continent. Cairo, Egypt is the third largest city in Africa and the largest one in the Arab world.
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This is a list of the largest urban agglomerations in Africa. Figures are from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report, as well as from citypopulation.de . Figures for administrative areas are also given.
The city is served by the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. [17] [18] [19] Abuja is known for being one of the few purpose-built capital cities in Africa, as well as being one of the wealthiest. [20] Abuja is Nigeria's administrative and political capital.
The big cities of Africa will probably continue to grow, but the future is as always uncertain. In 1994 it was expected that Lagos would become the world's third biggest city with 24.4 million inhabitants by 2015 (Todaro, 1997), but in 2001 this was adjusted to the world's eleventh biggest city with 'only' 16 million inhabitants (UN, 2002).
The first line is envisioned to be just one part of an eventual four line network, like other African cities, this project is attempting to reduce congestion and traffic for commuters. In order to make the light-rail ticket prices competitive, it will only be 500 Shillings , which is half the price of the ticket of the informal bus network that ...
[3]: 2 Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city as well as an industrial and commercial center with a population of 245,382 people, according to the 2021 census. [2] [7] Since 2021 the mayor of the city and the metropolitan area has been Abdul-Mumin Issah. [1] Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah is the current member of parliament for Takoradi. [8]
Nekemte, also spelled as Neqemte (Oromo: Naqamtee, Amharic: ነቀምት), is a market city and separate woreda in western Ethiopia. Located in the East Welega Zone of the Oromia Region , Nekemte has a latitude and longitude of 9°5′N 36°33′E / 9.083°N 36.550°E / 9.083; 36.550 and an elevation of 2,088 meters