The cities🌆🏙 that never come
Hello Venturer,
How do you imagine African cities by the year 2100? I don't know your answer, but I'm betting you didn't think of some utopia like Black Panther's Wakanda. And that's likely because you're trying to be realistic. Well, it turns out that not everyone thinks this way.
Everywhere you turn in Africa today, there is a 'smart' city project under construction. There's a lot of effort to create new cities that will leverage data and digital technology to offer a new kind of urban life. There's also plenty of media hype around these cities.
And that shouldn't be a problem, seeing that many western countries have them. But are these prospective smart cities a right fit for the demographics they seek?
We've waited many years for these cities to come to life, but they haven't. Why is it taking so long? This week, we answered these questions.
Oluwatosin Ogunjuyigbe
Staff writer, Ventures Africa
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