Here are the 15 biggest cities in Africa, ranked by population. Population estimates have been referenced from official government census figures, or if unavailable, from the most recent U.N. data ...

Africa, a continent of immense diversity, history and rapid urbanization, is home to some of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Its largest urban centers are economic and cultural powerhouses, ...

With a total area of around 500,000 sq mi, Chad is the fifth-largest country in Africa and the 20th-largest by area in the world. Like much of Africa, it also faces multiple humanitarian crises ...

2. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 44.2 Addis Ababa is the second most expensive city in Africa after Dakar. It is the capital and ...

Even as Africa’s cities are crowded with inhabitants — but not dense with capital — they are physically fragmented and dispersed. They develop as collections of small, scattered neighborhoods. Without ...