Land rights are the key to creating jobs, ending poverty and reducing high living costs in Africa’s cities, the World Bank has said.
The bank said African countries should reform procedures for buying and selling land, and invest heavily in urban infrastructure.
Africa’s urban population will double over the next 25 years, reaching 1 billion people by 2040.
What Africa needs are more affordable, connected, and livable cities. Improving the economic and social dividends from urbanization will be critical as better developed cities could transform Africa’s economies.”
Makhtar Diop
World Bank Vice President for Africa
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