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Welcome to the Megalopolis urban development forum.The vision of the social network centers around the transformation of the African property development and construction industry to ensure that all future buildings and renovations are designed, built and managed in an environmentally sustainable way that will allow citizens to work and live in wholesome environments.

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Over half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, consume 75% of all resources and create 75% of all waste. Cities are best placed to lead action to reduce our emissions. The way we plan, design and manage them provides solutions to adapting to a changing climate and mitigating any further changes.

It is Megalopolis' belief that a proactive response from cities can deliver much better places to live and work. This may entail the promotion of the use of specific design, materials and technology to reduce energy for cooling or heating and resource use, materials that optimise natural light and promote the circulation of air. The site focuses on materials that are non-poisonous and that can be reused; water-efficient fittings and collection; the use of renewable energy sources; and regard for the environment in delivering condusive human and natural environments.

The Megalopolis social media website will provide inspiration, thought leadership and support for strategic decision makers in cities. It will assist in the challenge of prioritising effective spatial policies and actions to deliver attractive, competitive cities in the light of a changing climate.

It will embrace the social, economic and environmental dimensions of creating sustainable cities.

Compiled by leading experts such as yourself, the site provides access to instant knowledge. It plugs into existing research and evidence, signposting further detail and information available elsewhere. It distinguishes fact from opinion and, vitally, explains evolving and unresolved issues.

The site will also help prioritise effective spatial policies and interventions across different scales: from the regional, through the city scale, down to the neighbourhood and building scales.

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On this page you will find the capital cities of Africa with figures of the city proper population. Have a look at the cities from space, for each city there is a zoomable satellite view. Additionally you will find links to the official or near official city site (if available). Almost all African states are developing countries with a less developed internet infrastructure, therefore there are less capitals of Africa online. The country links lead you to the respective country profile page. City proper is a locality with legally fixed boundaries and an administratively recognized urban status that is usually characterized by some form of local government.

	Abuja Map	300,000	Nigeria
	Accra Map	600,000	Ghana
	Addis Ababa Map	2,400,000	Ethiopia
	Algiers Map	1,600,000	Algeria
	Antananarivo Map	370,000	Madagascar
	Asmara Map	360,000	Eritrea
	Bamako Map	700,000	Mali
	Bangui Map	480,000	Central Africa
	Banjul Map	52,000	Gambia
	Bissau Map	120,000	Guinea-Bissau
	Brazzaville Map	620,000	Congo (Brazzaville)
	Bujumbura Map	240,000	Burundi
	Cairo Map	6,800,000	Egypt
	Pretoria Map Cape Town Map Bloemfontein Map	1,600,000	South Africa
	Conakry Map	770,000	Guinea
	Dakar Map	165,000	Senegal
	Dar es Salaam Map	1,100,000	Tanzania
	Djibouti city Map	62,000	Djibouti
	Freetown Map	48,000	Sierra Leone
	Gaborone Map	140,000	Botswana
	Harare Map	1,200,000	Zimbabwe
	Kampala Map	330,000	Uganda
	Khartoum Map	930,000	Sudan
	Kigali Map	118,000	Rwanda
	Kinshasa Map	2,800,000	Congo (Kinshasa)
		256,200	Western Sahara
	Libreville Map	57,000	Gabon
	Lilongwe Map	250,000	Malawi
	Mbabane Map	41,000	Swaziland
	Lomé Map	160,000	Togo
	Luanda Map	470,000	Angola
	Lusaka Map	1,000,000	Zambia
	Malabo Map	35,000	Equatorial Guinea
	Maputo Map	900,000	Mozambique
	Maseru Map	14,000	Lesotho
	Mogadishu Map	260,000	Somalia
	Monrovia Map	430,000	Liberia
	Moroni Map	19,000	Comoros
	Nairobi Map	1,200,000	Kenya
	N'Djamena Map	190,000	Chad
	Niamey Map	250,000	Niger
	Nouakchott Map	135,000	Mauritania
	Ouagadougou Map	650,000	Burkina Faso
	Port Louis Map	145,000	Mauritius
	Porto-Novo Map	185,000	Benin
	Praia Map	62,000	Cape Verde
	Rabat Map	1,230,000	Morocco
	Tripoli Map	570,000	Libya
	Tunis Map	620,000	Tunisia
	Victoria Map	25,000	Seychelles
	Windhoek Map	148,000	Namibia
	Yamoussoukro Map	110,000	Côte d'Ivoire
	Yaoundé Map	660,000	Cameroon