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527,966,251
Confirmed cases
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6,301,244
Total deaths
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484,036,150
Total recovered
Updated on May 23, 2022 10:59 pm
37,628,857
Total active cases
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Why is Planning Academia Losing Relevance in Society?
Cities have increasingly become under spotlight, they are centre stage of critical issues such as climate change, economic growth and pandemics across the world....
Understanding Nairobi’s Traffic Congestion Challenge
Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya is one of the most congested cities in the world. The government of Kenya estimate that $1billion is lost in productivity because of the congestion.
The Kilamba City Controversy: What Can African Cities Learn
In 2012, Kilamba New City located 30 km out of Luanda made global headlines as Africa’s first ‘ghost town’ constructed by Chinese companies. Following...
UN Urban: The Politics of Language in Human Settlements Financing
A high-level review panel tasked with reviewing the role and mandate of UN-HABITAT proposed strengthening UN-Habitat and establishing an independent coordinating mechanism, ‘UN-Urban’.