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598,157,070
Confirmed cases
Updated on August 18, 2022 3:50 am
6,462,948
Total deaths
Updated on August 18, 2022 3:50 am
554,234,436
Total recovered
Updated on August 18, 2022 3:50 am
37,459,686
Total active cases
Updated on August 18, 2022 3:50 am
Why is Planning Academia Losing Relevance in Society?
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Understanding Nairobi’s Traffic Congestion Challenge
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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’.