900 million people will be added to African cities by 2050. Getting this unprecedented urban transition right is one of the defining development challenges of our time.In this opening episode of our new Ideas in Development series on cities, Kurtis Lockhart, founder of the Africa Urban Lab, joins us to set the scene. We discuss why the link between urbanisation and prosperity is breaking down in Africa, what that means for the continent's future, and what the series ahead will explore.Read the show notes on our Substack: https://ideasindevelopment.substack.com/Check out Africa Urban Lab: https://www.aul.city/
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