Megalopolis: how coastal west Africa will shape the coming century | Africa | The Guardian
The long read: By the end of the century, Africa will be home to 40% of the world’s population – and nowhere is this breakneck-pace development happening faster than this 600-mile stretch between Abidjan and Lagos
Satellite image of Lagos, Nigeria. Photograph: Universal Images Group North America LLC/Alamy By the end of the century, Africa will be home to 40% of the world’s population – and nowhere is this breakneck-pace development happening faster than this 600-mile stretch between Abidjan and Lagos By Howard W French Thu 27 Oct 2022 01.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 16 Nov 2022 05.13 EST Share Prefer the Guardian on Google I t has long been said that no one knows with any certainty the population of Lagos, Nigeria. When I spent time there a decade ago, the United Nations conservatively put the number at
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