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The Urbanization of Africa

Living on Earth
August 14, 2013
  • By Cindy Shiner
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Cindy Shiner reports from Accra, Ghana with its population of three million and another million residents expected over the next few years. In Accra, efforts are being made to welcome rural migrants in order to stabilize the city’s population base.

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