THE FUTURE OF AFRICAN CITIES

SMARTER AND MORE EFFICIENT CITIES?

GAETAN SIEWGoverning Council, UN HABITATChair, Port Louis Development InitiativePast President, International Union of Architects

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THE WORLD ASSEMBLED

54Countries

4.2%GDP GrowthRates (2018)

DiversificationCompetitivenessAccess to servicesEmploymentExports

Indicators on the rise

CONTEXT

2,000Languages

20.4%Africa Coveringtotal land area ofthe earth

Indicators on the fall

CrimePolitical unrestRural populationInflationExternal Debt

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INFRASTRUCTURE COMING TO TERM

CLIMATE CHANGE

LAND OWNERSHIP

FOOD / WATER / ENERGY

AFRICAN CHALLENGES

BUILDING WAKANDA

DOING BUSINESS

CHALLENGES

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THE NEED TO CONNECT

Colonial times• Looting of resources• Slave trade

Today• Sharing of resources• Collaboration for regional gains• Cross border trading as the new barter system

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UBUNTU DIPLOMACYwhere all sectors and countries belong as partners, where all participate as stakeholders, and where all succeed together, not incrementally but exponentially.

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A (DIS)CONNECTED WORLD

People (Climate, War , Work)Goods

ServicesIdeas – Information - Knowledge

Capital

CHALLENGES & CONNECTIONS

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AFRICAN MEGACITIESSix of the world’s 41 megacities will be inAfrica by 2030

2.5 BNProjected population in 2050

1.2 BNPopulation in Africa today

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LESS BARRIERS – MORE CONNECTIONS

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Connections

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0.5MK M o f B o r d e r s

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1,000,000,000YOUNG PEOPLE BY2050

YOUTH

RISING MIDDLE CLASS

PEOPLE AS ASSETS

SILVER ECONOMY

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‘Poverty in theland of riches’

-Matsime Simon Mohapi

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Chaos in the world brings uneasiness , but i t a lso al lows the opportunity for creativ ity and growth.

“Tom Barrett

APPROACH

Digital Overlay

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CULTURE AS A DRIVER

LIFESTYLEMixed use cities:Tech, Food, LGBT, BeerCraft, Bohemian

3. APPROACH

CREATIVECULTURAL INDUSTRIES$2250 BN / Y + 29.5 M JOBSAFRICA $ 624 BN -2015 – 2.4 M JOBS

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TAPPING INTO AN INCREASING MARKETBY 2050 HALF OF THE WORLD POPULATION WILL RESIDE IN THE TROPICS

$ 2.3 TRILLION/YEARFOR INFRASTRUCTURAL NEEDS

POTENTIAL MARKETS

ENERGY, WATER, WASTE, MOBILITY, FOOD, …

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JUGAAD

Noun - Indian Origin

A flexible approach to problem-solving that useslimited resources in an innovative way.

SURVIVAL + INNOVATION

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14LEAPFROGGING INTO THE FUTURE

Information Technology as the connecting thread to weave a sustainable and economically resilient fabric

To Address• Internet penetration in

Africa : 13.5% (2011)• Education in IT• Digital Infrastructure

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TRADE & WORKFORCE

Increased population and displacement in trade routes and geopolitical factors can be an opportunity for Africa to tap into its increasing workforce to affirm its position in the emerging world

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GLOBAL & CAPITAL ($) CITIES

• SCALETokyo, NY, Paris

• COST EFFICIENCYLower cost operations

• SPECIALISATIONLocation + HR + Costs

• SPEED & AGILITYConnectivity + Innovation

NO SILVER BULLETNO ‘ONE SIZE FITS ALL’ SOLUTION

ADAPTABILITYFLEXIBILITY

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In times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriersKing T’Challa of Wakanda, Black Panther

Thank you.