Kinshasa metro line could launch on Nov. 27, 2027 Government finalizing studies, financing and PPP agreement Project includes seven rail lines, 173 bridges planned Kinshasa’s first subway line could ...

A narrow lane in Mumbai city's upmarket Colaba area opens up to a patch of land filled with small concrete cubicles - nooks washermen use to clean and dry the city's laundry. Surrounding the area are ...

Indicating that a rehabilitation plan for the slum clusters in Delhi has gathered pace, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal has said the Capital’s jhuggi jhopri (JJ) colonies would be ...

Floyd Mayweather and Mike Tyson are officially set to face each other in an exhibition bout in Africa, with the fight scheduled for 25 April 2026 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The ...

A long-awaited ceasefire in eastern DR Congo is set to begin under the 2025 Washington Accords. Analysts remain skeptical, but US interest in Congolese resources could help propel the peace process.

A model presenting dresses by CAR fashion designer looks on during the ninth edition of the Liputa fashion show in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday June 24, 2023. - In the heart of ...

Jean de Dieu Mokuma, with his wife Marie-Therese and their two small children, on the raft of logs they are transporting down the Congo River from the province of Sud-Ubangi to Kinshasa The Congo ...

Rouble Nagi, an Indian teacher who turned Mumbai’s slum walls into open-air classrooms, has been awarded the $1 million Global Teacher Prize at the World Governments Summit, using art to bring ...

Abstract: In the intricate landscape of mapping urban slum dynamics, the significance of robust and efficient techniques is often underestimated and remains absent in many studies. This not only ...

Mumbai: The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) launched an investigation by the deputy collector (Encroachments) following complaints of demolished huts being re-erected and occupants who moved into ...

Abstract: Slums are often found in big cities due to the increase in urban population. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) program launched by the United Nations (UN) includes the issue of slums ...