But rapid urbanization in Africa has brought about challenges like growing slums and overcrowded living, road congestion as well as pollution, as urban development fails to keep up with urban growth. Increasing urbanization goes hand in hand with economic progress in the developing world. Both countries are home to several of the world’s fastest growing cities, as are Angola, Tanzania and Mozambique. The fastest growing city on the U.N.’s list was Gwagwalada, a satellite of Nigeria’s capital Abuja, followed by Kabinda in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Out of these, 58 are located in Africa and 24 in Asia and the Middle East. 86 cities are expected to grow at a rate of 4 to 5 percent in the same time period. Population Division expects 28 cities to grow at an average annual rate of more than 5 percent. While the past decades have seen rapid urbanization in India and China, cities in Africa are growing fastest in the current one.
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