West Africa, like most regions of the continent, is still largely rural. Even after decades of rapid urban growth and the emergence of cities of 1 million people or more, the majority of the population continues to live in rural areas. However, cities and towns generate higher revenues than...
This bustling town is a hub for tourism in West Cork – its brightly daubed buildings and numerous music pubs are testament to that. In fact it was named “Best Town In Europe” in 2017. Maybe it’s because of the atmosphere of the place, or maybe it’s the black pudding that Clonaki...
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Even after the United States outlawed the importation of enslaved labor in 1807,smugglers continued to bring capturedWest Africans across the Atlantic and into the Deep South. When the Civil War ended, the newly freed survivors of the last of these slave ships, theClotilda, founded Africatown, ...
It is one of the world’s fastest-growing cities, as well as East Africa’s best city to live. Entebbe Holidays Entebbe is one of Uganda’s largest towns. It is situated in the country’s central region, about 37 kilometres south-west of capital city Kampala. Jinja Holidays The ...
Island Park is a Western satellite town near the West Entrance of the Yellowstone National Park. The town’s main feature is the 33-mile-long Main Street, which is one of the longest in the USA. Another highlight is the Island Park Caldera, a crater that was left behind by a massive ...
Italy is located in Southern Europe. Four different seas surround the Italian Peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea from three sides. The Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea in the south, and the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west, offering the best Italian coastal towns. ...
Jaglin, Sylvy; Cle´ment Repussard & Anne Belbe´oc'h (2011) Decentralisation and governance of drinking water services in small West African towns and villages (Benin, Mali, Sene- gal): The arduous process of building local governments. Canadian Journal of Development Studies 32(2): 119...
South Africa is home to the largest ethnic Chinese community on the continent. Most live in the country’s largest city, Johannesburg. Migrants came here in waves from the 19th century onwards to work in the gold mines of the Transvaal. ...
Whether destroyed during war, evacuated for ammunition practice or left after nearby precious metals and minerals turned out to be in short supply, these are the world’s most fascinating abandoned towns and cities.