Publication: The Challenges Urbanization in West Africa
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Date
2018-05
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Published
2018-05
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Abstract
The Sahel is experiencing rapid and
disorderly urbanization. The capital cities of Bamako,
Conakry, and Niamey dominate the urban landscape in their
respective countries. In each of these three countries, the
economic importance of the capital city is enormous. For
instance, Bamako represents about 34 percent of gross
domestic product (GDP), whereas Conakry and Niamey each
represent about 27 percent of GDP in their respective
countries. Furthermore, as their populations are increasing
at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world, the
attendant youth bulge could turn into either a demographic
dividend, whereby cities take advantage of a temporary boom
in the working age population to productively employ young
people, or a demographic disaster, accompanied by urban
instability if cities do not meet these aspirations.
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“World Bank Group. 2018. The Challenges Urbanization in West Africa. AFCW3 Economic Update;. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30042 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”