[HIGHLIGHTS] Africa is the continent with the "fastest urbanization trend in the world"

This week is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, the second session of the Assembly of UN Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. The objective of this international meeting is to reach a strategic plan for 2024-2027.

Oumar Sylla, Africa Director of UN-Habitat: Africa today is the continent that is in the fastest urbanization trend in the world. By 2030, we will have reached what is called urban transition in Africa, with more people living in urban areas than in rural areas.