Futuristic and very cyber-age techno cities are being planned all across different parts of Africa. These independently planned cities form part of a broad strategy to gain critical infrastructure, technology, capacity, as well as strategic competitive advantage in the various geographies. Furthermore these will provide much needed job opportunities as well as accommodation, attracting investments and thereby facilitating further economic growth and competitiveness This pack covers 5 proposed developments across Africa in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, DRC and South Africa, each of which has the potential of significant impact in its area These projects are by virtue of their size (both in terms of physical size and budget) complex mega capital projects. Hope you find it interesting! <a>Google</a>

1. CAPITAL PROJECTS
Nov 2013
AFRICAN
FUTURE CITIES

2. PS: This presentation includes a selection of the City development projects underway
INTRODUCTION:
5 City-development type
MEGA CAPITAL PROJECTS
currently under way,
OR being planned in
various parts of
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4. LARGEST & FASTEST GROWING
CITIES
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5. 5 examples of planned developments
in various parts of Africa …
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6. #1
EKO
ATLANTIC
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7. EKO ATLANTIC
6° 24.634', 3° 24.684'
Eko Atlantic is a new City development being
built directly adjacent to the City of Lagos.
Eko Atlantic is a public/private
partnership. South Energyx Nigeria Limited,
a subsidiary of the Chagoury Group, is the
primary planner and developer of Eko
Atlantic.
Estimated cost: Unknown
Commencement : 2008
Completion : Basic
groundworks
estimated
2015
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8. The story of Eko Atlantic starts between 2003-2005,
when the City was investigation potential solutions for
severe coastal erosion. Lagos is subjected annually to
significant wear and tear of its coast line, due to waves
and currents from the Atlantic Ocean. This poses a
serious threat to the financial district, and investment in
capital infrastructure in the City.
To combat the erosion from the sea and reclaim land lost
over hundreds of years , building began on what was to
become the Great Wall of Lagos, to protect the City. This
plan formed the foundation for Eko Atlantic
Key data (estimates):
• Planned ±8 km wall with an average 18 m depth,
and 45 m wide at its base
• Made of layers of rock, gravel and an estimated
100,000 concrete blocks called accropodes (each
weighing 5 tons each)
• An area of ± 10,000,000m² is being reclaimed from
the ocean in the process
• By completion ± 140 million tons of sand (95 million
cubic metres) would have been dredged and or
moved during the construction process.
EKO ATLANTIC
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9. EKO ATLANTIC
6.418598 N, 3.410139 E
Main background photo
dated ± July 2013
EKO ATLANTIC
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10. EKO ATLANTIC
6.418598 N, 3.410139 E
EKO ATLANTIC
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11. FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.ekoatlantic.com/
http://www.chagourygroup.com/real-
estate/eko-atlantic/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eko_Atlantic
http://www.royalhaskoning.com/en-
GB/Fields/InfrastructureAndPorts/TrafficAndT
ransport/Pages/EkoAtlanticMasterplanDevelo
pment.aspx
http://nefezycorp.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-
great-wall-of-lagos-50-complete.html
http://www.ventures-africa.com/2012/12/eko-
atlantic-city-a-mammoth-new-development-
on-the-coastline-of-lagos/
INTERESTING VIDEOS:
http://www.ekoatlantic.com/media/video-
gallery/
PHOTO CREDITS:
Eko Atlantic
EKO ATLANTIC
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12. #2
LA-CITE-DU-
FLEUVE

13. LA-CITE-DU-FLEUVE
Cite-du-Fleuve (River City) is also
referred to as the “new Manhattan” – a
planned development situated on
reclaimed land space in the sandbanks
and marshes of the Congo river, directly
adjacent to Kinshasa in the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC)
The development will be linked to the
main land by roads leading to the city and
to the airport.
River City appears to be funded by
private sector developers
Estimated cost: unknown
Commencement : reclaiming
process
June 2009
Completion : unknown
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14. Limited information is available on this project. Based on
photographic evidence, building on some of the
apartment units have begun.
Construction progress: Reclaiming
commenced in
2009
Key data (estimates):
• Planned area of 375 hectares,
• Including 10,000 apartments, 10,000 offices, 2,000
shops, 15 diplomatic missions, three hotels, two
churches, one university, three health centres and a
shopping centre
LA-CITE-DU-FLEUVE
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15. LA-CITE-DU-FLEUVE
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16. EKO ATLANTIC
/
LA-CITE-DU-FLEUVE
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.lacitedufleuve.com/aboutus.ph
p
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-
14595625
INTERESTING VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o4B3
ZW8YWg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdEP
Kh5C1hE
PHOTO CREDITS:
http://www.lacitedufleuve.com/aboutus.ph
p
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17. #3
KONZA
TECHNO CITY

18. KONZA TECHNO CITY
Konza Techno City is an ambitious
initiative by the Kenyan Government, to
develop a mixed use technology park of
approximately 5000 acres, in a location
±60 km from Nairobi (Malili Ranch)
Konza is a Public Private Partnership,
driven by the Konza Technopolis
Development Authority KOTDA
Estimated cost: U$ 14.5
billion
Commencement : Master plan
phase 1
Completion : 2030
Phase 1 of Master Plan
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19. The concept behind Konza came about as a result of
feasibility studies initiated by the Government to stimulate the
local economy and capture a share of the world-wide lucrative
BPO (business process outsourcing) industry
Konza Techno City aims to attract:
• Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
• Software Development
• Data Centers
• Disaster Recovery Centers
• Call Centers and
• Light assembly manufacturing industries
Construction progress: Ground breaking
Jan 2013
Key data (estimates):
• Phase 1: 400-acre - 1.5 million square meters of initial
real estate development
• Estimated US$750 million to be spent on on-site
infrastructure and US$310 million of off-site
infrastructure.
• Full build out of Phase 1 (2013- 2017) is expected to
attract 30,000 residents, 7,500 knowledge workers, and
16,700 total workers. It is recognized that attracting
companies will require a strategy rooted in urban
development best practices.
KONZA TECHNO CITY
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20. KONZA TECHNO CITY
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21. EKO ATLANTIC
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KONZA TECHNO CITY
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
www.konzacity.co.ke
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konza_Techno
logy_City
http://www.doitinkenya.co.ke/pdf/Konza%
20Summary%20Document.pdf
http://www.heavychef.com/konza-
kenya%E2%80%99s-silicon-savannah-
begins/
http://www.ventures-
africa.com/2013/09/konza-techno-city-
africas-silicon-savannah/
INTERESTING VIDEOS:
http://www.konzacity.co.ke/about-2/cgi-fly-
bys/
http://vimeo.com/60562929
PHOTO CREDITS:
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22. #4
HOPE CITY

23. HOPE CITY
Hope City is a Technology park (high tech IT
hub) development planned in Ghana.
The complex is planned to provide space for
factories for building tech products, a
technology university, office spaces,
residential spaces, a hospital, restaurants,
theatres, and sports facilities
Estimated cost: $
10 billion Commencement : Planned for
March 2013
Completion : Unknown
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24. Hope City is backed by AGAMS Group and Rlg
Communications , with support from the Government of
Ghana
Construction progress: Unknown
Key data (estimates):
• Designed as a vertical city of towers linked together
by bridges at different heights, with both public and
private facilities.
• Ssix towers planed: one tower of 270 m height (75
stories), two towers of 216 m height (60 stories) and
three towers of 152 m height (42 stories
• Gross Floor Area of approximately 1,200,000 sqm
• Anticipated to house 50 000 workers and 25 000
residents
HOPE CITY
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25. EKO ATLANTICHOPE CITY
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26. FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.rlgghana.com/index.php/2013-
02-07-11-25-04.html
http://www.afritecture.org/architecture/hop
e-city
http://www.openbuildingresearch.com/ind
ex.php/hope-city-project
http://www.itsliquid.com/hope-city.html
INTERESTING VIDEOS:
PHOTO CREDITS:
http://www.openbuildingresearch.com/ind
ex.php/hope-city-project
HOPE CITY
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27. #5
WESCAPE

28. WESCAPE
Wescape is a newly planned
development, to be situated in an area
which has been dubbed the “West Coast
Growth Corridor”, close to the City of
Cape Town, South Africa
Wescape is currently a privately funded
initiative
Estimated cost: $ 15 billion
Commencement : 2015
Completion : 20 years
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29. The proposed Wescape development is located
approximately 25 km from the City of Cape Town, which
has been growing at a higher rate than the average for
the rest of the country. This growth, combined with
limited opportunities for expansion due to the City’s
unique location nestled next to Table Mountain, has
brought about the investigation of alternative feasible
solutions to the current development challenges faced
Construction progress: Unknown
Key data (estimates):
• Area 3 100 hectares
• Residential units – 200,000 with estimated residents
of 800,00
• 300,000 jobs to be created
• 1.7 mil m² of lettable commercial space
WESCAPE
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30. EKO ATLANTICWESCAPE
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31. FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://wescapelife.co.za/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wescape
http://www.bellandia.co.za/assets/current-
developments/wescape/project-
presentation.pdf
INTERESTING VIDEOS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKjnP_
dTIL8
PHOTO CREDITS:
http://wescapelife.co.za/
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WESCAPE
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33. DISCLAIMER
This presentation is provided in the sake of public interest, and has been compiled based on publically available
information sources on the web.
This presentation IS NOT a solicitation for any type of investment, financial or otherwise, nor is this presentation
an opinion expressed on, nor endorsement of the commercial feasibility; or any other technical aspect of such
proposed developments.
The author is not associated with, contracted to or employed by any of the developments featured in this
presentation, nor any of their agents or principals in any manner.
The rights in the graphic artwork and photos used in this presentation belongs to, and are courtesy of the
respective owners thereof. Unless where otherwise indicated, I don’t claim to have any rights therein.
• Clipart courtesy Ocal (www.openclipart.org)
• Lagos courtesy Reuters
• Gorilla babies courtesy féileacán (flickr)
• Waterfall courtesy Stig Nygaard (flickr)
• Table Mountain – Self
• Others courtesy various (flickr and others sources)
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