Living in Africa

How people really live in Africa's cities.

Long-form documentaries, one African city at a time.

The series

Each episode spends forty minutes in one city: where it came from, how people get to work, what they earn and what they pay, what they eat, who runs it, what is hard about it — and why people stay.

Every figure comes from a sourced research file — national statistics offices, the World Bank, the UN and local press — and is checked at the time of production. Where the numbers are uncertain, the episode says so.

Episode 01 is Nairobi. Which city comes next is up to you — tell us in the comments.

Episodes

Episode 01 — Living in Nairobi — coming soon.

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