If you think Africa is underdeveloped, you better think again. These top 10 most developed cities in Africa will leave you asking "where has the cameras gone to all these while?". Africa is far developed beyond Masai and Serengeti, far developed beyond 'Nat Geo Wild' cameras. Conflicts, diseases, and poverty are just a very tiny part of Africa, just like every other nations of the world. The difference is that Western medias and African NGOs overly focused on the continents negativity to create unnecessary sympathy for self gain.
A visit to Africa will change your mindset. In case you want to give it a go, here are the top 10 destinations in Africa you can visit today. These ten most beautiful and most developed cities in Africa is a testament of Western media misinformation about Africa.
COUNTRY: IVORY COAST
POPULATION:4.4 MILLION
Despite the civil wars that ravaged the country for years, creating untold hardship to the people of Cote D'Ivore, this nation especially it's capital, Abidjan is still one of the most developed cities in Africa with some of the most beautiful skylines you would ever find in Africa.
A visit to Abidjan will leave in owe as to the level of development that has taken place in that region. Ivory Coast is a beautiful place for business and travels in Africa. The country is the largest producer and exporter of cocoa in the world, and the fourth largest exporter of goods, in general, in sub-Saharan Africa (following South Africa, Nigeria and Angola). In 2009, the cocoa bean farmers collectively earned $2.53 billion for cocoa exports.
COUNTRY: TANZANIA
POPULATION: 4.4 MILLION
Dar Es Salaam was the capital of Tanzania and like the name goes (salaam means hello in Swahili), it is one of the most peaceful city in Africa. But much more than being peaceful, Dar Es Salaam is among the most developed cities in Africa and one of the economic hub of the continent.
Kariakoo is said to be the shopping district of the city, and the busiest and is the largest in East Africa. Many shops, bazaars and merchants are said to dot the streets according to information from Wikipedia, selling a variety of products, from foodstuffs to hardware materials. Dar es Salaam is home many tourist attractions and to many foreigners from Asia, Europe, India, and the Americas. If you have ever been to this part of Tanzania, you would fall in love with this beautiful city. It is the former capital, largest and richest city in Tanzania. Dar es Salaam is the major city for business and the government of Tanzania.
COUNTRY: TUNISIA
POPULATION: 1.1 MILLION
Tunis with it's 1,100,000 inhabitants is probably the most developed and most organized city in Northern Africa. The wealth and expansion of the Tunisian economy in recent decades is reflected in the booming development of the outer city where according to a report one can see clearly the social challenges brought about by rapid modernization in Tunisia. This modernization is what brought about the development of Tunis to become one of the most developed city in Africa.
The number two of the only two cities in Northern Arabic Africa that have made it to this list, largely because of the political and religious unrest (Arab Spring) that has ravaged the region in recent years.
Take a walking tour of the ancient buildings, mosques, and gates of the medina. All types of commodities including slaves used to be traded here, today's market is mainly that of day to day goods, increasingly produced in mainland China, and a shrinking quantity of local handicrafts.
See an opera, ballet, or other production at the Théâtre municipal de Tunis. Wander through Tunis' largest park, Belvedere Park, which houses the Museum of Modern Art and the municipal zoo, and overlooks Lake Tunis.
COUNTRY: ETHIOPIA
POPULATION: 3.4 MILLION
Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia is among the cities in Africa that are well developed to certain standard. The roads and buildings are world class which makes it an ideal place to establish business in Ethiopia.
Home to some of the most beautiful women in Africa, Addis Ababa is truly a modern city anyone would like to visit. Though close to Somalia where Al Shabaab terrorist group have been exerting great destructive influences for some years now, Addis Ababa is very peaceful and devoid of terrorist attacks.
COUNTRY: MOROCCO
POPULATION: 420,000
Agadir is a very tolerant city. The local Berber community are proud of their heritage and culture and are very welcoming to visitors. In a Muslim country where a bar or a casino can be footsteps away from a mosque, a country where homosexuality remains a crime, yet there is an obvious gay community, made up of many older Europeans. Everyone just seems to live and let live in this incredible resort.
Whilst tourism plays a vital role in the city's economy it remains a major port with a thriving fishing industry, exporting produce and natural resources. If you head north of the city towards the beaches around Tamraght you will pass a small town called Anza where there is a fish processing factory, the smell on hot days can be quite unreal! Having said that the seafood is excellent.
Today the city centre itself is primarily a tourist resort popular with Europeans. It has excellent clean beaches, first class golf courses, health and beauty spas and all the other facilities that European travellers demand.
COUNTRY: MAURITIUS
POPULATION: 150,000
The city of Port-Louis has played a leading part in the struggle between the French and British occupation (1735-1935) and was considered during that period as `the star and the key of the Indian Ocean`. There are many historical places and buildings to visit. It is also one of the best place to learn and appreciate more about the Mauritian cultures and traditions as its one of Africa's main financial centres and also the capital of Mauritius. The city is overshadowed by the tourism, manufacturing sector and port facilities.
COUNTRY: EGYPT
POPULATION: 9.5 MILLION
On the Nile river, Cairo is famous for its own history, preserved in the fabulous medieval Islamic city and Coptic sites in Old Cairo. The Egyptian Museum in the centre of town is a must see, with its countless Acient Egyptian artefacts, as is shopping at the Khan al-Khalili bazaar. No trip to Cairo would be complete, for example, without a visit to the Giza Pyramids, and to the nearby Saqqara Pyramid Complex, where visitors will see Egypt's first step pyramid built by the architect Imhotep for the third dynasty Pharaoh, Djoser.
Though firmly attached to the past, Cairo is also home to a vibrant modern society. The Midan Tahrir area situated in downtown Cairo area, built in the 19th century under the rule of Khedive Ismail, has strived to be a "Paris on the Nile". There also are a number of more modern suburbs including Ma'adi and Heliopolis, while Zamalek is a quiet area on Gezira Island, with upmarket shopping. Cairo is best in the fall or spring, when the weather isn't so hot. A felucca ride on the Nile is a good way to escape from the busy city, as is a visit to Al-Azhar Park.
Since the revolution in 2011, the tourists have fled Cairo to a large extent. This has created an opportunity for unique experiences of Cairo's and Egypt's cultural treasures without the crowds. Finding yourself alone inside a pyramid is now a real possibility. Prices are also lower.
COUNTRY: KENYA
POPULATION: 3.1 MILLION
Despite the attacks on a shopping mall, University hostels, and other places in and outside Nairobi, the city still remain one of the most beautiful city in Africa, a choice destination for the world's tourists.
Excerpt from Wikipedia: Nairobi is one of the most prominent cities in Africa, both politically and financially. Home to thousands of Kenyan businesses and over 100 major international companies and organisations, including the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the main coordinating and headquarters for the UN in Africa and Middle East, the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), Nairobi is an established hub for business and culture.
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
POPULATION: 110,000
The capital of the biggest economy in Africa, the capital of the world's most populous black nation, and the capital of the country that produced the richest man in Africa, what else do you expect from such city than beauty and development?
Abuja is the most developed city in Western Africa and second most beautiful city in Africa. Beyond it's beauty and development, Abuja is among the richest city in Africa, not by GDP, but in terms of cash flows.
The capital of Nigeria was built in the 1980s and was made the capital of the country in 1991. She is now the second most expensive city of Africa. Home to the richest Black in the world. (Aliko Dangote)
Abuja tends to be a sharp contrast against the background of the rest of Nigeria. While car hijackings and armed robbery are high in Lagos, and kidnapping of foreign oil workers is prevalent in the Niger delta, Abuja in sharp contrast, is one of the safest metropolitan cites in Nigeria.
COUNTRY: SOUTH AFRICA
POPULATION: 3.7 MILLION
Cape Town is a vibrant and colorful city with stunning beaches, beautiful mountains and some of the best vineyards in Africa. Taking the cable car ride to the top of Table Mountain at sunrise or sunset to take in the beautiful views is a must. With all the sophistication and facilities that can be found in the city, this seaside playground certainly has enough to offer to everyone.
Cape Town has rich European history and was largely developed by it's European colonial masters. It's well developed infrastructures in second to none in Africa and among the best in the world. It is not for nothing that both The New York Times and The Telegraph named Cape Town in 2014 as the best place to visit in the world.
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