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Shaping Africa’s urban areas to withstand future pandemics

Residents of Kibra slums, Nairobi, walk to the neighbouring upmarket estates in search for food relief on March 30. With the closure of many informal businesses and the curfew imposed to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the residents say it is hard for them to make ends meet since they depend on daily casual jobs. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] .

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