Africa Most Beautiful City 2017 Abidjan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Nigeria
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 'National Geo Wild' cameras.
Conflicts, diseases, and poverty are just 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.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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 till one of the
most developed cities in Africa with some of the most beautiful
skylines you would ever find in Africa.
The
lagoons at the spots where the Atlantic's blue waters caress the shore
are one of the most prominent features of Abidjan and the Ivory Coast
capital 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.
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Dar Es Salaam is the capital of Tanzania
and like the name goes, 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 one of the economic hub of the continent.
The beautiful city of Dar Es Salaam is home to many Europeans and Americans
Kariakoo is said to be the shopping
district of the city, and the busiest and probably 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 to many
foreigners from Asia, Europe, India, and America.
Tunis, Tunisia
The only city in Northern Arabic Africa
that made it to this list, largely because of the political and
religious unrest (Arab Spring) that has ravaged the region in recent
years.
Tunis, popularly refereed to by travel guides as the Tunisian Champs-Élysées
Tunis with it's 2,700,000 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.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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 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.
Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos used to be the capital of Nigeria
till December 12 1991 when Abuja became the new Federal Capital
Territory of Nigeria. Pride itself as the most populous city in Africa,
Lagos is the Nigeria and indeed the West African capital of commerce and
trade.
View of The Victoria Island, Lagos
Far from the nightmare and notoriety we are
made to believe about Lagos of which to a large extent is true, Lagos
is probably the most exciting city to visit in Africa. The beauty of the
city is not in anyway in doubt as you can see from the picture above,
and the nightlife is by far the best in Africa. A beautiful city for
business and leisure!
Nairobi, Kenya
Despite the recent attack 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.
Main district of Nairobi, Kenya
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.
Gaborone, Botswana
Another beautiful city in the Southern part of Africa. Gaborone, the
capital of Botswana enjoys political stability and economic strength,
partly because it is one of the largest rough diamond producers in the
world. But don't expect to pick a diamond on the street
The capital of Botswana
Just a visit to Gaborone are hooked for
life. So, before you think of visiting, make sure you are prepared for
permanent relocation to that city because you wouldn't let go easily.
However, HIV/AIDS remained it's biggest handicap as quarter of the
population (according to Wikipedia) are infected.
Johannesburg, South Africa
The biggest city in South Africa followed
by Cape Town, Johannesburg is the second most developed city in Southern
Africa with the population of about 1 million.
Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa
Although Cape Town takes most of the shine
off Johannesburg, it is still one of the finest and choice destination
in South Africa. Johannesburg is a well developed city with beautiful
attractions such as the City Deep which is the largest dry port in the
world and the Apartheid Museum.
Abuja, Nigeria
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?
The city of Abuja being redeveloped by Churchgate
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.
Cape Town, South Africa
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.
Cape Town is the best and most developed city in Africa
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.