Photo credits

• Aerial view of central Nairobi at golden hour, with office towers and the city stretching to the horizon

  Lebu Ayiga, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

• A street in central Addis Ababa with a blue-and-white minibus taxi and buildings under construction

  Ninaras, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

• A tree-lined boulevard in Kigali seen from above, with traffic, new buildings and green hills

  Emmanuel Kwizera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

• Avenida Samora Machel in Maputo, lined with trees and leading to the City Hall

  F Mira, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

• Cape Town’s city centre and harbour seen from Table Mountain, with neighbourhoods spreading towards the sea

  Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

• Kigali at dusk, with city lights spread across the hills below the central business district

  Adrien K, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

• Office blocks and rooftops across Lagos Island

  Jamie Tubers, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

• People walking across a busy street in Kampala, with shops and offices behind

  Thelifeofdaniel1994, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

• Shoppers and traders on a busy street by Makola Market in Accra

  Amuzujoe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

• The Dar es Salaam waterfront and skyline across calm water

  Chen Hualin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

• The Plateau business district of Abidjan lit up at night across the lagoon

  Edison McCullen, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons