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@JonathanMBR@mstdn.social

2026-07-16 09:56 UTC

#Nairobi is projected to become #Africa's largest megacity by 2050, with its population expected to reach 57 million, according to Africapolis, due to rapid urbanisation. The city is set to overtake #Cairo and #Lagos to become the continent's most populous metropolitan area.

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  • @JonathanMBR@mstdn.social if that happens, it will also overtake Sao Paulo (Brasil) as the most populous metro area (and megalopolis) in the whole southern hemisphere, a title the brazilian metropolis has been holding for a century.

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  • @peachfront@toot.community 2026-07-16 12:18

    @JonathanMBR@mstdn.social holy moly i thought it was big when i was there (2004, i think 5 million people) they had a sign about how it started as a town of about 300 in what seemed like not all that long ago but i forget, maybe 1850? incredible growth

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  • @Herefordrob@mindly.social 2026-07-16 14:40

    @JonathanMBR@mstdn.social Will cities last for the next 25 years?

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  • @JonathanMBR@mstdn.social i've been to some of the world's largest cities, and some quite a few times.. NYC, London, Beijing, Sao Paulo, Tokyo.. but I was still very impressed by Nairobi and its utterly massive size ... here is the view after takeoff, Nairobi to Entebbe, 2026 #travel #Africa.

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  • @penny@eldritch.cafe 2026-07-16 20:53

    @JonathanMBR@mstdn.social Java SE can run on even lower power devices

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  • @Huntn00@mastodon.world 2026-07-17 14:44

    @JonathanMBR@mstdn.social What shape is their environment (air, water, the general ecosystem) in? …rhetorical. I live near a city of 7+M, Houston, Tx, it’s too damned large and the powers that be are only interested in maximum development. As a state, Texas has always been a boom or bust kind of place. 🤔

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