The World Bank projects that Luanda is set to topple Lagos as Africa’s largest city. A new report from the bank also suggests that Sub-Saharan Africa could host five megacities with more than 10 million people each, highlighting the rapid urbanization taking place across the continent. 

On this week’s Next Africa podcast, Jennifer Zabasajja is in Luanda to see whether the city is ready for rapid growth. She hears from Emily Owen, an urban development specialist at the World Bank and one of the authors of the new report, on what’s driving the urbanization and what African governments need to do to prepare.

For more stories from the region, subscribe to the Next Africa newsletter