The African ghost town that was filled with diamonds but is now abandoned

Located in the Namib in southern Namibia in Africa, you will find the once bustling town of Kolmanskop. The region was once ...
The Africa Report

Africa’s new cities – urban utopias or future ghost towns?

From Cairo to Libreville and Dakar, new towns are proliferating, driven by massive investments and futuristic promises. While they inspire dreams for many residents, they remain difficult to bring to ...
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The African 'ghost town' that was once the 'world's richest town' but is now abandoned

Once a thriving diamond mining settlement deep within the Namib Desert, Kolmanskop in southern Namibia is now a hauntingly beautiful ghost town, slowly being reclaimed by the sand. With wallpaper ...
The Africa Report

Ghost towers: Money laundering fuels Ghana’s housing crisis

On a sweltering afternoon in East Legon, one of Accra’s most coveted neighbourhoods, the streets look deceptively calm. Behind high walls and electric fences, luxury apartment blocks rise like ...
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UNHCR-led team visits destroyed ghost town of Birao in Central African Republic

BIRAO, Central African Republic, March 27 (UNHCR) - UN agencies and non-governmental organisations visited remote Birao in the far north-east of the Central African Republic (CAR) at the weekend and ...