Africa's future megacities: What will Lagos be like in 2100? | DW News

Lagos, Nigeria, is the biggest city in Africa. It's set to become the biggest city in the world by 2100, with more than 80 million people. Can a city of that size be livable? DW News Africa looks at life in Lagos as it is now and how it will be then.

Chapters
00:00 Lagos: The Future of Africa's Megacities
11:02 Transport in Lagos: Getting from A to B
19:30 Climate change threatens millions of Lagosians

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[SeeLasSee]

Seems like clean water, sewage and solid waste disposal are a major challenge.

[MoonDweller]

80m city is not happening. not even by 2100. these projects are just somebody doing linear extrapolation, cities don't extrapolate linearly.

[birdstwin]

the answer is no. India has bigger cities than Africa and it still is not the "future." Whatever that term means.

Population size is meaningless if the Human Development Index is poor.

[Yennn-hb]

Growing up in Lagos in the 90s, Lagos was 20 million in population. It’s been over 20 years and the population is still 20 million. I find that prediction/forecast exaggerated

[abubakarsadisumuktar]

The documentary is more like for Lagos than it is for the future of worlds mega cities in 2100. And one funny thing is that, they didn't even include Kano, which is officially the most populated state in Nigeria according the national population census.

[ingvar]

Very interesting and holistic reporting. Thanks for the quality content!

[Ore-qg]

Please start showing Middle class Africa. Focusing on poverty reinforces Africa's spiral towards poverty. Nobody wants to invest in a hopeless case. Please show middle class Lagos.

[suspiciousafternoon]

If corruption wasn't a problem these cities would be so far ahead. what a damn shame

[griffinoyoo]

Am not sure, but the last time I was on board, I observed how big Cairo is from above and I assume it might be the largest city in Africa.

[ratneshpaliya]

18th-19th Century belonged to Europe
20th Century belonged to the US
21st Century belongs to Asia
22nd Century belongs to Africa

[JohnpaulEjikeEze]

Not to worry.
Nigeria would be far gone by 2100😂😂
This British experiment cannot continue to destroy lives till 2100.

[aberbaCodes]

Mega cities are not necessarily a desirable thing. It's a compromise. Horribly crowded, challenging sewage system, noise and air pollution, stressful lifestyle.

[AlexT-vm]

Africa urgently needs a sensible population policy, otherwise not only the African continent but the whole world will suffer.

[homelessoreo]

African needs to get rid of there corrupt Neo-Colonial regimes and be more like Singapore. Added the West needs to help Africa like how the Chinese are, build infrastructure.

[StephenOertel]

South African cities like Johannesburg, Cape Town and Sandton will still be better

[samuelgachuhi]

DW you have touched a chord in my heart, urban geography and particularly transport geography was one of my favourite topics in undergrad, so I was hooked on this piece from the beginning. Can't wait to see what you have for Nairobi, the capital of my country!

[pollutingpenguin]

Using a number that’s projected 75 years into the future is ridiculous.

[michaelb]

This video blowing my mind at 1:00 in the morning

[sebwilo]

Just one question. Who will feed all those people? I mean we are already on the edge. How is that supposed to work out.

[mwaririlyrics]

don't talk to me about 80 years when almost none of us will be here, talk to me about the next 20 to 30 years, that's what actually matters, many of us here may not be there at 2100 so it doesn't really matter to us.