Futuristic and very cyber-age techno cities are being planned all across different parts of Africa. These independently planned cities form part of a broad strategy to gain critical infrastructure, technology, capacity, as well as strategic competitive advantage in the various geographies. Furthermore these will provide much needed job opportunities as well as accommodation, attracting investments and thereby facilitating further economic growth and competitiveness This pack covers 5 proposed developments across Africa in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, DRC and South Africa, each of which has the potential of significant impact in its area These projects are by virtue of their size (both in terms of physical size and budget) complex mega capital projects. Hope you find it interesting! Google
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1. CAPITAL PROJECTS Nov 2013 AFRICAN FUTURE CITIES
2. PS: This presentation includes a selection of the City
development projects underway INTRODUCTION: 5 City-development type
MEGA CAPITAL PROJECTS currently under way, OR being planned in
various parts of 2
3. 3
4. LARGEST & FASTEST GROWING CITIES 4
5. 5 examples of planned developments in various parts of
Africa 5
6. #1 EKO ATLANTIC 6
7. EKO ATLANTIC 6 24.634', 3 24.684' Eko Atlantic is a new City
development being built directly adjacent to the City of Lagos. Eko
Atlantic is a public/private partnership. South Energyx Nigeria
Limited, a subsidiary of the Chagoury Group, is the primary planner
and developer of Eko Atlantic. Estimated cost: Unknown Commencement
: 2008 Completion : Basic groundworks estimated 2015 7
8. The story of Eko Atlantic starts between 2003-2005, when the
City was investigation potential solutions for severe coastal
erosion. Lagos is subjected annually to significant wear and tear
of its coast line, due to waves and currents from the Atlantic
Ocean. This poses a serious threat to the financial district, and
investment in capital infrastructure in the City. To combat the
erosion from the sea and reclaim land lost over hundreds of years ,
building began on what was to become the Great Wall of Lagos, to
protect the City. This plan formed the foundation for Eko Atlantic
Key data (estimates): Planned 8 km wall with an average 18 m depth,
and 45 m wide at its base Made of layers of rock, gravel and an
estimated 100,000 concrete blocks called accropodes (each weighing
5 tons each) An area of 10,000,000m is being reclaimed from the
ocean in the process By completion 140 million tons of sand (95
million cubic metres) would have been dredged and or moved during
the construction process. EKO ATLANTIC 8
9. EKO ATLANTIC 6.418598 N, 3.410139 E Main background photo
dated July 2013 EKO ATLANTIC 9
10. EKO ATLANTIC 6.418598 N, 3.410139 E EKO ATLANTIC / 10
13. LA-CITE-DU-FLEUVE Cite-du-Fleuve (River City) is also
referred to as the new Manhattan a planned development situated on
reclaimed land space in the sandbanks and marshes of the Congo
river, directly adjacent to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC) The development will be linked to the main land by
roads leading to the city and to the airport. River City appears to
be funded by private sector developers Estimated cost: unknown
Commencement : reclaiming process June 2009 Completion : unknown
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14. Limited information is available on this project. Based on
photographic evidence, building on some of the apartment units have
begun. Construction progress: Reclaiming commenced in 2009 Key data
(estimates): Planned area of 375 hectares, Including 10,000
apartments, 10,000 offices, 2,000 shops, 15 diplomatic missions,
three hotels, two churches, one university, three health centres
and a shopping centre LA-CITE-DU-FLEUVE 14
15. LA-CITE-DU-FLEUVE 15
16. EKO ATLANTIC / LA-CITE-DU-FLEUVE FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.lacitedufleuve.com/aboutus.ph p
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa- 14595625 INTERESTING
VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o4B3 ZW8YWg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdEP Kh5C1hE PHOTO CREDITS:
http://www.lacitedufleuve.com/aboutus.ph p 16
17. #3 KONZA TECHNO CITY
18. KONZA TECHNO CITY Konza Techno City is an ambitious
initiative by the Kenyan Government, to develop a mixed use
technology park of approximately 5000 acres, in a location 60 km
from Nairobi (Malili Ranch) Konza is a Public Private Partnership,
driven by the Konza Technopolis Development Authority KOTDA
Estimated cost: U$ 14.5 billion Commencement : Master plan phase 1
Completion : 2030 Phase 1 of Master Plan 18
19. The concept behind Konza came about as a result of
feasibility studies initiated by the Government to stimulate the
local economy and capture a share of the world-wide lucrative BPO
(business process outsourcing) industry Konza Techno City aims to
attract: Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Software Development
Data Centers Disaster Recovery Centers Call Centers and Light
assembly manufacturing industries Construction progress: Ground
breaking Jan 2013 Key data (estimates): Phase 1: 400-acre - 1.5
million square meters of initial real estate development Estimated
US$750 million to be spent on on-site infrastructure and US$310
million of off-site infrastructure. Full build out of Phase 1
(2013- 2017) is expected to attract 30,000 residents, 7,500
knowledge workers, and 16,700 total workers. It is recognized that
attracting companies will require a strategy rooted in urban
development best practices. KONZA TECHNO CITY 19
20. KONZA TECHNO CITY 20
21. EKO ATLANTIC / KONZA TECHNO CITY FOR MORE INFORMATION:
www.konzacity.co.ke http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konza_Techno
logy_City http://www.doitinkenya.co.ke/pdf/Konza%
20Summary%20Document.pdf http://www.heavychef.com/konza-
kenya%E2%80%99s-silicon-savannah- begins/ http://www.ventures-
africa.com/2013/09/konza-techno-city- africas-silicon-savannah/
INTERESTING VIDEOS: http://www.konzacity.co.ke/about-2/cgi-fly-
bys/ http://vimeo.com/60562929 PHOTO CREDITS: 21
22. #4 HOPE CITY
23. HOPE CITY Hope City is a Technology park (high tech IT hub)
development planned in Ghana. The complex is planned to provide
space for factories for building tech products, a technology
university, office spaces, residential spaces, a hospital,
restaurants, theatres, and sports facilities Estimated cost: $ 10
billion Commencement : Planned for March 2013 Completion : Unknown
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24. Hope City is backed by AGAMS Group and Rlg Communications ,
with support from the Government of Ghana Construction progress:
Unknown Key data (estimates): Designed as a vertical city of towers
linked together by bridges at different heights, with both public
and private facilities. Ssix towers planed: one tower of 270 m
height (75 stories), two towers of 216 m height (60 stories) and
three towers of 152 m height (42 stories Gross Floor Area of
approximately 1,200,000 sqm Anticipated to house 50 000 workers and
25 000 residents HOPE CITY 24
25. EKO ATLANTICHOPE CITY / 25
26. FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.rlgghana.com/index.php/2013- 02-07-11-25-04.html
http://www.afritecture.org/architecture/hop e-city
http://www.openbuildingresearch.com/ind ex.php/hope-city-project
http://www.itsliquid.com/hope-city.html INTERESTING VIDEOS: PHOTO
CREDITS: http://www.openbuildingresearch.com/ind
ex.php/hope-city-project HOPE CITY 26
27. #5 WESCAPE
28. WESCAPE Wescape is a newly planned development, to be
situated in an area which has been dubbed the West Coast Growth
Corridor, close to the City of Cape Town, South Africa Wescape is
currently a privately funded initiative Estimated cost: $ 15
billion Commencement : 2015 Completion : 20 years 28
29. The proposed Wescape development is located approximately
25 km from the City of Cape Town, which has been growing at a
higher rate than the average for the rest of the country. This
growth, combined with limited opportunities for expansion due to
the Citys unique location nestled next to Table Mountain, has
brought about the investigation of alternative feasible solutions
to the current development challenges faced Construction progress:
Unknown Key data (estimates): Area 3 100 hectares Residential units
200,000 with estimated residents of 800,00 300,000 jobs to be
created 1.7 mil m of lettable commercial space WESCAPE 29
30. EKO ATLANTICWESCAPE / 30
31. FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://wescapelife.co.za/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wescape
http://www.bellandia.co.za/assets/current-
developments/wescape/project- presentation.pdf INTERESTING VIDEOS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKjnP_ dTIL8 PHOTO CREDITS:
http://wescapelife.co.za/ ` WESCAPE 31
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33. DISCLAIMER This presentation is provided in the sake of
public interest, and has been compiled based on publically
available information sources on the web. This presentation IS NOT
a solicitation for any type of investment, financial or otherwise,
nor is this presentation an opinion expressed on, nor endorsement
of the commercial feasibility; or any other technical aspect of
such proposed developments. The author is not associated with,
contracted to or employed by any of the developments featured in
this presentation, nor any of their agents or principals in any
manner. The rights in the graphic artwork and photos used in this
presentation belongs to, and are courtesy of the respective owners
thereof. Unless where otherwise indicated, I dont claim to have any
rights therein. Clipart courtesy Ocal (www.openclipart.org) Lagos
courtesy Reuters Gorilla babies courtesy fileacn (flickr) Waterfall
courtesy Stig Nygaard (flickr) Table Mountain Self Others courtesy
various (flickr and others sources) 33
