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Ghana

Accra

City Leader

Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey
Scale
Small City
Population

497,943

Area

23.44 km2

Ethiopia

Adama

City Leader

Hailu Jelde
Scale
Large City
Population

1,000,180

Area

321 km2

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

City Leader

Adanech Abiebie
Scale
Large City
Population

3,945,000

Area

526.5 km2

Ethiopia

Bahir Dar

City Leader

Dresse Sahilu Goshu
Scale
Small City
Population

332,856

Area

64.9 km2

The Gambia

Banjul

City Leader

Rohey Malick Lowe
Scale
Population

1,556,937

Area

1,490km2

Malawi

Blantyre

City Leader

Wild James Ndipo
Scale
Medium City
Population

800,264

Area

240 km2

Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

City Leader

David Coltart
Scale
Medium City
Population

665,952

Area

479 km2

Zambia

Chipata

City Leader

George Mwanza
Scale
Population

322,703

Area

1,691.1km2

Zimbabwe

Chitungwiza

City Leader

Rosaria Mangoma
Scale
Population

371,246

Area

49,02km2

Zambia

Chongwe

City Leader

Christopher Habeenzu
Scale
Small City
Population

313,389

Area

2,431 km2

Senegal

Dakar

City Leader

Barthélémy Toye Dias
Scale
Large City
Population

1,476,669

Area

82 km2

Tanzania

Dar es Salaam

City Leader

Omary Said Kumbilamoto
Scale
Large City
Population

5,383,728

Area

1,393 km2

Ethiopia

Dessie

City Leader

Samuel Mollalign
Scale
Urban Settlement
Population

296,966

Area

177.24 km2

Tanzania

Dodoma

City Leader

Davis G. Mwamfupe
Scale
Medium City
Population

765,179

Area

2,669 km2

Cameroon

Douala

City Leader

Roger Mbassa Ndine
Scale
Large City
Population

3,132,883

Area

257 km2

Sierra Leone

Freetown

City Leader

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Scale
Large City
Population

1,055,964

Area

82 km2

Ethiopia

Gondar

City Leader

Chalachew Dagnew Kebede
Scale
Population

751,223

Area

312.5km2

Ethiopia

Harar

City Leader

Ordin Bedri Hamdogn
Scale
Urban Settlement
Population

192,943

Area

48.5 km2

Zimbabwe

Harare

City Leader

Jacob Mafume
Scale
Large City
Population

1,849,617

Area

872km2

Ethiopia

Jigjiga

City Leader

Siyad Abdi Ahmed
Scale
Large City
Population

1,200,000

Area

99 km2

South Africa

Johannesburg

City Leader

Sello Enoch Dada Morero
Scale
Large City
Population

6,013,207

Area

1,644km2

Kenya

Kajiado

City Leader

Joseph Ole Lenku
Scale
Large City
Population

1,117,840

Area

21 872 km2 

The Gambia

Kanifing

City Leader

Talib Ahmed Bensouda
Scale
Population

379,348

Area

75.5km2

Zambia

Kasama

City Leader

Theresa Kolala
Scale
Population

340,678

Area

10,584km2

Senegal

Keur Massar Nord

City Leader

Adama Sarr
Scale
Population

350,000

Area

13.18km2

Kenya

Kisumu County

City Leader

Peter Anyang' Nyong'o
Scale
Large City
Population

1,155,574

Area

2 009.5 km2

Zambia

Kitwe City

City Leader

Mpasa Mwaya
Scale
Medium City
Population

661,901

Area

777 km2

Côte d'Ivoire

Lakes District

City Leader

Raymonde Goudou Coffie
Scale
Large City
Population

1,258,604

Area

26,100 km2

Zambia

Lusaka

City Leader

Chilando Chitangala
Scale
Large City
Population

3,500,000

Area

360 km²

Zambia

Mansa

City Leader

Njikho Musuku
Scale
Small City
Population

327,063

Area

7,775.7km²

Uganda

Masaka

City Leader

Namayanja Florence
Scale
Urban Settlement
Population

285,509

Area

362.41 km²

Mozambique

Matola

City Leader

Júlio José Parruque
Scale
Population

1,032,197

Area

373km2

Ethiopia

Maya

City Leader

Efrah Wozir Abdulahi
Scale
Population

686,222

Area

371km2

Kenya

Mombasa

City Leader

Abdullswamad Sheriff Nassir
Scale
Population

1,208,333

Area

220km2

Liberia

Monrovia

City Leader

John-Charuk Saah Siafa
Scale
Population

1,100,000

Area

194.25km2

Kenya

Nairobi

City Leader

Sakaja Arthur Johnson
Scale
Large City
Population

4,671,906

Area

696.1 km2

Uganda

Nansana

City Leader

Regina Bakitte Musoke
Scale
Medium City
Population

568,386

Area

298 km²

Zambia

Ndola

City Leader

Jones Kalyati
Scale
Medium City
Population

624,574

Area

1,108 km²

Senegal

Pikine

City Leader

Abdoulaye Thimbo
Scale
Medium City
Population

758,554

Area

45.6 km2

Mozambique

Quelimane

City Leader

Manuel de Araújo
Scale
Urban Settlement
Population

246,915

Area

142.5 km2

Ethiopia

Shaggar

City Leader

Teshome Adugna
Scale
Population

2,100,000

Area

1,608.9km2

Namibia

Windhoek

City Leader

Queen Omagano Kamati
Scale
Small City
Population

486,169

Area

5,124 km2

Ethiopia

Wolaita Sodo

City Leader

Firew Moges Motta
Scale
Population

512,498

Area

344km2

Tanzania

Zanzibar City

City Leader

Mahmoud Muhammed Mussa
Scale
Medium City
Population

893,169

Area

230 km2

Ethiopia

Adama

City Leader
Hailu Jelde
Scale
Large City
Population

1,000,180

Area

321 km2

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

City Leader
Adanech Abiebie
Scale
Large City
Population

3,945,000

Area

526.5 km2

Ethiopia

Bahir Dar

City Leader
Dresse Sahilu Goshu
Scale
Small City
Population

332,856

Area

64.9 km2

Tanzania

Dar es Salaam

City Leader
Omary Said Kumbilamoto
Scale
Large City
Population

5,383,728

Area

1,393 km2

Ethiopia

Dessie

City Leader
Samuel Mollalign
Scale
Urban Settlement
Population

296,966

Area

177.24 km2

Tanzania

Dodoma

City Leader
Davis G. Mwamfupe
Scale
Medium City
Population

765,179

Area

2,669 km2

Cameroon

Douala

City Leader
Roger Mbassa Ndine
Scale
Large City
Population

3,132,883

Area

257 km2

Zambia

Kitwe City

City Leader
Mpasa Mwaya
Scale
Medium City
Population

661,901

Area

777 km2

Côte d'Ivoire

Lakes District

City Leader
Raymonde Goudou Coffie
Scale
Large City
Population

1,258,604

Area

26,100 km2

Zambia

Lusaka

City Leader
Chilando Chitangala
Scale
Large City
Population

3,500,000

Area

360 km²

Uganda

Masaka

City Leader
Namayanja Florence
Scale
Urban Settlement
Population

285,509

Area

362.41 km²

Uganda

Nansana

City Leader
Regina Bakitte Musoke
Scale
Medium City
Population

568,386

Area

298 km²

Mozambique

Quelimane

City Leader
Manuel de Araújo
Scale
Urban Settlement
Population

246,915

Area

142.5 km2

Tanzania

Zanzibar City

City Leader
Mahmoud Muhammed Mussa
Scale
Medium City
Population

893,169

Area

230 km2

Ghana

Accra

City Leader
Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey
Scale
Small City
Population

497,943

Area

23.44 km2

Malawi

Blantyre

City Leader
Wild James Ndipo
Scale
Medium City
Population

800,264

Area

240 km2

Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

City Leader
David Coltart
Scale
Medium City
Population

665,952

Area

479 km2

Zambia

Chongwe

City Leader
Christopher Habeenzu
Scale
Small City
Population

313,389

Area

2,431 km2

Senegal

Dakar

City Leader
Barthélémy Toye Dias
Scale
Large City
Population

1,476,669

Area

82 km2

Sierra Leone

Freetown

City Leader
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Scale
Large City
Population

1,055,964

Area

82 km2

Ethiopia

Harar

City Leader
Ordin Bedri Hamdogn
Scale
Urban Settlement
Population

192,943

Area

48.5 km2

Ethiopia

Jigjiga

City Leader
Siyad Abdi Ahmed
Scale
Large City
Population

1,200,000

Area

99 km2

Kenya

Kajiado

City Leader
Joseph Ole Lenku
Scale
Large City
Population

1,117,840

Area

21 872 km2 

Kenya

Kisumu County

City Leader
Peter Anyang' Nyong'o
Scale
Large City
Population

1,155,574

Area

2 009.5 km2

Zambia

Mansa

City Leader
Njikho Musuku
Scale
Small City
Population

327,063

Area

7,775.7km²

Kenya

Nairobi

City Leader
Sakaja Arthur Johnson
Scale
Large City
Population

4,671,906

Area

696.1 km2

Zambia

Ndola

City Leader
Jones Kalyati
Scale
Medium City
Population

624,574

Area

1,108 km²

Senegal

Pikine

City Leader
Abdoulaye Thimbo
Scale
Medium City
Population

758,554

Area

45.6 km2

Namibia

Windhoek

City Leader
Queen Omagano Kamati
Scale
Small City
Population

486,169

Area

5,124 km2

The Gambia

Banjul

City Leader
Rohey Malick Lowe
Scale
Population

1,556,937

* Figure for Greater Banjul Area
Area

1,490km2

Zambia

Chipata

City Leader
George Mwanza
Scale
Population

322,703

Area

1,691.1km2

Zimbabwe

Chitungwiza

City Leader
Rosaria Mangoma
Scale
Population

371,246

Area

49,02km2

Ethiopia

Gondar

City Leader
Chalachew Dagnew Kebede
Scale
Population

751,223

Area

312.5km2

Zimbabwe

Harare

City Leader
Jacob Mafume
Scale
Large City
Population

1,849,617

Area

872km2

South Africa

Johannesburg

City Leader
Sello Enoch Dada Morero
Scale
Large City
Population

6,013,207

Area

1,644km2

The Gambia

Kanifing

City Leader
Talib Ahmed Bensouda
Scale
Population

379,348

Area

75.5km2

Zambia

Kasama

City Leader
Theresa Kolala
Scale
Population

340,678

Area

10,584km2

Senegal

Keur Massar Nord

City Leader
Adama Sarr
Scale
Population

350,000

Area

13.18km2

Mozambique

Matola

City Leader
Júlio José Parruque
Scale
Population

1,032,197

Area

373km2

Ethiopia

Maya

City Leader
Efrah Wozir Abdulahi
Scale
Population

686,222

Area

371km2

Kenya

Mombasa

City Leader
Abdullswamad Sheriff Nassir
Scale
Population

1,208,333

Area

220km2

Liberia

Monrovia

City Leader
John-Charuk Saah Siafa
Scale
Population

1,100,000

Area

194.25km2

Ethiopia

Shaggar

City Leader
Teshome Adugna
Scale
Population

2,100,000

Area

1,608.9km2

Ethiopia

Wolaita Sodo

City Leader
Firew Moges Motta
Scale
Population

512,498

Area

344km2

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Wolaita Sodo
Shaggar
Monrovia
Mombasa
Maya
Matola
Keur Massar Nord
Kasama
Kanifing
Harare
Gondar
Chitungwiza
Chipata
Banjul
Johannesburg
Accra
Blantyre
Bulawayo
Chongwe
Dakar
Freetown
Harar
Jigjiga
Kajiado
Kisumu County
Mansa
Nairobi
Ndola
Pikine
Windhoek
Nansana
Addis Ababa
Masaka
Lakes District
Kitwe City
Douala
Dodoma
Dessie
Bahir Dar
Dar es Salaam
Lusaka
Adama
Zanzibar City
Quelimane
Cities
The Gambia
South Africa
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Kenya
Malawi
Namibia
Uganda
Côte d'Ivoire
Cameroon
Ivory Coast
Cameroon
Liberia
Zambia
Ethiopia
Tanzania
Mozambique
City Leaders
Firew Moges Motta
Teshome Adugna
John-Charuk Saah Siafa
Abdullswamad Sheriff Nassir
Efrah Wozir Abdulahi
Júlio José Parruque
Adama Sarr
Theresa Kolala
Talib Ahmed Bensouda
Jacob Mafume
Chalachew Dagnew Kebede
Rosaria Mangoma
George Mwanza
Rohey Malick Lowe
Sello Enoch Dada Morero
Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey
Wild James Ndipo
David Coltart
Christopher Habeenzu
Barthélémy Toye Dias
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Ordin Bedri Hamdogn
Siyad Abdi Ahmed
Joseph Ole Lenku
Peter Anyang' Nyong'o
Njikho Musuku
Sakaja Arthur Johnson
Jones Kalyati
Abdoulaye Thimbo
Queen Omagano Kamati
Regina Bakitte Musoke
Adanech Abiebie
Namayanja Florence
Raymonde Goudou Coffie
Mpasa Mwaya
Roger Mbassa Ndine
Davis G. Mwamfupe
Samuel Mollalign
Dresse Sahilu Goshu
Omary Said Kumbilamoto
Chilando Chitangala
Hailu Jelde
Mahmoud Muhammed Mussa
Manuel de Araújo
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Teshome Adugna
John-Charuk Saah Siafa
Abdullswamad Sheriff Nassir
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Theresa Kolala
Talib Ahmed Bensouda
Jacob Mafume
Chalachew Dagnew Kebede
Rosaria Mangoma
George Mwanza
Rohey Malick Lowe
Sello Enoch Dada Morero
Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey
Wild James Ndipo
David Coltart
Christopher Habeenzu
Barthélémy Toye Dias
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Ordin Bedri Hamdogn
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Joseph Ole Lenku
Peter Anyang' Nyong'o
Njikho Musuku
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Abdoulaye Thimbo
Queen Omagano Kamati
Regina Bakitte Musoke
Adanech Abiebie
Namayanja Florence
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Mpasa Mwaya
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Davis G. Mwamfupe
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Omary Said Kumbilamoto
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