NPR News -Africa In a community known as Africa’s venice, thousands of residents are facing evictions by External Source March 21, 2026 March 21, 2026 229 Often called Africa’s Venice, Makoko is a sprawling stilt community on the Lagos waterfront. But like many of the city’s waterfront neighborhoods, it faces mass evictions in the name of development. Original Article 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTumblrRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail External Source Africa News Matters is powered by the Colorado non-profit Africa Agenda. We credit our sources via link sharing. Support us, make a donation today! previous post Tunisia’s Capital Is Captivating a New Generation of Travelers next post Al Jazeera reporter’s journey from Jordan to Iraq You may also like Pope Leo takes aim at ‘handful of tyrants’... April 17, 2026 Family planning aid dwindles in Uganda April 17, 2026 What’s at stake in Somalia April 17, 2026 ‘Humiliated, broken, powerless’: Sudan enters fourth year of... April 16, 2026 Pope heads to Cameroon as separatists announce 3-day... April 16, 2026 Fela Kuti is the first African artist to... April 16, 2026 Greetings from Nairobi, where taking a matatu is... April 16, 2026 Pope Leo brushes off Trump criticism amid growing... April 14, 2026 How families in northern Nigeria are rewriting the... April 13, 2026 The Fanti Carnival celebrates the heritage of transatlantic... April 8, 2026