MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Riding on the vessels are giant cardboard ...
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Living on the edge: Inside Africa’s floating slum
In the heart of Lagos lies Makoko - a vast floating community where thousands live, work, and cook entirely on water. From smoke-filled seafood kitchens to bustling boat markets, this is a place built ...
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People are dying in this floating slum
Hidden inside Lagos, Nigeria is Makoko — a lawless floating slum where hundreds of thousands of people survive on polluted black water without roads, sewage systems, or reliable electricity. Guided by ...
John Eromosele records the coordinates of a bustling canal on his smartphone from aboard a dug-out canoe navigating the floating slum of Makoko in Nigerian megacity Lagos. The waterway is "like a ...
Al Jazeera’s new series Rebel Architecture uncovers the architects who are shunning the glamour of ‘starchitecture’ and using design to tackle the world’s urban,environmental and social crises. The ...
MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Riding on the vessels are giant cardboard ...
MAKOKO, Nigeria — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Riding on the vessels are giant cardboard ...
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