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Figure 3.5 Comparative Indicators for Urban Water Challenges for 31 African Cities
Urbanization Challenge
More desirable
Less desirable
Well below average
Below average
Average
Above average
Well above average
Harare
Maputo Kano Johannesburg Cape Town Durban Khartoum Cotonou Abidjan Dakar Blantyre
Ibadan Douala Addis Ababa Accra Conakry Nairobi Kampala Lubumbashi Mbuji-Mayi Brazzaville
Lusaka Lagos Ouagadougou Kinshasa Lilongwe
Yaoundé Kumasi Luanda Abuja Dar es Salaam
Solid Waste Management
More desirable
Less desirable
Well above average
Above average
Average
Below average
Well below average
Maputo Johannesburg Cape Town Durban Douala Conakry
Nairobi
Ibadan Khartoum Lusaka Harare Yaoundé Abidjan Kumasi Lagos Kampala Ouagadougou Dar es Salaam
Kano Cotonou Blantyre
Mbuji-Mayi
No data—Addis Ababa, Accra, Dakar, Luanda, Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Brazzaville, Lilongwe, Abuja
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Water Resources Availability Well above average Douala Yaoundé Conakry
Above average Addis Ababa Kumasi Lubumbashi
More desirable
Average
Below average
Maputo Ibadan Kano Cape Town
Johannesburg Khartoum Luanda
Less desirable Well below average