Crime reduction efforts, improved public transportation and a gleaming new satellite city are among the changes, Africa Renewal reports. 

Weak governance is partly to blame for hours-long traffic jams that can form well outside normal rush hours, The Economist reports. 

The city of 20 million relies on “inventive” ways to ensure that trash is not illegally dumped in places where it would foul the environment, Urb.im reports. 

To accommodate demand, developers are constructing buildings on soil that is not strong enough for multistory structures, Next City reports. 

Beyond risk to people and property, the city’s role as an economic engine and magnet for youth could be undermined by climate change, Amina J. Mohammed writes in allAfrica.