Cairo, Lagos, Others Emerge on List of Cities With Biggest GDP Growth Forecast by 2035 [Video]

• By the middle of the 1930s, it is estimated that 400 million people will live in Africa’s top 10 metropolitan economies
• The cities range in size from tiny capitals like Libreville, Cotonou, and Port Louis to vast megacities
• A report projected that cities like Cairo. Johannesburg and Lagos will maintain their GDP growth trend

Legit.ng journalist Zainab Iwayemi has over 3-year-experience covering the Economy, Technology, and Capital Market.

About 400 million people, or around 21% of the continent’s population, are projected to reside in Africa’s top 10 metropolitan economies by the mid-2030s, according to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Over 60% of Africa’s GDP is expected to come from these cities, which range in size from expansive megacities to more modest capitals like Libreville, Cotonou, …