African ministers responsible for housing and urban development have been discussing a 10-point action plan at a United Nations-backed conference in Kenya, aimed at reducing urban poverty, defusing potential social unrest, and reversing the perception that governments are not doing enough on a continent where over 70 per cent of city dwellers live in slums.
More than 30 African countries were represented at the two-day Special African Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development in Nairobi, which was hosted by the Government of Kenya and UN-HABITAT, and chaired by South Africa, the UN agency said in a news release.
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