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Town planners say Nigeria's rush to build housing estates on the edges of major cities is converting farmland and family land faster than planning controls can keep up, threatening food production.
Housing experts have called on Lagos to convert abandoned and underutilised public buildings into affordable homes, arguing that government should maximise existing assets before committing scarce resources to new estates.
Former Attorney General Justin Muturi has warned against alleged plans to subdivide and convert part of the 301,330-acre Galana Kulalu agricultural project in Tana River into private real-estate holdings, saying the land must remain a strategic national asset.
Kisumu County is preparing 6,487 affordable housing units across eight projects alongside four Economic Stimulus Programme markets and five student-hostel schemes with a combined 4,400 beds.
Residents of Ohiamadwen in Ghana's Western Region say the Takoradi-Cape Coast road was diverted through their homes and farms, and want all compensation settled before any demolition begins.
A Gazette Notice lists six major residential developments planned across Nairobi, including a 23-storey tower with 616 apartments in Kileleshwa and three 18-storey blocks with a combined 601 units off Ngong Road.
Talaat Moustafa Group has started delivering the first phase of its Nour development in East Cairo, with more than 4,000 units entering handover as the 5,000-feddan smart city moves into operation.
Crown Allied Global Realty & Homes has launched 'The Embassy', a 2,400-unit solar-powered estate on 101 hectares in Wasa District, Abuja, as developers step up efforts to narrow Nigeria's housing deficit.
Urbanist Edgar Pieterse told The Gathering 2026 that South Africa delivered an ambitious housing programme but failed to build liveable cities, and proposed three ways to change course.