YIMBY for Africa’s Urban Surge

Africa will add roughly 900 million urban residents by 2050, and two‑thirds of its 2050 urban space isn’t built yet. Without pro‑building reforms suited to low‑capacity contexts, urbanization may keep decoupling from income growth. Targeted YIMBY policies—legalizing incremental housing, easing permits, and enabling infrastructure finance—could capture lost agglomeration gains. — It shifts the center of the housing debate from rich cities to developing megacities where growth, migration, and climate outcomes will be set.