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    Cars are parked near apartment buildings in Dakar on February 6, 2020, where rising rents have become a headache for tenants.
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    06 February 2025

    Young People in West Africa Can Barely Afford Their Cities

    As Lagos, Accra and Dakar gain global cultural prominence, local youth face rising rents and dollar-pegged housing markets that price them out of their neighborhoods.

    Kenyan opposition supporters react and throw stones towards Kenya Police officers during demonstrations in Nairobi, Kenya on July 12, 2023. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has called once again for countrywide demonstrations on Wednesday as he puts pressure on President William Ruto's administration. Opposition leaders accuse the government of being illegitimate while failing to tackle the high cost of living as they have launched a national campaign to raise signatures from Kenyans in their push to remove President William Ruto from office.
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    13 July 2023

    Protests Against Cost of Living Turn Deadly in Kenya; Opposition Vows to Continue Demonstrations

    As the Kenyan government doubles the tax on petroleum from 8% to 16%, protestors and police clash in the streets.

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