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4/18/2026
Featured podcast: Un Dimanche à Abidjan
An episode of Un Dimanche à Abidjan, a real Ivorian podcast of intimate conversations with Abidjan residents, featured here while the archive develops its own audio contributor series.
4/2/2026
Featured video: a 4K walk through downtown Kigali
From quiet pedestrian streets to busy market avenues: a 4K walking tour of downtown Kigali by travel creator Ludo Liu, featured here while the archive gathers its own contributor-filmed videos.
3/10/2026
Dakar in transition: ten years of urban transformation
Between an expanding BRT network and real-estate pressure on the Corniche, Dakar illustrates the tensions of West African urban growth.
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