Despite global efforts to improve housing and reduce urban poverty, slums remain a defining feature of many fast-growing cities in the developing world. ・Slums persist as a major issue in many ...

Bipinkumar Padaya (C) live in a one-storey home crammed into a tangle of alleys - Copyright ENGINEER JEROME MARTINEZ/AFP Handout Bipinkumar Padaya (C) live in a one ...

KIBERA, Kenya (AP) — Dotting the roadside in what is widely considered Africa’s largest urban slum are typical stands selling vegetables. What isn't typical is their acceptance of bitcoin as a form of ...

Cartels sell water to slum dwellers at hugely inflated prices Dispensers let residents buy clean water with rechargable tokens Nearly half of Kenya's urban population lives in slums NAIROBI, Sept 14 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Easter is a special time in the Rocinha favela: It's when Jesus visits Brazil's biggest slum. Actually, this year it was just 16-year-old Lucas Valentin playing the role of ...

The government of Brazil sent 3,000 troops into Rocinha, the hillside shanty town overlooking Rio de Janeiro, in an effort to drive out crime and violence in advance of the 2014 World Cup. They ...

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Soon, bulldozers are expected to rumble into Asia's largest slum, in the heart of the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai, flattening its labyrinth of filthy alleyways for a brand-new neighbourhood. The ...