The New Geography: Cities as Creators of Jobs
Published on: Tuesday 25 November 2025
Dire Dawa, a fast-growing Ethiopian city on the Addis–Djibouti corridor, shows how connectivity fuels urban jobs. As automation reshapes factory work, employment increasingly emerges from supplier networks, logistics, and services around industrial hubs. The feature highlights three priorities—skills, SMEs, and efficient urban logistics—and shows why Africa’s medium-sized cities are central to the continent’s employment future.
News source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2025/11/26/the-new-geography-cities-as-creators-of-jobs
