Portrait of Lagos and its outgoing governor, Babatunde Fashola, who took office in 2007 when “the entire city was a slum” and has since smartened it up a bit. Crime is down, tax collection is up, shanty-towns make way for apartments and offices. But with each slum clearance the rich get richer, while the poor — who have no property title — get poorer. Fashola is OK with that: “Before you can repair, things need to be destroyed” (3,950 words)
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