👥 CAIRO vs LAGOS. AFRICA'S 2 BIGGEST CITIES

🇪🇬 Cairo
├ Population: ~22 million
├ Founded: 969 AD
├ Area: 3,085 km²
├ Official language: Arabic
└ GDP contribution: ~50% of Egypt's GDP

🇳🇬 Lagos
├ Population: ~16 million (city proper)
├ Founded: 1472 AD
├ Area: 1,171 km²
├ Official language: English
└ GDP contribution: ~30% of Nigeria's GDP

🌍 Both cities together hold ~38M people

📊 Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2024