11.  The Spanish juggler earned an economics degree and was serving in the military when a family circus rolled into the African city where he was stationed.

12.  This African city, a day trip from Malaga and a ferry ride from the Rock of Gibraltar, is a visual sensation for foreign eyes to behold.

13.  Abidjan, a port city on the west coast, has a healthier economy than many African cities.

14.  AIDS hit hard from the start among prostitutes, who literally line the streets in some African cities.

15.  As is common in most African cities before dignitaries come to visit, police are removing flimsy market stalls and chasing street vendors out of the city center.

16.  Cape Town could be the first African city to host an Olympics, if its bid were not derailed by internal squabbling.

17.  Failure of Air Afrique could bring an opening up of competition, improving air service to African cities, or a dangerous scramble for customers by fly-by-night air companies.

18.  If it wins, Cape Town would be the first African city to host the Olympics.

19.  If selected in September, it would become the first African city to host the Olympics.

20.  Lagos, like other major African cities, has thousands of disabled people who survive by begging money off passing pedestrians and drivers.