21.  Most African cities can improve their water supply by recycling, said Hannes Buckle, director of Rand Water, the company that supplies water to Johannesburg.

22.  Most African cities provide running water to only a portion of their residents.

23.  Most African cities transport their water long distances, a costly venture, Ray said.

24.  The hideous disease terrorizing a remote African city is not just an epidemic.

25.  African cities tended to fare poorly, with Luanda, Maputo and Khartoum near the bottom of the worlwide table.

26.  AIDS appears to be stabilising in some African cities, but the caseload is increasing in rural areas, participants at an AIDS conference here said Wednesday.

27.  Cape Town will be hoping to become the first African city to host the Games.

28.  Cybercafes are becoming increasingly common in African cities and frequented even by youths who live in poverty and without electricity at home, he added.

29.  Unlike most African cities, no one gathers in groups to talk or hails a friend across the street, and even the market lacks animation.

30.  Libreville, the capital of Gabon, shares tenth place with Moscow, and is by far the most expensive African city.