“…In the post-colonial period, plans from the colonial era or new plans that largely follow the same approach remain in place, especially in Africa. Central to the continuation of such urban visions has been the belief that African cities will catch up with cities in the North, and that phenomena such as informality are temporary (Bakare et al, 2020;Watson, 2009). Despite the mounting body of evidence, and failure to achieve these goals, these visions persist, with the most recent iteration being Wakanda-like proposals for new sustainable cities that elected officials seem to accept, despite the failure to actually deliver any of the supposed promises of these cities (Watson, 2014).…”