see pictures from the opening ceremony of Eko Atlantic City in Lagos

Former US President Bill Clinton, President Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Fashola, Bola Tinubu and many top dignitaries attended the opening ceremony of the first phase of the Eko Atlantic City yesterday in Lagos.

Eko Atlantic City is a new city born from the Atlantic Ocean in Lagos. The new 5-million-square-metre city is to be the first modern smart city in Africa to be built on reclaimed land from the Atlantic Ocean. Click to see more pictures after the cut...