This paper reviews the challenges of solid waste generation in major cities of Africa; their effect on urbanism, and the socio cultural and economic impact on urban metamorphosis. Paper studies urbanism as a dynamic index of urban metamorphosis, with focus on solid waste management. The need for governance policy, legislation, and an environmentally motivated and enlightened urban residents is a factor mitigating a clean environment. Public education and programs where they exist lacks required exposure, intensity, and connection to correct the apathetic outlook of most urban residents to waste disposal. Paper strongly affirm the need for adequate funding, equipment, human resources, technology and energy use required in dealing with urban metamorphic forces sustaining waste generation. And in conclusion suggests for success to be achieved, a holistic program that integrates technology, socio-cultural, economic, and psychological factors needed in managing urbanization and wastes, in order to boost the positive impact of urban metamorphosis on the continent's cities' sanitation and development.

The paper studies the rising trend of prostitution in urban Africa and the upsurge in the use of hard drugs by the youths in neighborhoods. Effects of drug abuse, trafficking and prostitution on a city's local economy; with a consequential impact on its health, security, socio-cultural and economic sustainability is theme of paper. Prostitution and drug abuse is a key factor in organized crimes. Hence, the psychosocial consequence of drug addiction, crime and poverty on the urban workforce is a subject of discuss. Sexual exploitation of women and drug abuse in the US, UK and Australia is a comparative deduction to substantiate the dangers inherent. Paper recounts Colombia's organized crime experience and discourse that in order to help young people; a multiple strategy be utilized to check and withdraw youths from these vices. The paper affirms strongly that a veritable way of dealing with prostitution and drug related offences is to alleviate poverty. In conclusion, paper suggests that Urban Africa for industrial growth needs to evolve and sustain public education and programs, aimed at skills acquisitions, and create employment opportunities for youths that offer options for 'escape' thereby promoting healthy behavior and lifestyle.