Is Africa's skyscraper mini-boom a cause for alarm?

Africa is experiencing a mini-boom in skyscraper construction, with new towers rising in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and more. But are they symbols of progress or just vanity projects? Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson investigates.

The Tour F in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, will soon become the continent's tallest building, expected to reach its full 421-metre height later this year.

It will steal the title from the 394-metre Iconic Tower in Cairo, Egypt, which became Africa's first completed supertall ...