lagos in nigeria is one of the world s fastest growing cities with a population of more than 20 million people and counting. but like other major cities in africa it s struggling to cope with that growth. traffic gridlock means a commute that should take 50 minutes can actually take three hours. the cock crows are done and the sun ajeti rise and the still air is a suburb of lagos, nigeria s commercial hub. youssef rises to get ready in time for a 50 minute commute to his office where he works as a bbcjournalists. but like many commuters leaving africa s most popular city, this journey could take up to three hours. i popular city, this journey could take up to three hours.- popular city, this journey could take up to three hours. i had to wake early-
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but people here face a new threat caught between two superpowers trying to gain supremacy over these seas. cyrus is out to catch flying fish the islanders favourite. but on his days out at sea, fishing in the philippine waters just south of taiwan, he spotted chinese ships getting ever closer. the chinese fishermen used to harass us. even the chinese coastguard used to roam around the island. chinese coastguard? yes. cock crows. the native ivatans have forged a living fishing and farming on this island for centuries, taking only what they need. it s very fresh air. we live here in peace. but their proximity to taiwan has made them both a strategic us ally and a vulnerable foe. the us and the philippines held combat drills here