Nairobi is the only African city to make it to the world 's top21 ` The Kenyan capital of Nairobi, which has been ranked as one of the most liveable cities in Africa for more than a decade, was named by Lonely Planet magazine on its list of top 20 best places The Kenyan capital , however , did n't make it to the next round that will see seven communities around the world contesting in June for the 2015 Intelligent Community of the Year award -- in alphabetical order , the 2015 Top7 Intelligent Communities were Arlington County ( U.S. ) , Columbus , ( U.S. ) , Ipswich ( Australia ) , Mitchell ( U.S. ) , New Taipei City ( Taiwan ) , Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil ) and Surrey ( Canada ) . The Kenyan capital , however , missed out of the top seven finalists .
Nairobi is the only African city to make it to the world 's top21 ` The Kenyan capital of Nairobi, which has been ranked as one of the most liveable cities in Africa for more than a decade, was named by Lonely Planet magazine on its list of top 20 best places The Kenyan capital , however , missed out of the top seven finalists .