Kilamba Kiaxi is a photographic monograph focused on a city built 25 kilometres outside Luanda, Angola.
The city of Kilamba Kiaxi was built by Chinese construction company CITIC for US$ 3.5 billion and financed by Hong Kong-based China International Fund through oil futures from the Angolan national government. Phase 1 was completed in April 2012, and features 710 buildings from 4 to 18 floors with 20,002 apartments. Public buildings include 246 shops, 24 kindergartens, 17 schools, 2 subway stations, 1 sewage treatment plant, 1 water treatment plant and all roads and municipal systems. The new city is the single largest investment project by China in Africa.