Mar 30, 2026 | Lagos, News, Research
By Mojeed Alabi, ACRC Lagos uptake lead Media coverage can play a critical role in securing political traction for urban issues and ensuring accountability of decision makers. While researchers are ideally placed to highlight new trends, problems and potential...
Mar 26, 2026 | Action research, Nairobi, News, Research
Informal waste workers are the unseen backbone of Nairobi’s waste value chain. Moving from households to dumpsites, then to recyclers, farmers, businesses and other end users, they keep solid waste flowing – filling the gaps left by formal systems. In ACRC’s initial...
Mar 26, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Kampala, Research
By Vivian Halerah Kangole, Nambi Inviolah, Nalubulwa Sumaiya and Nakigudde Saidat Ggaba Market, located on the shores of Lake Victoria in Makindye Division, Kampala, is one of the city’s most lucrative markets for fish, fresh produce and basic essentials. For years,...
Mar 24, 2026 | Commentary, Lagos, Research
By Olumuyiwa Adegun, ACRC Lagos in-city urban development research lead A sweltering city Climate change has unveiled challenges for urban centres in Africa, especially large cities like Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. Lagos has a tropical savanna climate with...
Mar 13, 2026 | Nairobi, News, Research
By Jerry Okal, Rosebella Apollo and Jack Makau An estimated 300,000 children in Nairobi’s informal settlements attend school each day without the certainty of a reliable meal. While the Nairobi County’s “Dishi na County” programme has been hailed as a novel programme...
