Jul 11, 2024 | Addis Ababa, Freetown, Kampala, Maiduguri, Mogadishu, News, Research
By 2050, half of Africa’s population will be under the age of 25. This makes young people key to development outcomes across the continent’s cities, with youth often regarded as the “makers or breakers” of the future. A new ACRC paper presents research into the...
Jan 20, 2023 | Addis Ababa, Commentary
By Elizabeth Dessie “I have lived everything there is to be lived in this city. Now I need to leave because all that is left for me here is misery and I want a better life for my child.” It is with these words that Tizita, a 21-year-old mother of one from Gojjam in...
Feb 16, 2022 | Addis Ababa, Commentary
By Ezana Haddis Weldeghebrael With an estimated population of more than 3.7 million people, Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is home to about a quarter of Ethiopia’s urban population. The city generates well above 29% of Ethiopia’s urban GDP and 20% of national...
Jun 3, 2021 | Accra, Addis Ababa, Commentary, Dar es Salaam, Lagos
What can we learn from looking at Africa through the lens of its cities? This blog is the fourth in a series exploring different aspects of city development and urban change in Africa, featuring contributions from researchers and practitioners working within the...
May 10, 2021 | Accra, Addis Ababa, Commentary, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Khartoum, Lagos, Nairobi
What can we learn from looking at Africa through the lens of its cities? This blog is the second in a series exploring different aspects of city development and urban change in Africa, featuring contributions from researchers and practitioners working within the...
Apr 26, 2021 | Accra, Addis Ababa, Commentary, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Khartoum, Lagos, Nairobi
What can we learn from looking at Africa through the lens of its cities? This blog is the first in a series exploring different aspects of city development and urban change in Africa, featuring contributions from researchers and practitioners working within the...
