Aug 28, 2025 | Accra, Bukavu, Harare, Kampala, Maiduguri, Mogadishu, News, Research
By Tom Goodfellow, University of Sheffield, co-lead of ACRC’s land and connectivity domain research The urgency of developing more effective mechanisms to capture rising land values for urban infrastructure and services is now widely acknowledged. It is also accepted...
Jul 28, 2025 | Bukavu, News, Research
Bukavu’s fast-growing population faces myriad challenges when it comes to accessing healthy and nutritious diets. Located in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the city is one of the country’s most affected by population explosion, mineral rush and wars. This...
Jun 5, 2024 | Bukavu, Freetown, Kampala, Lilongwe, Nairobi, News, Research
ACRC has published a new report on factors impacting the uptake of healthy diets in five African cities: Bukavu, DRC; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Kampala, Uganda; Lilongwe, Malawi; and Nairobi, Kenya. The research explores how policymakers, consumers and key actors in...
May 9, 2024 | Accra, Bukavu, Harare, Kampala, Maiduguri, Mogadishu, News, Research
ACRC has published new research, exploring land and connectivity in six African cities: Accra (Ghana), Bukavu (DRC), Kampala (Uganda), Harare (Zimbabwe), Maiduguri (Nigeria) and Mogadishu (Somalia). Urban land is a crucial economic, environmental and social resource...
Apr 30, 2024 | Accra, Bukavu, Harare, Kampala, Maiduguri, Mogadishu, News
Date: Monday 20 May 2024 Time: 13:00-14:30 BST / 14:00-15:30 SAST / 15:00-16:30 EAT Register: bit.ly/ACRCUrbanLandWebinar Summary: In many African cities, land is governed by a complex arrangement of actors – public and private, formal and informal, local and...
Feb 5, 2024 | Bukavu, Freetown, Lagos, Maiduguri, Mogadishu, Nairobi, News, Research
ACRC has published new research, exploring safety and security in six African cities: Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Lagos, Nigeria; Maiduguri, Nigeria; Mogadishu, Somalia; and Nairobi, Kenya. Insecurity, crime and violence have a...
