Dec 8, 2025 | Bukavu, News, Research
Ville d’environ 1,3 million d’habitants située à l’est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), Bukavu est confrontée à des défis importants et complexes liés à la gouvernance, à la décentralisation, à l’urbanisation et à la gestion des ressources. La croissance...
Dec 4, 2025 | Bukavu, News, Research
Home to around 1.3 million people, Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces significant and complex challenges related to governance, decentralisation, urbanisation and resource management. With the population expected to double by 2030 and triple by...
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...
