May 20, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Lagos, Nairobi, Research
By Oluwaseun Muraina and Rasheed Shittu, ACRC Lagos action research project co-leads When a key character in Game of Thrones tells Queen Cersei that “knowledge is power”, her immediate response is to order his death, with the retort that “power is power”. We can draw...
May 20, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Lagos, Nairobi, Research
By Patrick Njoroge , Rex Otieno and Maureen Musya In early February, the Akiba Mashinani Trust (AMT) led a nine-person delegation from Nairobi for a weeklong learning exchange visit to Okerube informal settlement in Lagos. The visit built on a previous exchange, when...
May 8, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Lagos, Research
“Sustainability for us would mean leaving behind capability and capacities, not dependency.” In the informal settlement of Okerube in Lagos, the community faces significant challenges in accessing clean water and sanitation, which disproportionately impacts women and...
Apr 28, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Lagos, Nairobi, Research
By Temilade Sesan, ACRC Lagos city manager One of the less visible but highly impactful aspects of the ACRC programme is the opportunity for cross-learning that it presents for urban development researchers, practitioners and policymakers working in different city...
Apr 24, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Nairobi, Research
By Nyang’wara Chrispine, AMT project lead; Rosebella Apollo, ACRC research uptake officer; Jerry Okal, ACRC Nairobi uptake lead and Georgina Kasamani, AMT landscape architect In Nairobi, the rain does not arrive quietly. It comes with a rhythm the city knows well:...
Apr 15, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Harare, Research
“I think one of the most important aspects that has come out of this space is creating that enabling environment where communities can interact with the state without necessarily throwing accusations at each other.” In this episode, Chris Jordan and co-host Rosebella...
