Mar 17, 2025 | Action research, Commentary, Research
School feeding programmes are a vital safety net for vulnerable children, providing them with healthy and nutritious meals that they might otherwise miss out on. Such initiatives are not new and have run in Kenya in different forms for decades; in Nairobi, for...
Jan 16, 2025 | Commentary, News
By Patricia Liola Tona Katto The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) Visiting Writers Scheme provides young African scholars in the consortium with the invaluable opportunity to develop their writing and researching skills, through four weeks of mentorship from...
Jan 13, 2025 | Commentary
By Diana Mitlin, CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) A recent conference on African Urbanism has provided a useful space for me to reflect on what the African experience has brought to my work and that of my colleagues. This has included academic...
Jan 10, 2025 | Commentary, Research
Recently published ACRC research, exploring land and connectivity in African cities, found “land brokers” to be significant players within urban land markets. In Mogadishu, Somalia and Kampala, Uganda in particular, the research found that brokers play a prominent...
Jan 8, 2025 | Action research, Commentary, Research
By Adewumi Badiora, ACRC Action Research Lead, Lagos As Africa’s most populous city – with a current population of over 25 million – Lagos is not alone in having a public infrastructure shortfall. When it comes to streetlighting in particular, Lagos has an extreme...
Nov 20, 2024 | Commentary
By Diana Mitlin, CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium Demands for equitable development partnerships are not new, but the Black Lives Matter movement has undoubtedly amplified calls for systemic change in the sector, which are making some progress....
