Jan 19, 2023 | Commentary, Maiduguri
By Patience Adzande While on fieldwork in Maiduguri, I met Aisha (not her real name), who introduced herself as the commander of the vigilante group in her community (Figure 1). I was pleasantly surprised and impressed – not just because she is a female member of the...
Jan 9, 2023 | Commentary, Nairobi, Research
“Beyond patrolling, beyond the police, beyond anti-terror police activities which come from a global war on terror, what are people doing every day and what have they been doing every day to keep themselves safe?” In this episode, Wangui Kimari talks to...
Jan 4, 2023 | Accra, Commentary, Dar es Salaam, Freetown, Lagos, Lilongwe, Research
By Miriam Maina, Farouk Braimah, Alexandre Apsan Frediani, Alphonce G. Kyessi, Joseph Macarthy, Evance Mwathunga, Basirat A. Oyalowo, Ansumana Tarawally, Abdulai Turay and Ola Uduku ACRC housing domain researchers in Accra, Dar es Salaam, Freetown, Lagos and Lilongwe...
Dec 14, 2022 | Commentary, Research
“It’s not our data as SDI, it’s not ACRC data, it’s not their data. It’s the community’s data. So you have to have that understanding that, at the end of the day, it has to benefit the community.” In this episode, Miriam Maina...
Dec 6, 2022 | Commentary, Research
“Lagos is a city of migrants… migrants are shaping the city in ways that are evolving per day. We are where we are now as a city through the action of migrants. And, more recently, we find that the actions of migrants are changing the spatial configurations of the...
Nov 30, 2022 | Commentary, Research
What opportunities does urbanisation present for people living in African cities? How much does it really contribute to the economy? And what wider advantages can it have for rural dwellers? In our latest podcast episode, Philipp Heinrigs – head of unit at the OECD –...
