Jun 10, 2026 | Lagos, Nairobi, News, Research
By Jerry Okal, Susan Mwanzia and Ismail Ibraheem On Wednesday 6 May, ACRC colleagues met with the former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Presidential Library in Abeokuta. The meeting was timely and insightful, and it turned out to be far more than a...
Jun 8, 2026 | Accra, Dar es Salaam, Harare, Lagos, Lilongwe, News, Research
80% of urban workers in sub-Saharan Africa are employed in the informal sector and the vast majority work in household microenterprises (HMEs). They are so called because the owner-operator supplies the labour (sometimes alongside other family members) and usually...
Jun 4, 2026 | Lagos, News, Research
By Peter Elias and Temilade Sesan African cities are changing fast. They are expanding, absorbing new populations, confronting climate risks, and struggling with long-standing gaps in housing, infrastructure, health, sanitation and basic services. In many places, the...
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...
