Jun 21, 2022 | Commentary, Covid Collective, Harare, Kampala, Lilongwe, Nairobi, Research
Covid Collective A multi-partner international group, the Covid Collective is working to provide evidence on the social dimensions of the pandemic to inform decisionmaking on Covid-19-related development challenges. Supported by the UK Foreign Commonwealth and...
Jun 20, 2022 | Commentary, Covid Collective, Harare, Kampala, Lilongwe, Nairobi, Research
Covid Collective A multi-partner international group, the Covid Collective is working to provide evidence on the social dimensions of the pandemic to inform decisionmaking on Covid-19-related development challenges. Supported by the UK Foreign Commonwealth and...
Jun 9, 2022 | Covid Collective, Kampala, Mogadishu, Nairobi, News, Research
Two new working papers, produced under the Covid Collective, explore and compare the politics and social and economic impacts of Covid-19 as it evolved in three East African capital cities – Kampala, Uganda; Nairobi, Kenya; and Mogadishu, Somalia – and its legacy in...
May 31, 2022 | Nairobi, News
By Hannah van Rooyen, African Cities Research Consortium digital communications officer It has been an exciting month for the African Cities Research Consortium, as members from across the consortium met together in person for the first time in Nairobi. Running from...
Nov 19, 2021 | Freetown, Nairobi, News
By Hannah van Rooyen, African Cities Research Consortium digital communications officer With 68% of the global population projected to live in urban areas by 2050, efforts to address the risks posed by the climate crisis need to consider the realities of the billions...
Jul 23, 2021 | Commentary, Nairobi
What can we learn from looking at Africa through the lens of its cities? This blog is the sixth in a series exploring different aspects of city development and urban change in Africa, featuring contributions from researchers and practitioners working within the...