Jul 13, 2026 | Action research, Freetown, News, Research
By Muallem Kamara, Research Coordinator, Institute for Development Although ACRC’s funding of action research in Freetown on the synthetic drug, kush, came to an end in September 2025, its legacy continues. There is ongoing work to address the challenges of reducing...
Jul 7, 2026 | Action research, Lagos, News, Research
By Mojeed Alabi, ACRC Lagos uptake lead A capacity building workshop for journalists and researchers was recently held in Lagos by DevReporting – in partnership with the Pro-Poor Development Media Network (PDM Network) and with support from ACRC. The aim was to...
Jun 23, 2026 | Action research, Kampala, News, Research
By Francis Mawejje, social worker and programme manager (community-led data) at ACTogether Uganda and ACRC action research lead for Kampala’s electricity access project The need for access to safe and affordable energy has been recognised at the global scale, but...
Jun 19, 2026 | Addis Ababa, News, Research
A newly published open access article in Development in Practice offers important insights into how migration is challenging and reshaping gender norms among young people in Ethiopia. Drawing on research with migrant youth in Addis Ababa, former ACRC postdoc Elizabeth...
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...
