Oct 3, 2025 | Action research, Nairobi, News, Research
By Evans Otibine, Kelvin Mbatia, Maureen Musya, Michelle Koyaro, Veronica Mwangi, Susan Mwanzia, Patrick Njoroge, Jane Weru, Jack Makau and Amollo Ambole What does research in informal settlements in Nairobi look like? This was the guiding question for a recent...
Oct 1, 2025 | Action research, Kampala, News, Research
By Teddy Kisembo (in-city urban development lead), and reflections from Ggaba action research team Ggaba Market is located in Ggaba parish, in Makindye division, along the shoreline of Lake Victoria. The market hosts over 500 vendors purveying fresh and cooked food...
Sep 2, 2025 | Lagos, News, Research
Lagos is one of the fastest-growing cities globally, with a population of between 18 and 20 million and an annual growth rate of 6%. While rapid urbanisation has vastly outstripped the state’s capacity to provide adequate infrastructure, Lagos’s position as the...
Sep 1, 2025 | Action research, Kampala, News, Research
By Nansozi K Muwanga, action research project lead Uganda is one of the youngest countries in the world, with over 70% of its population under the age of 30. In the lead-up to the 2021 elections, it was estimated that two-thirds of registered voters were below 30,...
Aug 28, 2025 | Accra, Bukavu, Harare, Kampala, Maiduguri, Mogadishu, News, Research
By Tom Goodfellow, University of Sheffield, co-lead of ACRC’s land and connectivity domain research The urgency of developing more effective mechanisms to capture rising land values for urban infrastructure and services is now widely acknowledged. It is also accepted...
Aug 26, 2025 | Addis Ababa, News, Research
Home to a population of more than 4 million, Addis Ababa is expanding at a rate of 3.8% per year. A new ACRC report, led by Tegegne Gebre-Egziabher, uncovers the interplay of politics, systems and urban development in the fast-growing capital city, shining a light on...
