Dec 1, 2023 | Commentary, Kampala, News
Kampala Capital City operates under a complex governance structure involving several administrative bodies and faces multiple challenges. Coordination gaps between different administrative bodies, funding issues and service delivery remain significant concerns for...
Nov 9, 2023 | Accra, Harare, Lagos, Maiduguri, Mogadishu, Nairobi, News, Research
The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) is commencing pilot action research projects in four African cities: Nairobi, Kenya; Harare, Zimbabwe; Maiduguri, Nigeria and Mogadishu, Somalia. Aimed at reducing urban poverty and inequality, these interventions are the...
Nov 8, 2023 | Commentary, News
By Rosebella Apollo, ACRC research uptake officer With ACRC’s aims to contribute towards and drive evidence-informed decisionmaking (EIDM) in the African continent, I was delighted to represent the consortium during the Evidence 2023 conference, held from 13 to 15...
Oct 4, 2023 | Kampala, News, Research
By Bernadatte Bainomugisha, Judith Mbabazi, Peter Kasaija and Hakimu Sseviiri ACRC’s Kampala team held its final uptake workshop at Hotel Africana on 7 September 2023, bringing together policymakers, practitioners and researchers to explore key findings and forge a...
Sep 15, 2023 | Commentary, News
ACRC’s theory of change identifies coalition-building among diverse stakeholders as a key factor enabling inclusive urban reform – particularly by actively involving organised disadvantaged groups. We define urban reform coalitions as groups of diverse stakeholders –...
